Monterrey prevails over Cruz Azul 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

EL BARRIAL. Monterrey was finally too much to handle for Cruz Azul.

October 16, 2022

EL BARRIAL. Monterrey was finally too good for Cruz Azul with the goal of G. Berterame (20′), R. Funes Mori (85′) and J. Gallardo (90′). Cruz Azul lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Cancha El Barrial stadium in El Barrial on Saturday and it started at 6:06 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.3 degrees Celsius or 81.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

Monterrey

3 - 0

Cruz Azul

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

14 Total 22
4 On Target 7
10 Off Target 15
1 Shots blocked 1

85 Attack 103
69 Dangerous attack 34
52 Ball safe 57

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 8
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 9
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Cruz Azul had a superior ball possession 57% while Monterrey was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Monterrey was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monterrey won the match.

Monterrey shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Monterrey received 5 yellow cards (L. Romo, A. Gonzalez, E. Andrada, E. Aguirre and J. Gallardo). Talking about the opposition, Cruz Azul received 1 yellow card (A. Escoboza).

Match Timeline

Luis Romo- Yellow

Germán Berterame(goal)

20'

46'

Uriel Antuna- sub ->R. Huescas

Arturo González- Yellow

55'

56'

Carlos Rotondi- sub ->C. Tabo

64'

Maximiliano Meza- sub ->R. Pizarro

65'

Érick Aguirre- sub ->G. Berterame

70'

Esteban Andrada- Yellow

73'

Sebastián Vegas- sub ->C. Montes

76'

78'

Érick Aguirre- Yellow

78'

84'

85'

Jesús Gallardo(goal)M. Kranevitter

90'

Jesús Gallardo- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Monterrey will have 35 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul will stay with 24 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

Monterrey – Formation

Monterrey

Esteban Andrada 1.Argentina

8.2

73'

Héctor Moreno 15.Mexico

7.1

Stefan Medina 33.Colombia

7.2

César Montes 3.Mexico

6.8

76'

Jesús Gallardo 17.Mexico

7.1

90'

90'

Celso Ortiz 16.Paraguay

6.6

Arturo González 21.Mexico

7.3

55'

Rodolfo Pizarro 30.Mexico

7.3

65'

Luis Romo 27.Mexico

6.4

64'

Rodrigo Aguirre 29.Uruguay

6.9

64'

Germán Berterame 9.Argentina

7.9

70'

20'

Substitutes

Luis Cárdenas 22.Mexico

Édson Gutiérrez 6.Mexico

Luis Sánchez 23.Mexico

Sebastián Vegas 20.Chile

6.4

76'

Érick Aguirre 14.Mexico

6.4

70'

78'

Matías Kranevitter 5.Argentina

8.2

64'

M. Rodríguez 51.Mexico

Maximiliano Meza 11.Argentina

6.2

65'

Jaziel Martínez 55.Mexico

Rogelio Funes Mori 7.Mexico

7.4

64'

85'

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

The manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas decided to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada (8.2), Stefan Medina (7.2), César Montes (6.8), Héctor Moreno (7.1), Jesús Gallardo (7.1), Arturo González (7.3), Celso Ortiz (6.6), Luis Romo (6.4), Rodolfo Pizarro (7.3), Germán Berterame (7.9) and Rodrigo Aguirre (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Érick Aguirre (6.4), Edson Gutiérrez, Rogelio Funes Mori (7.4), Luis Cárdenas, Matías Kranevitter (8.2), Michell Rodríguez, Luis Sánchez, Maximiliano Meza (6.2), Sebastián Vegas (6.4) and Jaziel Martínez.

Monterrey could not rely on the presence of S. Vegas (injured).

Substitutions

Monterrey made 5 changes: R. Aguirre for R. Funes Mori (64′), L. Romo for M. Kranevitter (64′), R. Pizarro for M. Meza (65′), G. Berterame for E. Aguirre (70′) and C. Montes for S. Vegas (76′).

Best player: Esteban Andrada

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Monterrey was the goalkeeper: Esteban Andrada. His rating is 8.23. He performed 8 saves.

Cruz Azul – Formation

Cruz Azul

Jesús Corona 1.Mexico

6.4

J. Domínguez 4.Mexico

6.4

L. Abram 5.Peru

6.8

Juan Escobar 24.Paraguay

7.3

Ignacio Rivero 15.Uruguay

7.2

Carlos Rodríguez 19.Mexico

7.0

É. Lira 6.Mexico

7.0

R. Huescas 18.Mexico

6.7

46'

Á. Romero 10.Paraguay

7.6

78'

Christian Tabó 11.Uruguay

6.8

56'

Michael Estrada 13.Ecuador

7.1

78'

Substitutes

Andrés Gudiño 30.Mexico

Alonso Escoboza 17.Mexico

5.9

78'

84'

Joaquín Martínez 12.Mexico

Cristian Jiménez 206.Mexico

Rafael Baca 22.Mexico

I. Morales 20.Chile

Gonzalo Carneiro 8.Uruguay

6.8

78'

Uriel Antuna 7.Mexico

6.6

46'

Carlos Rotondi 29.Argentina

6.1

56'

Cruz Azul started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Raul Erasto Jacobo Gutierrez played with: Jesús Corona (6.4), Juan Escobar (7.3), Julio César Domínguez (6.4), Luis Abram (6.8), Rodrigo Huescas (6.7), Erik Lira (7.0), Carlos Rodríguez (7.0), José Rivero (7.2), Ángel Romero (7.6), Michael Estrada (7.1) and Christian Tabó (6.8).

They had on the bench: Alonso Escoboza (5.9), Joaquín Martínez, Iván Morales, Cristian Jiménez, Jorge Luis García Rivas, Rafael Baca, Gonzalo Carneiro (6.8), Andrés Gudiño, Uriel Antuna (6.6) and Carlos Rotondi (6.1).

Substitutions

Cruz Azul made 4 changes: R. Huescas for U. Antuna (46′), C. Tabo for C. Rotondi (56′), M. Estrada for A. Escoboza (78′) and A. Romero for G. Carneiro (78′).