CIUDAD JUáREZ. Juárez recovers against Cruz Azul with a penalty kick on the M. Estrada 42′ and a goal on the G. Carneiro 45′.
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez stadium in Ciudad Juárez on Friday and it started at 8:05 pm local time. The referee was Brian Omar González Veles who was helped by Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Edgar Ulises Rangel Araújo. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.3 degrees Celsius or 75.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Juárez was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Cruz Azul that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Juárez was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Juárez to win the match.
Juárez shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Juárez received 2 yellow cards (M. Lainez and C. Salcedo). Talking about the opposition, Cruz Azul received 7 yellow cards (G. Carneiro, I. Rivero, J. Martinez, A. Romero, J. Garcia, J. Dominguez and J. Jimenez).
(Juárez) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (4′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Juárez will have 13 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul will have 12 points like León to move up in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Juárez will host Pumas UNAM on the 1st of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Pumas UNAM (4 draws).
Cruz Azul will host Guadalajara on the 2nd of October with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Cruz Azul (16 draws).
Juárez – Formation
Juárez
46'
4'
54'
90'
Juárez started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Rolando Hernán Cristante Mandarino decided to play with the following team: Alfredo Talavera , Maximiliano Olivera , Alberto Acosta , Carlos Salcedo , Emiliano Velázquez , Matías García , Jesús Dueñas , Javier Salas , Carlos Fierro , Alan Medina and Gabriel Fernández .
The home team had on the bench: Darwin Machís , F. Rodríguez, V. Alvarado, Francisco Nevarez , Darío Lezcano , I. Ochoa, Mauro Laínez , Denzell Garcia , J. Gómez and Alejandro Arribas.
Substitutions
Juárez made 5 changes: A. Acosta for F. J. Nevarez Pulgarin (46′), C. Fierro for M. Lainez (46′), J. Duenas for D. Machis (70′), G. Fernandez for D. Lezcano (79′) and M. Garcia for D. Garcia (80′).
Best player: Darío Lezcano
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Juárez was Darío Lezcano.
His rating is with 1 goal, 2 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 79′.
Cruz Azul – Formation
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor played with: R. Guerrero, Jesús Corona , Julio César Domínguez , Joaquín Martínez , Jaiber Jiménez , Ángel Romero , Carlos Rotondi , José Rivero , Erik Lira , Michael Estrada and Gonzalo Carneiro .
They had on the bench: A. Gudiño, Jorge Luis García Rivas , Christian Tabó , C. García, Carlos Rodríguez , Rodrigo Huescas , U. Antuna, A. Escoboza, Ramiro Funes Mori and C. Jiménez.
Cruz Azul could not rely on the presence of R. Huescas (injured) and C. Rodriguez (injured).
Substitutions
Cruz Azul made 5 changes: G. Carneiro for C. Tabo (46′), I. Rivero for R. Mori (46′), J. Martinez for R. Huescas (55′), A. Romero for J. Garcia (72′) and M. Estrada for C. Rodriguez (72′).
Best player: Michael Estrada
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cruz Azul was Michael Estrada.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
