DOHA. Monterrey didn’t concede much to Mazatlán to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Monterrey was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium stadium in Doha on Sunday and it started at 3:05 am local time. The referee was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández assisted by Andrés Hernández Delgado and Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos. The 4th official was Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra Armenta. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.5 degrees Celsius or 74.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Monterrey had a superior ball possession 57% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Monterrey had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Monterrey to win the match​.

Monterrey shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Mazatlán shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Monterrey received 1 yellow card (H. Moreno). Regarding the opposition, Mazatlán received 3 yellow cards (R. Meraz, B. Rubio and B. Colula).

Standings

After this contest, Monterrey will have 25 points like América to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Mazatlán will have 12 points like León and Cruz Azul to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Monterrey will host Pachuca on the 1st of October with a 18-12 head to head statistic in favor of Monterrey (9 draws).

Mazatlán will play away agasint Santos Laguna on the 2nd of October with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Santos Laguna (1 draw).

Monterrey – Formation

Monterrey adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas decided to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada (6.9), Edson Gutiérrez (7.0), Stefan Medina (7.6), Héctor Moreno (7.2), Sebastián Vegas (7.0), Arturo González (6.8), Matías Kranevitter (6.7), Germán Berterame (7.2), Maximiliano Meza (7.2), Rodolfo Pizarro (6.2) and Rodrigo Aguirre (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Jacobo Reyes, Jaziel Martínez, Luis Sánchez, César Montes (6.9), Luis Cárdenas, Celso Ortiz (6.6), Luis Romo (6.5), Jesús Gallardo (7.0), Michell Rodríguez and Érick Aguirre (7.4).

Substitutions

Monterrey made 5 changes: S. Vegas for E. Aguirre (67′), A. Gonzalez for L. Romo (67′), E. Gutierrez for J. Gallardo (67′), M. Kranevitter for C. Ortiz (84′) and R. Pizarro for C. Montes (89′).

Best player: Stefan Medina​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Monterrey was Stefan Medina.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Mazatlán – Formation

Also Mazatlán adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gabriel Esteban Caballero Schiker played with: Nicolás Vikonis (8.3), Bryan Colula (7.4), Néstor Vidrio (7.4), Jorge Meré (7.3), Raúl Sandoval (6.8), Jefferson Intriago (7.1), Roberto Meraz (6.6), Eduard Bello (6.8), Nicolás Benedetti (6.8), Yoel Bárcenas (6.8) and Brian Rubio (6.5).

They had on the bench: Gonzalo Sosa (6.7), Alfonso Sánchez (7.0), Ricardo Gutierrez, Enrique Cedillo, Efrain Orona (6.4), Miguel Sansores, Andres Montaño, Jorge Padilla (6.2), Marco Fabián and Josué Colmán (7.0).

Substitutions

Mazatlán made 5 changes: E. Bello for D. J. Colman Escobar (74′), N. Benedetti for A. Sanchez (74′), B. Rubio for G. Sosa (74′), J. Mere for E. Orona (78′) and Y. Barcenas for J. Padilla (88′).

Best player: Nicolás Vikonis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mazatlán was the goalkeeper: Nicolás Vikonis. His rating is 8.30. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​

• Toluca – Guadalajara – 0-0
• América – Tigres UANL – 2-1
• Atlas – Pumas UNAM – 0-0
• Monterrey – Mazatlán – 0-0