América 1-0 Toluca: beats 1-0 with a late goal scored by R. Sanchez

MEXICO CITY. América snatched a late win Toluca 1-0 after R. Sanchez scored just 1 goal (90').

MEXICO CITY. América snatched a late win Toluca 1-0 after R. Sanchez scored just 1 goal (90′). América was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

C. Baeza received a red card (31′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Toluca lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.89 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.​

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  América

  1

  

  Toluca

  0

  14 Jul 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

América was in firm control of the ball 64% while Toluca was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

América was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons América won the match.

América shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Toluca shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

América received 1 yellow card (R. Sanchez). On the other side, Toluca received 1 yellow card ().

Also, Toluca didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Baeza (Toluca) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (31′).

After playing this match, América has 1 points to occupy the 13th place in the table. while Toluca stays with 6 points (1st).

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Liga MX match, América will play away with Tijuana on the 24th of July with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of América (6 draws).

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  Tijuana

  2

  

  América

  0

  24 Jul 2022 Full time

Toluca will host Santos Laguna on the 23rd of July with a 17-10 head to head record in favor of Santos Laguna (15 draws).

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  Toluca

  2

  

  Santos Laguna

  1

  23 Jul 2022 Full time

América: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Fernando Ortiz chose to play with the following team: Guillermo Ochoa (7.3), Jorge Sánchez (6.9), Néstor Araujo (7.3), Emilio Lara (7.6), Luis Fuentes (7.2), Richard Sánchez (7.8), Álvaro Fidalgo (7.4), Alejandro Zendejas (7.3), Diego Valdés (7.6), Jonathan Rodríguez (6.8) and Henry Martín (6.5).

Substitutes

América made 3 changes: J. Rodriguez for J. Damm (64′), H. Martin for A. Martinez (65′) and N. Araujo for B. Valdez (77′).

Top player: Richard Sánchez

The player who no doubt impressed América the most was Richard Sánchez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 52 passes (98% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Toluca: Formation and Lineups

Toluca started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

On the opposite side, Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: B. Angulo, Tiago Volpi (6.6), Raúl López (6.5), Andrés Mosquera (7.2), Valber Huerta (7.2), Claudio Baeza (7.1), Leonardo Fernández (6.4), Fernando Navarro (6.4), Alan Rodríguez (7.0), Jean Meneses (6.8) and Carlos Gonzalez (6.8).

Substitutes

Toluca made 4 changes: L. Fernandez for O. Ortega (62′), J. Meneses for J. Sierra (69′), F. Navarro for D. Alvarez (75′) and C. Gonzalez for C. Sanvezzo (75′).

Top player: Andrés Mosquera

The player who no doubt impressed Toluca the most was Andrés Mosquera.

His rating is (7.2) with 25 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.