CIUDAD JUáREZ. Monterrey prevails over Juárez 1-0 after J. Gallardo scored just 1 goal (76′).

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 Diego Montaño Robles assisted by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Enrique Martínez Sandoval. The 4th official was Gustavo Padilla Aguirre. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.9 degrees Celsius or 83.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Juárez was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Monterrey that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Monterrey was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monterrey won the match.​

Juárez shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Monterrey shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Juárez didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Monterrey received 3 yellow cards (C. Montes, G. Berterame and S. Medina).

Standings

After playing this match, Juárez will stay with 13 points like Pumas UNAM to go up in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Monterrey will have 31 points to go up in the 2nd 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 in favor of Pumas UNAM (4 draws).

Monterrey will host Pachuca on the 1st of October with a 18-12 head to head in favor of Monterrey (9 draws).

Juárez – Formation

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 (7.3), Francisco Nevarez (5.6), Emiliano Velázquez (7.2), Alejandro Arribas (7.6), Maximiliano Olivera (7.4), Alan Medina (6.4), Javier Salas (6.8), Matías García (7.4), Darwin Machís (6.8), Gabriel Fernández (6.2) and Carlos Fierro (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jesús Dueñas (6.6), Fernando Arce Jr., Carlos Rodríguez, Denzell Garcia, Jaime Gomez (6.3), Cándido Ramírez, Mauro Laínez (6.2), Jose Garcia, Ventura Alvarado and Darío Lezcano (6.6).

Substitutions

Juárez made 4 changes: M. Garcia for J. Duenas (48′), C. Fierro for D. Lezcano (63′), D. Machis for M. Lainez (73′) and A. Medina for J. Gomez (74′).

Best player: Alejandro Arribas​

The player that probably impressed the most for Juárez was Alejandro Arribas.

His rating is (7.6) with 34 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Monterrey – Formation

Monterrey started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas played with: Esteban Andrada (7.2), Stefan Medina (7.1), César Montes (6.9), Héctor Moreno (7.1), Jesús Gallardo (8.3), Arturo González (7.0), Luis Romo (6.6), Matías Kranevitter (6.8), Rodolfo Pizarro (7.8), Rodrigo Aguirre (7.2) and Germán Berterame (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Luis Cárdenas, Salvador Rodriguez, Sergio Villarreal, Jaziel Martínez, Edson Gutiérrez, Michell Rodríguez, Luis Sánchez, Jacobo Reyes and Celso Ortiz (6.2).

Monterrey could not rely on the presence of C. Ortiz (injured).

Substitutions

Monterrey made only 1 change substituting L. Romo for C. Ortiz (81′)​.

Best player: Jesús Gallardo​

The most impressive player for Monterrey was Jesús Gallardo.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 28 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Querétaro – Santos Laguna – 3-3
• Juárez – Monterrey – 0-1