SAN NICOLáS DE LOS GARZA. Tigres UANL overcomes Necaxa 2-0 after A. Gignac scores a double.

Tigres UANL remained in 10 after J. Aquino received a red card in the 20′. Anyway, Tigres UANL still succeeded in win this contest competing only in players​.

The match was played at the Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León stadium in San Nicolás de los Garza on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos who had the assistance of Alberto Morín Méndez and Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes. The 4th official was Diego Montaño Robles. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 71.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Tigres UANL

2 - 0

Necaxa

• 52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

• 11 Total 11
• 2 On Target 1
• 9 Off Target 10
• 1 Shots blocked 1

• 115 Attack 96
• 50 Dangerous attack 39
• 67 Ball safe​ 56

• 0 Penalties 0
• 6 Corners 3

Fouls

• 0 Total 4
• 2 Yellow Cards 5
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 1 Red Card 1

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Tigres UANL was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Necaxa that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tigres UANL was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tigres UANL won the match​.

Tigres UANL shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Necaxa shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Tigres UANL received 2 yellow cards (R. Carioca and S. Cordova). Regarding the opposition, Necaxa received 5 yellow cards (A. Pena, F. Madrigal, R. Monreal, F. Formiliano and A. Oliveros).

(Tigres UANL) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (20′).

Also, Necaxa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after F. Batista (Necaxa) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (49′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Tigres UANL will have 30 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Necaxa will stay with 19 points like Juárez to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL

G

Nahuel Guzmán 1.Argentina

7.0

D

Igor Lichnovsky 2.Chile

6.8

59'

D

Samir 3.Brazil

7.1

D

Jesús Angulo 27.Mexico

7.2

D

Javier Aquino 20.Mexico

6.7

20'

M

Rafael Carioca 5.Brazil

7.4

80' 37'

M

Guido Pizarro 19.Argentina

7.2

M

Luis Quiñones 23.Colombia

6.5

81'

M

Raymundo Fulgencio 22.Mexico

7.5

85'

F

Sebastián Cordova 17.Mexico

6.8

79'

F

André-Pierre Gignac 10.France

9.0

85' 61', 73'

Substitutes

G

Miguel Ortega 30.Mexico

D

H. Ayala 4.Mexico

D

Diego Reyes 13.Mexico

80'

D

Vladimir Loroña 32.Mexico

D

Eduardo Tercero 15.Mexico

M

Juan Vigón 6.Mexico

81'

M

Luís Rodríguez 28.Mexico

M

Florian Thauvin 26.France

6.4

59'

M

Jesús Garza 14.Mexico

85'

F

Jordy Caicedo 9.Ecuador

85'

Tigres UANL started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Nahuel Guzmán (7.0), Javier Aquino (6.7), Igor Lichnovsky (6.8), Samir (7.1), Jesús Angulo (7.2), Luis Quiñones (6.5), Rafael Carioca (7.4), Guido Pizarro (7.2), Raymundo Fulgencio (7.5), André-Pierre Gignac (9.0) and Sebastián Córdova (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Vigón, Hugo Ayala, Luís Rodríguez, Miguel Ortega, Jordy Caicedo, Diego Reyes, Florian Thauvin (6.4), Vladimir Loroña, Jesus Angel Garza Garcia and Eduardo Tercero.

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 5 changes: I. Lichnovsky for F. Thauvin (59′), R. Carioca for D. Reyes (80′), L. Quinones for J. Vigon (81′), A. Gignac for J. Caicedo (85′) and R. Fulgencio for J. Garza (85′).

Best player: André-Pierre Gignac​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tigres UANL was André-Pierre Gignac.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 26 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa

G

Luis Malagón 1.Mexico

6.9

D

Fabricio Formiliano 14.Uruguay

6.2

90'

D

Alexis Peña 4.Mexico

6.4

24'

D

Agustín Oliveros Cano 3.Uruguay

6.6

90'

D

Brian García Carpizo 17.Mexico

6.4

M

Joaquin Esquivel 16.Mexico

6.2

86'

M

Fernando Madrigal 8.Mexico

5.8

62' 59'

M

Ángelo Araos 12.Chile

6.3

73'

M

Bryan Garnica 18.Mexico

6.3

62'

F

Milton Giménez 9.Argentina

6.8

86'

F

Facundo Batista 11.Uruguay

5.9

49'

Substitutes

G

Hugo Gonzalez 22.Mexico

D

D. Parra 5.Mexico

D

Juan Pablo Segovia 6.Argentina

M

V. Poggi Sassi 25.Uruguay

6.9

73'

M

D. Gómez 196.Mexico

86'

M

Heriberto De Jesus Jurado Flores 27.Mexico

M

Dieter Villalpando 10.Mexico

7.0

62'

F

Ricardo Monreal Morales 30.Mexico

86' 90'

F

Edgar Méndez 7.Spain

6.5

62'

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

Jaime Arturo Lozano Espin played with: Luis Malagón (6.9), Brian García (6.4), Alexis Peña (6.4), Fabricio Formiliano (6.2), Agustín Oliveros (6.6), Ángelo Araos (6.3), José Joaquín Esquivel (6.2), Fernando Madrigal (5.8), Bryan Garnica (6.3), Facundo Batista (5.9) and Milton Giménez (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ricardo Monreal, Vicente Poggi (6.9), Diego Gómez, Heriberto De Jesus, Daniel Parra, Juan Pablo Segovia, Rogelio Cortéz Pineda, Hugo Gonzalez, Edgar Méndez (6.5) and Dieter Villalpando (7.0).

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: F. Madrigal for D. Villalpando (62′), B. Garnica for E. Mendez (62′), A. Araos for V. Poggi (73′), J. Esquivel for D. Gomez (86′) and M. Gimenez for R. Monreal (86′).

Best player: Dieter Villalpando​

The most impressive player for Necaxa was Dieter Villalpando.

His rating is (7.0) with 24 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.

Results of the day

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

• Puebla – Guadalajara – 1-1
• Cruz Azul – León – 1-0
• Toluca – Juárez – 3-0
• Tigres UANL – Necaxa – 2-0