Liga MX: Necaxa conquers León 3-2

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AGUASCALIENTES. Necaxa prevailed over León.

AGUASCALIENTES. Necaxa conquered León. León lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava who had the assistance of Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos and Eduardo Acosta Orea. The 4th official was Iván Antonio López Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.73 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 48%.​

Match Statistics

León was in firm control of the ball 59% while Necaxa was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

León was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 11 were on target. Anyhow, Necaxa found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Necaxa shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, León shot 25 times, 11 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Necaxa received 1 yellow card (L. Malagon). On the opposite side, León received 1 yellow card (J. Celestine).

After playing this encounter, Necaxa will have 17 points to move down in the 7th place. On the opposite side, León will stay with 12 points like Juárez to stay in the 13th place.

Match Events

  • 35'
    35'

    M. Gimenez

  • 44'
    44'

    F. Batista

  • 45'
    45'

    R. Cota (OG)

  • 59'
    59'

    Y. Moreno

    E. Hernandez

  • 59'
    59'

    J. Campbell

    A. Mena

  • 59'
    59'

    V. Davila

    F. Martinez

  • 63'
    63'

    J. Godinez

    M. Gimenez

  • 72'
    72'

    H. Jurado

    A. Araos

  • 72'
    72'

    D. Gomez

    V. Poggi

  • 76'
    76'

    J. Ibarra

    L. Montes

  • 87'
    87'

    R. Monreal

    F. Batista

  • 88'
    88'

    J. Cortez

    B. A. Garcia Caprizo

  • 90'
    90'

    V. Davila

  • 90'
    90'

    V. Davila

    O. Rodriguez

  • 90'
    90'

    L. Malagon

  • 90'
    90'

    J. Celestine

Next match

In the upcoming Liga MX match, Necaxa will play away against Santos Laguna on the 7th of September with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Santos Laguna (7 draws).

León will host Juárez on the 7th of September with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of León (1 draw).

Necaxa: Formation and Lineups

Necaxa adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jaime Arturo Lozano Espin chose to play with the following team: Luis Malagón (8.1), Brian García (8.0), Alexis Peña (7.1), Juan Pablo Segovia (7.1), Agustín Oliveros (6.8), Ángelo Araos (6.4), Vicente Poggi (6.8), Fernando Madrigal (7.0), Bryan Garnica (6.1), Milton Giménez (7.3) and Facundo Batista (7.8).

Substitutes

Necaxa made 5 changes: M. Gimenez for J. Godinez (63′), A. Araos for H. Jurado (72′), V. Poggi for D. Gomez (72′), F. Batista for R. Monreal (87′) and B. A. Garcia Caprizo for J. Cortez (88′).

Best player: Luis Malagón

The player that probably impressed the most for Necaxa was the goalkeeper: Luis Malagón. His rating is 8.10. He performed 6 saves.

León: Formation and Lineups

Also León adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the other side, Renato Manuel Alves Paiva played with: Rodolfo Cota (5.7), Byron Castillo (6.2), Fidel Ambríz (6.3), Julien Celestine (6.7), Osvaldo Rodríguez (6.7), Ángel Mena (6.8), Luis Montes (8.0), José Rodríguez (6.2), Elías Hernández (6.8), Lucas Di Yorio (6.9) and Federico Martínez (6.2).

Substitutes

León made 4 changes: E. Hernandez for Y. Moreno (59′), A. Mena for J. Campbell (59′), F. Martinez for V. Davila (59′) and L. Montes for J. Ibarra (76′).

Top player: Luis Montes

Probably the most impressive player in León was Luis Montes.

His rating is (8.0) with 57 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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