Liga MX: Pachuca tops Atlas 3-1
PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca defeats Atlas 3-1.
PACHUCA DE SOTO. Pachuca prevails over Atlas 3-1. Pachuca took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estadio Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca de Soto on Thursday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Guerrero Ramírez with the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Eduardo Acosta Orea. The 4th official was Óscar Macías Romo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13.3 degrees Celsius or 56.01 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Pachuca was in firm control of the ball 59% while Atlas was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Pachuca was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Pachuca won the match.
Pachuca shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Atlas shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Pachuca. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Atlas.
Also, Atlas didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Santamaria (Atlas) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (62′).
After this match, Pachuca will have 15 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Atlas will stay with 9 points like Pumas UNAM and León to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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58'58'
I. Luna
O. Murillo
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58'58'
M. Hinestroza
A. Hurtado
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62'62'
A. Santamaria
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62'62'
N. Ibanez (Penalty)
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68'68'
J. Herrera
J. Furch
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71'71'
E. Flores
J. Furch
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73'73'
J. Lopez
M. Isais
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75'75'
L. Chavez
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77'77'
P. de la Fuente
R. de la Rosa
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81'81'
D. Barbosa
J. Abella
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81'81'
J. A. Ocejo Zazueta
A. Marquez
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82'82'
C. Trejo
J. Herrera
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90'90'
J. Lopez
Next match
In the upcoming Liga MX match, Pachuca will play away with Toluca on the 28th of August with a 15-13 head to head in favor of Toluca (11 draws).
Atlas will play away against León on the 29th of August with a 12-5 head to head stats in favor of León (4 draws).
Pachuca: Formation and Lineups
Pachuca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves chose to play with the following team: Óscar Ustari , Kevin Álvarez , Gustavo Cabral , Óscar Murillo , Mauricio Andre Isais , Avilés Hurtado , Erick Sánchez , Luis Chávez , Romario Ibarra , Nicolás Ibáñez and Roberto de la Rosa .
Substitutes
Pachuca made 4 changes: O. Murillo for I. Luna (58′), A. Hurtado for M. Hinestroza (58′), M. Isais for J. Lopez (73′) and R. de la Rosa for P. de la Fuente (77′).
Top player: Nicolás Ibáñez
The player who no doubt impressed Pachuca the most was Nicolás Ibáñez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.
Atlas: Formation and Lineups
Atlas started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the opposite side, Diego Martín Cocca Pera played with: Camilo Vargas , José Abella , Anderson Santamaría , Hugo Nervo , Luis Reyes , Anibal Chalá , Jonathan Herrera , Jeremy Márquez , Edgar Zaldívar , Julián Quiñones and Julio Furch .
Substitutes
Atlas made 4 changes: J. Furch for E. Flores (71′), J. Abella for D. Barbosa (81′), A. Marquez for J. A. Ocejo Zazueta (81′) and J. Herrera for C. Trejo (82′).
Best player: Camilo Vargas
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlas was the goalkeeper: Camilo Vargas. His rating is 7.13. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX
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