Liga MX: Pachuca obliterates Puebla 5-1 with an outstanding performance

PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca demolishes Puebla 5-1 with goals of

PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca demolishes Puebla 5-1 with goals of Luis Chávez (8′), Nicolás Ibáñez (9′), Javier López (62′), K. Álvarez (65′) and Nicolás Ibáñez (71′). On the other side, Puebla scored with ​Martín Barragán (45′ pen). Pachuca was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

Nicolás Ibáñez missed a penalty (45′) for Pachuca.​

The match was played at the Estadio Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca de Soto on Monday and it started at 9:10 pm local time. The referee was Diego Montaño Robles with the assistance of José Martínez and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.06 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.​

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  Pachuca

  5

  

  Puebla

  1

  10 Jan 2023 Full time

Match Statistics

Pachuca was in firm control of the ball 63% while Puebla was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Pachuca was more aggressive with 2 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Pachuca won the encounter.

Pachuca shot 5 times, 5 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Puebla shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to Pachuca. Regarding the opposition, Puebla received 1 yellow card (Raúl Castillo).

After this match, Pachuca will have 3 points like Tigres UANL, Atlético San Luis, Pumas UNAM and Guadalajara to move down in the 1st place. On the other side, Puebla will stay with 0 points like Atlas, León, Mazatlán, Necaxa, Juárez, Pachuca, Monterrey, Santos Laguna and Toluca to stay in the 17th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Liga MX match, Pachuca will play away with Tigres UANL on the 16th of January with a 16-14 head to head record in favor of Tigres UANL (13 draws).

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  Tigres UANL

  4

  

  Pachuca

  1

  16 Jan 2023 Full time

Puebla will host Querétaro on the 14th of January with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Puebla (9 draws).

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  Puebla

  2

  

  Querétaro

  0

  14 Jan 2023 Full time

Pachuca: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves chose to play with the following team: Óscar Ustari (6.3), Kevin Álvarez (8.0), Gustavo Cabral (6.2), Miguel Tapias (6.6), Mauricio Andre Isais (6.7), Erick Sánchez (7.4), Luis Chávez (7.2), Paulino de la Fuente (6.8), Javier López (7.6), Jesús Hernández (7.0) and Nicolás Ibáñez (8.0).

Substitutes

Pachuca made 5 changes: Paulino de la Fuente for Avilés Hurtado (39′), D. Hernández for Marino Hinestroza (70′), Luis Chávez for Israel Luna (71′), K. Álvarez for J. Castillo (78′) and Javier López for R. de La Rosa (71′).

Top player: Nicolás Ibáñez

Probably the most impressive player in Pachuca was Nicolás Ibáñez.

His rating is (8.0) with 2 goals, 13 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

Puebla: Formation and Lineups

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

Talking about the opposition, Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón played with: Antony Silva (7.0), Emilio Martínez (6.4), Emanuel Gularte (5.5), Gastón Silva (5.6), Ivo Vázquez (6.1), Diego de Buen (6.8), Raúl Castillo (6.6), Federico Mancuello (5.8), Pablo Parra (6.2), Martín Barragán (6.8) and Guillermo Martínez (6.4).

Substitutes

Puebla made 5 changes: Raúl Castillo for Gustavo Ferrareis (46′), Emilio Martínez González for Ángel Robles (64′), Guillermo Martínez for Daniel Álvarez (64′), I. Vázquez for Daniel Aguilar (64′) and Pablo Parra for Lucas Maia (79′).

Best player: Antony Silva

The player that probably impressed the most for Puebla was the goalkeeper: Antony Silva. His rating is 7.01. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.