Liga MX: Tijuana recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Atlas 2-1

Saragna|Jul 26, 2022 20:31 GMT

GUADALAJARA. Tijuana was able to turn the table against Atlas to win 2-1.

GUADALAJARA. Tijuana was able to turn the table against Atlas to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Atlas to strike first with an early goal of H. Nervo at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Ibarra gave the win to Tijuana in the 45′ minute with a goal. Atlas was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).

Tijuana remained in 10 people after N. Diaz received a double yellow card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Estadio Jalisco stadium in Guadalajara on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Diego Montaño Robles who had the assistance of Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Brian Omar González Veles. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.

Atlas

1

Tijuana

2

27 Jul 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Atlas was in firm control of the ball 62% while Tijuana was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Atlas was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Tijuana was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Atlas shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Tijuana shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Atlas received 3 yellow cards (, D. Barbosa and L. Reyes). On the opposite side, Tijuana received 4 yellow cards (V. Guzman, J. Vazquez, J. Orozco and N. Diaz).

Also, Tijuana didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after N. Diaz (Tijuana) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

After this match, Atlas will stay with 4 points like Cruz Azul, Santos Laguna, Atlético San Luis, Tijuana and América to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Tijuana will have 4 points like Cruz Azul, Santos Laguna, Atlético San Luis, Atlas and América to stay in the 13th place.

Match Events

3'

3'

V. Guzman
6'

6'

H. Nervo
35'

35'

R. Ibarra

F. Di Santo
40'

40'

L. Rodriguez
45'

45'

R. Ibarra
56'

56'

A. Chala

J. Herrera
57'

57'

A. Marquez

E. Zaldivar
57'

57'

J. Furch

J. A. Ocejo Zazueta
57'

57'

D. Barbosa

J. Abella
58'

58'

E. Aguilera
60'

60'

C. Rivera

J. Montecinos
69'

69'

J. Orozco
70'

70'

J. Vazquez
76'

76'

D. Barbosa
79'

79'

C. Trejo

E. Aguilera
82'

82'

L. Reyes
84'

84'

N. Diaz
90'

90'

N. Diaz
90'

90'

J. Diaz

L. Rodriguez

Next match

In the upcoming Liga MX match, Atlas will play away against Santos Laguna on the 1st of August with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of Santos Laguna (12 draws).

Santos Laguna

1

Atlas

0

1 Aug 2022 Full time

Tijuana will host Mazatlán on the 31st of July with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Mazatlán (2 draws).

Tijuana

2

Mazatlán

0

31 Jul 2022 Full time

Atlas: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Diego Martín Cocca Pera chose to play with the following team: José Hernández (6.7), José Abella (6.1), Emanuel Aguilera (6.6), Hugo Nervo (8.5), Luis Reyes (8.3), Jonathan Herrera (6.3), Edgar Zaldívar (6.4), Aldo Rocha (6.8), Edison Flores (7.6), Jesús Ocejo (6.7) and Julián Quiñones (6.7).

Substitutes

Atlas made 5 changes: J. Herrera for A. Chala (56′), E. Zaldivar for A. Marquez (57′), J. A. Ocejo Zazueta for J. Furch (57′), J. Abella for D. Barbosa (57′) and E. Aguilera for C. Trejo (79′).

Top player: Hugo Nervo

The player who no doubt impressed Atlas the most was Hugo Nervo.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 68 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Tijuana: Formation and Lineups

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

On the opposite side, Ricardo Alfredo Valiño played with: Jonathan Orozco (7.0), Ismael Govea (7.0), Lisandro López (7.3), Victor Guzmán (6.5), Nicolás Díaz (6.9), Federico Lértora (7.1), José Juan Vázquez (6.8), Joaquín Montecinos (6.5), Lucas Rodríguez (8.6), Alexis Canelo (6.8) and Franco Di Santo (6.4).

Substitutes

Tijuana made 3 changes: F. Di Santo for R. Ibarra (35′), J. Montecinos for C. Rivera (60′) and L. Rodriguez for J. Diaz (90′).

Top player: Lucas Rodríguez

Probably the most impressive player in Tijuana was Lucas Rodríguez.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 16 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.