Liga MX: Toluca overcomes Atlas 3-2

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TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca bested Atlas.

TOLUCA DE LERDO. Toluca overcame Atlas.

Toluca remained in 10 people after M. Ruiz received a red card in the 70′. Anyway, Toluca still managed to win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Hernández Gómez who had the assistance of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon. The 4th official was Edgar Allan Morales Olvera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.05 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 52%.​

Match Statistics

The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Toluca was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Atlas that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Atlas was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Toluca was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Toluca shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Atlas shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

Toluca received 1 yellow card (J. Meneses). On the opposite side, Atlas received 4 yellow cards (H. Nervo, E. Zaldivar, A. Chala and A. Santamaria).

(Toluca) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (70′).

After playing this encounter, Toluca has 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. while Atlas stays with 1 points (12th).

Match Events

  • 3'
    3'

    L. Fernandez

  • 10'
    10'

    F. Navarro

  • 12'
    12'

    Fernando Navarro (Goal confirmed)

  • 15'
    15'

    Valber Huerta

    Leonardo Fernández

  • 30'
    30'

    Carlos Guzmán

    Raúl López

  • 39'
    39'

    Hugo Nervo

  • 41'
    41'

    Edgar Zaldívar

  • 43'
    43'

    Jesús Ocejo

    Aldo Rocha

  • 46'
    46'

    Edison Flores

    Emanuel Aguilera

  • 46'
    46'

    Camilo Sanvezzo

    Carlos González

  • 60'
    60'

    Aníbal Chalá

  • 65'
    65'

    Anderson Santamaría

  • 69'
    69'

    Christopher Trejo

    Aníbal Chalá

  • 71'
    71'

    Marcel Ruiz (Card upgrade)

  • 72'
    72'

    Marcel Ruiz

  • 76'
    76'

    Lucas Rodríguez

    Edgar Zaldívar

  • 76'
    76'

    Jeremy Márquez

    José Abella

  • 83'
    83'

    Alan Rodríguez

    Fernando Navarro

  • 83'
    83'

    Jordan Sierra

    Leonardo Fernández

  • 84'
    84'

    Aldo Rocha

    Hugo Nervo

  • 90'
    90'

    Jean Meneses

Next match

In the upcoming Liga MX match, Toluca will play away against América on the 14th of July with a 14-14 head to head record.

Atlas will host Cruz Azul on the 16th of July with a 19-9 head to head stats in favor of Cruz Azul (6 draws).

Toluca: Formation and Lineups

Toluca started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza chose to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi (7.1), Raúl López (6.8), Andrés Mosquera (6.8), Valber Huerta (8.3), Brayan Angulo (6.6), Fernando Navarro (8.5), Claudio Baeza (6.8), Marcel Ruíz (6.8), Leonardo Fernández (8.6), Jean Meneses (7.0) and Carlos Gonzalez (6.5).

Substitutes

Toluca made 4 changes: R. Lopez for C. Guzman (30′), C. Gonzalez for C. Sanvezzo (46′), F. Navarro for A. Rodriguez (83′) and L. Fernandez for J. Sierra (83′).

Top player: Leonardo Fernández

The player who no doubt impressed Toluca the most was Leonardo Fernández.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Atlas: Formation and Lineups

Atlas started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

On the opposite side, Diego Martín Cocca Pera played with: Camilo Vargas (7.0), José Abella (6.4), Anderson Santamaría (6.3), Hugo Nervo (6.6), Emanuel Aguilera (6.3), Anibal Chalá (6.3), Luis Reyes (7.1), Aldo Rocha (8.9), Edgar Zaldívar (6.2), Jesús Ocejo (6.9) and Jonathan Herrera (7.1).

Substitutes

Atlas made 4 changes: E. Aguilera for E. Flores (46′), A. Chala for C. Trejo (69′), E. Zaldivar for L. Rodriguez Trezza (76′) and J. Abella for A. Marquez (76′).

Top player: Aldo Rocha

Probably the most impressive player in Atlas was Aldo Rocha.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 57 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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