Liga MX: Monterrey tops Cruz Azul 3-2
GUADALUPE. Monterrey overcome Cruz Azul.
GUADALUPE. Monterrey conquered Cruz Azul.
The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Tuesday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. In the presence of 28,371 spectators. The referee was Óscar Mejía García who had the assistance of Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.73 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Monterrey was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Cruz Azul that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Monterrey was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Monterrey won the encounter.
Monterrey shot 19 times, 12 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Monterrey received 5 yellow cards (L. Romo, S. Vegas, M. Meza, S. Medina and R. Pizarro). On the opposite side, Cruz Azul received 1 yellow card (C. Tabo).
After playing this match, Monterrey will have 25 points like América to move up in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul will stay with 12 points like Mazatlán and León to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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18'18'
J. Gallardo
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28'28'
L. Romo
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30'30'
C. Rotondi
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46'46'
I. Morales
M. Estrada
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49'49'
U. Antuna
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51'51'
C. Montes
E. Aguirre
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52'52'
C. Tabo
C. Rotondi
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56'56'
L. Romo
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66'66'
G. Berterame
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69'69'
S. Vegas
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72'72'
M. Kranevitter
A. Gonzalez
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86'86'
H. Moreno
R. Aguirre
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86'86'
R. Pizarro
C. Ortiz
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87'87'
R. Huescas
E. Lira
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90'90'
C. Tabo
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90'90'
M. Meza
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90'90'
S. Medina
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90'90'
R. Pizarro
Next match
In the upcoming Liga MX match, Monterrey will play away with Juárez on the 10th of September with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Monterrey (1 draw).
Cruz Azul will host Mazatlán on the 11th of September with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Cruz Azul (1 draw).
Monterrey: Formation and Lineups
Monterrey started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas chose to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada , Érick Aguirre , Stefan Medina , Sebastián Vegas , Jesús Gallardo , Luis Romo , Celso Ortiz , Maximiliano Meza , Rodrigo Aguirre , Arturo González and Germán Berterame .
Substitutes
Monterrey made 4 changes: E. Aguirre for C. Montes (51′), A. Gonzalez for M. Kranevitter (72′), R. Aguirre for H. Moreno (86′) and C. Ortiz for R. Pizarro (86′).
Top player: Germán Berterame
The player who no doubt impressed Monterrey the most was Germán Berterame.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Cruz Azul: Formation and Lineups
Cruz Azul started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor played with: Jesús Corona , Julio César Domínguez , Rafael Guerrero , Ramiro Funes Mori , Alonso Escoboza , Uriel Antuna , José Rivero , Erik Lira , Carlos Rotondi , Carlos Rodríguez and Michael Estrada .
Cruz Azul could not rely on the presence of C. Tabo (injured).
Substitutes
Cruz Azul made 3 changes: M. Estrada for I. Morales (46′), C. Rotondi for C. Tabo (52′) and E. Lira for R. Huescas (87′).
Top player: Uriel Antuna
The player who no doubt impressed Cruz Azul the most was Uriel Antuna.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX
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