Pumas UNAM 1-0 Necaxa: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Aldrete
MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM beats Necaxa 1-0 after A. Aldrete scored just 1 goal (18').
MEXICO CITY. Pumas UNAM tops Necaxa 1-0 after A. Aldrete scored just 1 goal (18′). Necaxa lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitario stadium in Mexico City on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón with the assistance of Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Edgar Allan Morales Olvera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20 degrees Celsius or 67.98 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 48%.
Match Statistics
Necaxa was in firm control of the ball 56% while Pumas UNAM was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Necaxa was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Pumas UNAM managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Pumas UNAM shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Necaxa shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Pumas UNAM received 1 yellow card (H. Meritao). On the opposite side, Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (M. Gimenez, D. Villalpando and U. Cardona).
After playing this match, Pumas UNAM has 2 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. while Necaxa stays with 3 points (13th).
Match Events
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18'18'
A. Aldrete
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42'42'
H. Meritao
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45'45'
M. Gimenez
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52'52'
D. Villalpando
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58'58'
F. Batista
D. Villalpando
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58'58'
H. Jurado
B. Garnica
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65'65'
A. Araos
F. Madrigal
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65'65'
U. Cardona
E. Mendez
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65'65'
S. Trigos
G. Del Prete
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74'74'
C. S. Huerta Valera
J. Ruvalcaba
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74'74'
M. Garcia
L. Lopez
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84'84'
U. Cardona
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90'90'
J. Rodriguez
E. Salvio
Next match
In the upcoming Liga MX match, Pumas UNAM will play away against Pachuca on the 25th of July with a 12-11 head to head in favor of Pachuca (20 draws).
Necaxa will host Juárez on the 23rd of July with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Juárez (1 draw).
Pumas UNAM: Formation and Lineups
Pumas UNAM started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini chose to play with the following team: Julio González , Pablo Bennevendo , José Galindo , Nicolás Freire , Adrián Aldrete , Leonel López , Higor Meritão , Eduardo Salvio , Gustavo del Prete , Jorge Ruvalcaba and Juan Dinenno .
Substitutes
Pumas UNAM made 4 changes: G. Del Prete for S. Trigos (65′), J. Ruvalcaba for C. S. Huerta Valera (74′), L. Lopez for M. Garcia (74′) and E. Salvio for J. Rodriguez (90′).
Top player: Adrián Aldrete
The player who no doubt impressed Pumas UNAM the most was Adrián Aldrete.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Necaxa: Formation and Lineups
Necaxa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Jaime Arturo Lozano Espin played with: Luis Malagón , Brian García , Alexis Peña , Juan Pablo Segovia , Agustín Oliveros , Dieter Villalpando , José Joaquín Esquivel , Fernando Madrigal , Edgar Méndez , Milton Giménez and Bryan Garnica .
Substitutes
Necaxa made 4 changes: D. Villalpando for F. Batista (58′), B. Garnica for H. Jurado (58′), F. Madrigal for A. Araos (65′) and E. Mendez for U. Cardona (65′).
Top player: Juan Pablo Segovia
The player who no doubt impressed Necaxa the most was Juan Pablo Segovia.
His rating is with 57 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
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