Liga MX: Guadalajara beats Pumas UNAM 3-1
ZAPOPAN. Guadalajara defeats Pumas UNAM 3-1.
ZAPOPAN. Guadalajara tops Pumas UNAM 3-1. Guadalajara got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from A. Vega (12′) and R. Alvarado (45′). Pumas UNAM tried to recover with a goal from Rogerio (58′). However, the match was closed by a goal (61′) scored by J. Angulo for Guadalajara.
The match was played at the Estadio AKRON stadium in Zapopan on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Macías Romo who had the assistance of José Martínez and Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola. The 4th official was Brian Omar González Veles. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.55 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 23%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Guadalajara was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Pumas UNAM that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Guadalajara was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Guadalajara won the encounter.
Guadalajara shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Pumas UNAM shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Guadalajara. On the opposite side, Pumas UNAM received 2 yellow cards (S. Trigos Nava and N. Freire).
After this match, Guadalajara will have 20 points like Atlético San Luis to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Pumas UNAM will stay with 19 points like León to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
A. Vega
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45'45'
R. Alvarado
F. Beltran
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46'46'
W. Corozo
O. Islas
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46'46'
F. Alvarez
D. de Oliveira Barbosa
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46'46'
S. Trigos Nava
M. Garcia
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56'56'
A. Zaldivar
F. Beltran
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58'58'
Rogerio
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61'61'
J. Angulo
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62'62'
J. Ruvalcaba
S. Saucedo
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73'73'
J. Galindo
H. Meritao
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75'75'
J. Ruvalcaba
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88'88'
N. Freire
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90'90'
P. Yrizar
A. Vega
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90'90'
P. Perez
J. Angulo
Next match
In the upcoming Liga MX match, Guadalajara will play away against Necaxa on the 30th of April with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of Guadalajara (7 draws).
Pumas UNAM will host Pachuca on the 1st of May with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Pachuca (20 draws).
Guadalajara: Formation and Lineups
Guadalajara started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Ricardo Cadena Martínez chose to play with the following team: Miguel Jimenez , Carlos Cisneros , Hiram Mier , Gilberto Sepúlveda , Jesús Orozco , Cristian Calderón , Jesús Ricardo Angulo , Alan Torres , Fernando Beltran , Roberto Alvarado and Alexis Vega .
Substitutes
Guadalajara made 3 changes: F. Beltran for A. Zaldivar (56′), A. Vega for P. Yrizar (90′) and J. Angulo for P. Perez (90′).
Top player: Alexis Vega
The player who no doubt impressed Guadalajara the most was Alexis Vega.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Pumas UNAM: Formation and Lineups
Pumas UNAM started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Andrés Luciano Lillini played with: Alfredo Talavera , Alan Mozo , Arturo Ortiz , Nicolás Freire , Efraín Velarde , Omar Islas , Marco García , Higor Meritão , Sebastián Saucedo , Rogério and Diogo .
Substitutes
Pumas UNAM made 5 changes: O. Islas for F. Alvarez (46′), D. de Oliveira Barbosa for W. Corozo (46′), M. Garcia for S. Trigos Nava (46′), S. Saucedo for J. Ruvalcaba (62′) and H. Meritao for J. Galindo (73′).
Top player: Rogério
Probably the most impressive player in Pumas UNAM was Rogério.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX
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