Tigres UANL conquers Toluca 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAN NICOLáS DE LOS GARZA. Tigres UANL tops Toluca 3-1.

September 9, 2022

SAN NICOLáS DE LOS GARZA. Tigres UANL tops Toluca 3-1. Tigres UANL got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from S. Cordova (41′) and A. Gignac (62′). Toluca tried to recover with a goal from J. Meneses (68′). Nonetheless, the contest was closed by a goal (80′) scored by F. Thauvin for Tigres UANL. Toluca lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León stadium in San Nicolás de los Garza on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava with the collaboration of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos. The 4th official was Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.1 degrees Celsius or 79.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.

Match Statistics

Tigres UANL

3 - 1

Toluca

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

22 Total 9
9 On Target 4
13 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 0

103 Attack 106
54 Dangerous attack 32
53 Ball safe 59

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

12 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

7 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Toluca was in firm control of the ball 56% while Tigres UANL was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tigres UANL had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tigres UANL won the match.

Tigres UANL shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toluca shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Tigres UANL received 2 yellow cards (L. Quinones and J. Caicedo). On the opposite side, Toluca received 3 yellow cards (L. Fernandez, J. Meneses and M. Ruiz).

Match Timeline

Luis Quiñones- Yellow

13'

32'

36'

Jean Meneses- Yellow

S. Córdova(goal)

41'

46'

Rafael Carioca- sub ->Javier Aquino

46'

52'

Juan Pablo Vigón- sub ->L. Quinones

60'

André-Pierre Gignac(goal)F. Thauvin

62'

André-Pierre Gignac(var)

64'

67'

Jean Meneses(goal)Camilo Sanvezzo

73'

80'

81'

89'

M. Ruíz- Yellow

90'

Alan Rodríguez Ortíz- sub ->Brayan Angulo

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Tigres UANL will have 24 points to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Toluca will stay with 22 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Tigres UANL will play away against Atlético San Luis on the 1st of October with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Tigres UANL (3 draws).

Toluca will host Querétaro on the 2nd of October with a 15-5 head to head record in favor of Toluca (8 draws).

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL

Nahuel Guzmán 1.Argentina

6.6

I. Lichnovsky 2.Chile

6.8

Samir Caetano 3.Brazil

7.2

73'

Jesús Angulo 27.Mexico

7.3

Vladímir Loroña 32.Mexico

6.3

46'

Javier Aquino 20.Mexico

7.0

46'

Guido Pizarro 19.Argentina

7.1

Luis Quiñones 23.Colombia

7.6

60'

13'

S. Córdova 17.Mexico

7.4

41'

André-Pierre Gignac 10.France

7.8

62'

Jordy Caicedo 9.Ecuador

6.1

60'

52'

Substitutes

Miguel Ortega 30.Mexico

H. Ayala 4.Mexico

6.7

73'

Eduardo Tercero 15.Mexico

F. Venegas 8.Mexico

Rafael Carioca 5.Brazil

6.7

46'

Juan Pablo Vigón 6.Mexico

6.4

60'

R. Fulgencio 22.Mexico

Luis Rodríguez 28.Mexico

6.7

46'

Florian Thauvin 26.France

8.3

60'

80'

Leonardo Flores 203.Mexico

Tigres UANL started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Nahuel Guzmán (6.6), Vladimir Loroña (6.3), Igor Lichnovsky (6.8), Samir (7.2), Jesús Angulo (7.3), Javier Aquino (7.0), Sebastián Córdova (7.4), Guido Pizarro (7.1), Luis Quiñones (7.6), Jordy Caicedo (6.1) and André-Pierre Gignac (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Hugo Ayala (6.7), Eduardo Tercero, Leonardo Flores, Rafael Carioca (6.7), Juan Vigón (6.4), Raymundo Fulgencio, Luís Rodríguez (6.7), Miguel Ortega, Francisco Venegas and Florian Thauvin (8.3).

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 5 changes: V. Lorona for L. Rodriguez (46′), J. Aquino for R. Carioca (46′), L. Quinones for J. Vigon (60′), J. Caicedo for F. Thauvin (60′) and Samir for H. Ayala (73′).

Best player: Florian Thauvin

The most impressive player for Tigres UANL was Florian Thauvin.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.

Toluca – Formation

Toluca

Tiago Volpi 1.Brazil

6.7

Jorge Torres Nilo 6.Mexico

6.2

81'

Brayan Angulo 21.Colombia

6.8

90'

Andrés Mosquera 26.Colombia

5.8

Valber Huerta 4.Chile

6.8

Fernando Navarro 18.Mexico

6.5

Jean Meneses 16.Chile

6.8

36'

67'

Claudio Baeza 23.Chile

6.8

L. Fernández 10.Uruguay

6.2

46'

32'

M. Ruíz 14.Mexico

7.8

89'

Carlos González 32.Paraguay

6.2

46'

Substitutes

Gustavo Gutiérrez 12.Mexico

Jorge Rodríguez 20.Mexico

6.4

81'

Carlos Guzman 5.Mexico

E. López 204.Mexico

Jordan Sierra 15.Ecuador

6.1

46'

Alan Rodríguez Ortíz 27.Mexico

90'

Daniel Álvarez 11.Mexico

Camilo Sanvezzo 7.Brazil

7.2

46'

I. Violante 190.Mexico

Toluca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Tiago Volpi (6.7), Andrés Mosquera (5.8), Valber Huerta (6.8), Jorge Torres (6.2), Brayan Angulo (6.8), Claudio Baeza (6.8), Marcel Ruíz (7.8), Leonardo Fernández (6.2), Fernando Navarro (6.5), Jean Meneses (6.8) and Carlos Gonzalez (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Daniel Álvarez, Jorge Rodríguez (6.4), Carlos Guzmán, Aldo Llanas, Jordan Sierra (6.1), Everardo López, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Alan Rodríguez, Camilo Sanvezzo (7.2) and Isaias Violante.

Substitutions

Toluca made 4 changes: L. Fernandez for J. Sierra (46′), C. Gonzalez for C. Sanvezzo (46′), J. Torres for J. A. Rodriguez Hernandez (81′) and B. Angulo for A. Rodriguez (90′).