TOLUCA DE LERDO. Necaxa and Toluca draw 1-1. A. Zendejas scored the first goal (53′) for Necaxa. O. L. settled the score 1-1 (56′). Necaxa was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Thursday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos who had the assistance of Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Alejandro Funk Villafañe. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Necaxa had a strong ball possession 59% while Toluca was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Necaxa was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Necaxa to win the contest.
Toluca shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Necaxa shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Toluca received 2 yellow cards ( and O. L. Vanegas Zuniga). On the opposite side, Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (A. Medina, M. Salas and J. Gonzalez).
(Toluca) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (36′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Toluca will have 22 points like Tigres UANL to stay in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Necaxa will have 14 points like Pumas UNAM to stay in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will play away with Santos Laguna on the 25th of October with a 17-9 head to head in favor of Santos Laguna (14 draws).
Necaxa will play away agasint Monterrey on the 23rd of October with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Monterrey (10 draws).
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
56', 56'
36'
90'
85'
Toluca started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Rolando Hernán Cristante Mandarino decided to play with the following team: O. Vanegas, Gustavo Gutiérrez , Haret Ortega , Raúl López , Claudio Baeza , Diego , José Juan Vázquez , Rubens Sambueza , Kevin Castañeda , Alexis Canelo and Ian González Nieto .
The home team had on the bench: Braian Samudio, Alfredo Saldívar, Brandon Sartiaguin, Antonio Ríos, Diego Chávez , Jorge Rodriguez, Pablo González, Jorge Torres , Michael Estrada and Juan Gamboa.
Substitutions
Toluca made 3 changes: K. Castaneda for J. Torres (42′), N. I. Gonzalez for D. Chavez (74′) and A. Canelo for B. Samudio (84′).
Best player: Raúl López
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Raúl López.
His rating is with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Necaxa – Formation
Necaxa
Necaxa started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Pablo Adrián Guede Barriero played with: L. García, Luis Malagón , Agustín Oliveros , Julio González , Luis Quintana , Fernando González , Brian García , Alan Medina , Alex Zendejas , Maximiliano Salas and Rodrigo Aguirre .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Arturo Palma, Alonso Escoboza , Sergio Bareiro, Édgar Hernández, Fernando Arce Jr., Facundo Batista, H. Jurado, Raúl Sandoval, Jonathan Gonzalez and Mauro Quiroga .
Substitutions
Necaxa made 5 changes: M. Salas for M. Quiroga (46′), J. Gonzalez for A. Escoboza (46′), L. Garcia for H. Jurado (70′), R. Aguirre for S. Bareiro (85′) and A. Medina for F. Batista (85′).
Best player: Alex Zendejas
The most impressive player for Necaxa was Alex Zendejas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Toluca – Necaxa – 1-1
- León – Pumas UNAM – 1-2
- Tigres UANL – Pachuca – 3-0
- Tijuana – Guadalajara – 0-0
