Match Report


MonterreyMonterrey     Club TijuanaClub Tijuana
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Norberto PiñónN. Piñón69
G
1
G
65Dionisio SantiagoD. Santiago
Hibram VelezH. Velez63
D
2
D
65Leonardo BarraganL. Barragan
Pepe TalaveraP. Talavera61
D
3
D
59Alonso BravoA. Bravo
Johnnier MendezJ. Mendez56
D
4
D
58Raul PortilloR. Portillo
León ArayaL. Araya55
D
5captain
D
50Carlos EsquivelC. Esquivel
Alexander FuentesA. Fuentes65
M
6
M
61De Jesus S. SivigliaD. Siviglia
Facundo NavarroF. Navarro60
M
7
M
51Diano GarzaD. Garza
Giovani DuarteG. Duarte59
M
captain8
M
51Gabriel BarajasG. Barajas
Ricardo LujanR. Lujan45
M
9
A
65Jesús MataJ. Mata
Samuel AvalosS. Avalos65
A
10
A
58Esteban CorderoE. Cordero
Alex de Dios IbarraA. de Dios Ibarra64
A
11
A
56Sergio NietoS. Nieto
 
Yoet OlivaresY. Olivares61
A
12
A
51Ramón BecerraR. Becerra
Joaquín CoronaJ. Corona56
G
13
G
51Roger SaldanaR. Saldana
Abraham BlancoA. Blanco53
A
14
A
48Arturo MorenoA. Moreno

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at BBVA Bancomer where Monterrey play host to Club Tijuana. A crowd of 13,326 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Monterrey are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Club Tijuana appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Hector Barron.


0.00
The first half starts with Monterrey kicking off!
6.11
Gabriel Barajas makes a simple pass to Esteban Cordero. Esteban Cordero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Nieto but the linesman indicates offside!
20.29
Jesús Mata hacks Pepe Talavera from behind! The referee warns Jesús Mata to calm down! Pepe Talavera carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.20
Ricardo Lujan kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Avalos. Samuel Avalos tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.10
Ricardo Lujan knocks the ball forward to Samuel Avalos. Samuel Avalos knocks in a cross ball towards Alex de Dios Ibarra. Alex de Dios Ibarra whips the ball goalwards with his head. Dionisio Santiago is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.37
Sergio Nieto clumsily knocks into Johnnier Mendez. The referee calls over Sergio Nieto and shows him a yellow card! Johnnier Mendez runs off the knock.
39.43
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Monterrey appear unchanged since the first half. Club Tijuana also appear unchanged since the first half. The Club Tijuana players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Club Tijuana kick off the second half!
60.28
Monterrey have made a substitution with Abraham Blanco replacing Alex de Dios Ibarra .
63.30
Diano Garza surges forward with the ball. Diano Garza finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
67.50
De Jesus S. Siviglia makes a simple pass to Esteban Cordero. Esteban Cordero makes a probing pass to Jesús Mata but he's offside!
72.54
Johnnier Mendez makes a beautiful solo run. Johnnier Mendez hits a low pass to Samuel Avalos. Samuel Avalos whips in a cross ball towards Abraham Blanco. Abraham Blanco directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
75.37
Giovani Duarte flicks a high pass forward. Abraham Blanco controls it well on his chest. Abraham Blanco finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
77.03
Gabriel Barajas kicks a strong pass forward to Jesús Mata. Jesús Mata knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.33
Raul Portillo knocks the ball forward to De Jesus S. Siviglia. De Jesus S. Siviglia threads the ball through to Sergio Nieto. Sergio Nieto finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Monterrey

Club Tijuana
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.1%
56.9%
Play Area
27.5%
49%
23.5%

Scorers
Samuel Avalos 26
Alex de Dios Ibarra 32
Abraham Blanco 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Avalos of Monterrey

Match Ratings