PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca liquidates Tijuana 6-1 with goals of R. Ibarra (20′), E. Sanchez (22′), E. Sanchez (53′), A. Hurtado (72′), N. Ibanez (73′) and V. Guzman (81′ own). On the other side, Tijuana scored with ​A. Canelo (46′). Pachuca made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

L. Rodriguez didn’t score a decisive penalty (16′). That would have allowed Tijuana to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Estadio Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca de Soto on Sunday and it started at 8:05 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Macías Romo who had the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Iván Antonio López Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Pachuca was in firm control of the ball 56% while Tijuana was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pachuca had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pachuca won the match​.

Pachuca shot 21 times, 9 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Tijuana shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Pachuca received 1 yellow card (M. Hinestroza). On the other side, Tijuana received 1 yellow card (L. Rodriguez).

Standings

After playing this match, Pachuca will have 28 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Tijuana will stay with 15 points like Mazatlán and Cruz Azul to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

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

Tijuana will play away agasint León on the 3rd of October with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of León (4 draws).

Pachuca – Formation

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

The manager Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves decided to play with the following team: Óscar Ustari (7.6), Kevin Álvarez (7.8), Gustavo Cabral (6.6), Miguel Tapias (6.8), Mauricio Andre Isais (6.2), Paulino de la Fuente (6.9), Erick Sánchez (9.7), Luis Chávez (7.8), Romario Ibarra (7.0), Nicolás Ibáñez (7.9) and Roberto de la Rosa (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Óscar Murillo (6.8), Carlos Moreno, Avilés Hurtado (7.6), Víctor Guzmán, Luis Calzadilla, Jahaziel Marchand, Marino Hinestroza (6.6), Israel Luna (6.6), Illian Hernandez and Javier López (6.2).

Substitutions

Pachuca made 5 changes: R. de la Rosa for J. Lopez (58′), P. de la Fuente for A. Hurtado (58′), R. Ibarra for M. Hinestroza (75′), L. Chavez for I. Luna (75′) and G. Cabral for O. Murillo (76′).

Best player: Erick Sánchez​

The most impressive player for Pachuca was Erick Sánchez.

His rating is (9.7) with 2 goals, 55 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Tijuana – Formation

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

Ricardo Alfredo Valiño played with: Jonathan Orozco (5.4), Ismael Govea (5.2), Victor Guzmán (5.3), Nicolás Díaz (6.0), Jair Díaz (5.8), José Juan Vázquez (6.1), Federico Lértora (6.6), Joaquín Montecinos (6.8), Lucas Rodríguez (6.3), Alexis Canelo (6.5) and Franco Di Santo (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Carlos Higuera, Francisco Contreras (6.6), Kevin Castañeda, Everardo Rubio, Edgar López (6.2), Christian Rivera (6.6), Renato Ibarra (6.1), Misael Domínguez, Fabián Castillo and Abraham Flores.

Substitutions

Tijuana made 4 changes: J. Vazquez for C. Rivera (55′), L. Rodriguez for E. I. Lopez Rodriguez (67′), F. Di Santo for R. Ibarra (68′) and J. Montecinos for F. Contreras (75′).

Best player: Joaquín Montecinos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tijuana was Joaquín Montecinos.

His rating is (6.8) with 19 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Pachuca – Tijuana – 6-1