GUADALUPE. León conquers Monterrey 1-0 after E. Hernandez scored just 1 goal (15′).
The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos with the assistance of Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Alejandro Funk Villafañe. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.6 degrees Celsius or 67.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Monterrey was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. León that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Monterrey was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, León managed to find the solution to win this match.
Monterrey shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, León shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Monterrey received 4 yellow cards (J. Gallardo, C. Montes, C. Ortiz and R. Funes). On the other side, León received 3 yellow cards (E. Gigliotti, V. Davila and R. Cota).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Monterrey will stay with 20 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, León will have 19 points to move down in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Monterrey will play away with Querétaro on the 19th of October with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of Monterrey (4 draws).
León will host Pumas UNAM on the 21st of October with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of León (3 draws).
Monterrey – Formation
Monterrey started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Javier Aguirre Onaindía decided to play with the following team: Luis Cárdenas
, Stefan Medina , César Montes , Héctor Moreno , Jesús Gallardo , Carlos Rodriguez , Celso Ortiz , Maximiliano Meza , Arturo González , Duván Vergara and Rogelio Funes Mori .The home team had on the bench: José Alvarado
, Jacobo Reyes, Luis Sánchez, Daniel Parra, Edson Gutiérrez , Alan Montes, Esteban Andrada, Vincent Janssen , Erick Aguirre and Matías Kranevitter.Substitutions
Monterrey made 4 changes: D. Vergara for V. Janssen (46′), J. Medina for E. Gutierrez (46′), A. Gonzalez for E. Aguirre (76′) and J. Gallardo for J. Alvarado (83′).
Best player: Maximiliano Meza
The most impressive player for Monterrey was Maximiliano Meza.
His rating is
with 47 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 24. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork twice times.León – Formation
León started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Ariel Enrique Holan played with: Rodolfo Cota
, Andrés Mosquera , Jaine Barreiro , William Tesillo , David Ramírez , Elías Hernández , José Rodríguez , Santiago Colombatto , Jean Meneses , Victor Dávila and Emanuel Gigliotti .They had on the bench: Oscar Villa, Jesse Zamudio, Fidel Ambríz
, Isaac Muniz , Ramiro González , Ángel Mena , Alfonso Blanco, Santiago Ormeño , Gil Burón and Pedro Hernández.Substitutions
León made 5 changes: V. Davila for A. Mena (71′), J. Meneses for F. Ambriz (71′), E. Gigliotti for S. Ormeno (78′), J. Rodriguez for R. Gonzalez (89′) and E. Hernandez for I. Muniz (89′).
Best player: Rodolfo Cota
The player that probably impressed the most for León was the goalkeeper: Rodolfo Cota. His rating is 8.45. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.