Toluca and Pumas UNAM draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca finds the way to recover against Pumas UNAM with a goal on the J. Dinenno 36' and a goal on the J. Gonzalez 90'.

By
Mark Hall
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Toluca and Pumas UNAM draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca finds its way back against Pumas UNAM with a goal on the J. Dinenno 36′ and a goal on the J. Gonzalez 90′. Toluca was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Saturday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Hernández Gómez with the support of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Eduardo Acosta Orea. The 4th official was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Toluca

2 - 2

Team 1

Pumas UNAM

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 17 Total 20
  • 7 On Target 8
  • 10 Off Target 12
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 82 Attack 79
  • 39 Dangerous attack 38
  • 95 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 3 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Toluca had a superior ball possession 62% while Pumas UNAM was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Toluca was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Toluca to win the match​.

Toluca shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Pumas UNAM shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Toluca received 2 yellow cards (L. Fernandez and C. Guzman). Regarding the opposition, Pumas UNAM received 4 yellow cards (L. Lopez, J. Caicedo, Dani Alves and A. Ortiz).

Match Timeline

18'
20'
34'
36'
M. Ruíz(var)
39'
Jean Meneses(goal)L. Fernandez
66'
68'
68'
71'
71'
José Caicedo- Yellow
75'
Jean Meneses(goal)
77'
84'
84'
87'
87'
87'
Alan Rodríguez Ortíz- sub ->J. Meneses
90'
90'
Julio González(goal)Dani Alves
Jorge Torres Nilo- sub ->F. Navarro
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Monterrey
40
17
América
34
17
Guadalajara
34
17
Toluca
32
17
Pachuca
31
17
León
30
17
Tigres UANL
25
17
Cruz Azul
24
17
Atlas
21
17
Querétaro
20
17
Puebla
20
17
Atlético San Luis
19
17
Santos Laguna
19
17
Pumas UNAM
18
17
Tijuana
16
17
Juárez
15
17
Necaxa
14
17
Mazatlán
7
17

After this match, Toluca will have 23 points to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Pumas UNAM will have 14 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will host Querétaro on the 2nd of October with a 15-5 head to head stats in favor of Toluca (8 draws).

Pumas UNAM will play away agasint Juárez on the 1st of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Pumas UNAM (4 draws).

Toluca – Formation

Toluca
G
Tiago Volpi 1.Brazil
7.2
D
Valber Huerta  4.Chile
7.2
D
Brayan Angulo 21.Colombia
7.1
D
Andrés Mosquera 26.Colombia
6.8
D
Carlos Guzman 5.Mexico
6.8
87' 34'
M
Fernando Navarro 18.Mexico
6.6
90'
M
L. Fernández 10.Uruguay
7.9
87' 18'
M
M. Ruíz 14.Mexico
7.1
M
Jean Meneses 16.Chile
8.1
90' Goals66', 77'
M
Claudio Baeza 23.Chile
6.2
F
Camilo Sanvezzo 7.Brazil
6.6
87'
Substitutes
G
Gustavo Gutiérrez 12.Mexico
D
Jorge Torres Nilo 6.Mexico
90'
D
Jorge Rodríguez 20.Mexico
6.4
87'
D
Haret Ortega 24.Mexico
M
Raúl López 2.Mexico
M
Jordan Sierra 15.Ecuador
6.4
87'
M
Alan Rodríguez Ortíz 27.Mexico
90'
F
Daniel Álvarez 11.Mexico
6.4
87'
F
Carlos González 32.Paraguay
F
I. Violante 190.Mexico

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

The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi (7.2), Carlos Guzmán (6.8), Andrés Mosquera (6.8), Valber Huerta (7.2), Brayan Angulo (7.1), Claudio Baeza (6.2), Marcel Ruíz (7.1), Fernando Navarro (6.6), Leonardo Fernández (7.9), Jean Meneses (8.1) and Camilo Sanvezzo (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Gustavo Gutiérrez, Raúl López, Jorge Torres, Jorge Rodríguez (6.4), Haret Ortega, Jordan Sierra (6.4), Alan Rodríguez, Daniel Álvarez (6.4), Carlos Gonzalez and Isaias Violante.

Substitutions

Toluca made 5 changes: C. Guzman for J. A. Rodriguez Hernandez (87′), L. Fernandez for J. Sierra (87′), C. Sanvezzo for D. Alvarez (87′), J. Meneses for A. Rodriguez (90′) and F. Navarro for J. Torres (90′).

Best player: Jean Meneses​

The most impressive player for Toluca was Jean Meneses.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 35 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Pumas UNAM – Formation

Pumas UNAM
G
Julio González 1.Mexico
6.8
Goals90'
D
Adrián Aldrete  16.Mexico
6.1
D
Nicolás Freire  23.Argentina
6.9
D
Arturo Ortiz 25.Mexico
6.8
75'
D
Pablo Bennevendo 64.Mexico
6.6
84'
M
D. Alves da 33.Brazil
8.1
71'
M
José Caicedo 195.Colombia
6.2
71'
M
Eduardo Salvio 10.Argentina
6.6
68'
M
Leonel López 17.Mexico
6.8
68' 20'
M
César Huerta 12.Mexico
7.0
84'
F
J. Dinenno 9.Argentina
7.5
Goals36'
Substitutes
G
Gil Alcalá 13.Mexico
D
E. Velarde 18.Mexico
D
A. Freyfeld 191.Mexico
M
A. García 14.Mexico
M
C. Gutiérrez 11.Mexico
M
Marco García 6.Mexico
6.2
68'
M
Jorge Ruvalcaba 35.Mexico
6.7
84'
M
S. Trigos 194.Mexico
F
Diogo de Oliveira 7.Brazil
6.6
68'
F
Gustavo del Prete 21.Argentina
6.2
84'

Pumas UNAM started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Andrés Luciano Lillini played with: Julio González (6.8), Pablo Bennevendo (6.6), Arturo Ortiz (6.8), Nicolás Freire (6.9), Adrián Aldrete (6.1), José Caicedo (6.2), Eduardo Salvio (6.6), Dani Alves (8.1), Leonel López (6.8), Cesar Huerta (7.0) and Juan Dinenno (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gil Alcalá, Efraín Velarde, Emiliano Freyfeld, Amaury Garcia Moreno, Carlos Gutiérrez, Marco García (6.2), Diogo (6.6), Gustavo del Prete (6.2), Jorge Ruvalcaba (6.7) and Santiago Trigos.

Substitutions

Pumas UNAM made 4 changes: E. Salvio for D. de Oliveira Barbosa (68′), L. Lopez for M. Garcia (68′), C. S. Huerta Valera for J. Ruvalcaba (84′) and P. Bennevendo for G. Del Prete (84′).

Best player: Dani Alves​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pumas UNAM was Dani Alves.

His rating is (8.1) with 43 passes (83% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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