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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Nemesio Díez where Deportivo Toluca play host to Dorados de Sinaloa. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo Toluca are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Dorados de Sinaloa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco Ornelas.


0.00
Deportivo Toluca start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.50
Enrique Tapia flicks a high ball forward to Marcelo Rodriguez who takes it down. Marcelo Rodriguez threads the ball through to Luis Valenzuela. Luis Valenzuela threads the ball through to Adalberto Luna but he's offside!
6.20
Travis Kassel catches Eduardo Maldonado on the ankles. The referee calls over Travis Kassel and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Maldonado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.20
Rafael Pickens runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rafael Pickens skips past jonathan Cortez! Rafael Pickens rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Samuel Paz had no chance!! Goal for Deportivo Toluca!
18.46
Mateo Castro barges into Rafael Pickens. The referee calls over Mateo Castro and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Pickens runs off the knock.
22.37
Rafael Pickens hacks Alberto de Dios Ibarra from behind! Rafael Pickens is shown the yellow card! Alberto de Dios Ibarra runs off the knock.
24.23
Fede Medrano flicks a high pass forward. Adalberto Luna holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adalberto Luna knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Valenzuela. Luis Valenzuela jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Samuel Paz. Excellent save.
26.33
Deportivo Toluca are in full control of this game.
32.30
Ramón Izazola flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Pickens collects the pass. Rafael Pickens flicks a high pass forward. Luis Valenzuela controls it well on his chest. Luis Valenzuela runs straight at the defence! Luis Valenzuela side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Deportivo Toluca are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
36.50
Alberto de Dios Ibarra brings the ball forward. Alberto de Dios Ibarra whips in a cross ball towards Erick Solorio. Erick Solorio knocks the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
38.10
Daniel Castaneda sees Alberto de Dios Ibarra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto de Dios Ibarra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Travis Kassel. Travis Kassel shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
40.04
Edgar Villa sees Mateo Castro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mateo Castro flicks a high ball forward to Travis Kassel who takes it down. Travis Kassel shoots from outside the area. Ricardo Beltran gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
42.04
Paul Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fede Medrano. Fede Medrano chips the ball to his team mate, Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Luis Valenzuela through on goal. Some good footwork from Luis Valenzuela provides some space. He shoots at goal but jonathan Cortez is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
44.50
Enrique Tapia laces a weighted ball forward to Rafael Pickens. Rafael Pickens flicks a high ball forward to Luis Valenzuela who takes it down. Luis Valenzuela lofts in a cross ball towards Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
jonathan Cortez runs forward with the ball. jonathan Cortez flicks a high pass forward to Travis Kassel who brings the ball under control. Travis Kassel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Ricardo Beltran as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
45.00
Corner kick to Dorados de Sinaloa. Alberto de Dios Ibarra chips it out wide. Eduardo Maldonado chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo Toluca appear unchanged since the first half. Dorados de Sinaloa also appear unchanged since the first half. The Dorados de Sinaloa players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Dorados de Sinaloa kick off!
47.23
Julián Carrizo flicks a high pass forward. Erick Solorio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Erick Solorio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
48.27
Enrique Tapia knocks the ball forward to Marcelo Rodriguez. Marcelo Rodriguez makes a beautiful solo run. Marcelo Rodriguez controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Luis Valenzuela through on goal. Luis Valenzuela muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Samuel Paz. Excellent save.
49.56
Without breaking stride, Julián Carrizo plays the ball forward to Erick Solorio. Erick Solorio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Maldonado.
51.31
Rafael Pickens chips the ball to his team mate, Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jairo Palacios.
53.11
Jairo Palacios catches Marcelo Rodriguez on the ankles. The referee calls over Jairo Palacios and warns him to calm down! Marcelo Rodriguez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.53
Rafael Pickens threads the ball through to Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna whips in a cross ball towards Luis Valenzuela. Luis Valenzuela gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
57.44
Jairo Palacios runs forward with the ball. Jairo Palacios sees a break and surges forward. Jairo Palacios shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.26
Alberto de Dios Ibarra flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Murillo controls it well on his chest. Kevin Murillo shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Ricardo Beltran easily smothers it!
61.44
Julián Carrizo threads a neat ball through to Kevin Murillo. Kevin Murillo shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
63.55
Marcelo Rodriguez chips the ball to his team mate, Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.07
Enrique Tapia hits a low pass to Marcelo Rodriguez. Marcelo Rodriguez sees a break and surges forward. Marcelo Rodriguez plays a scrappy one-two with Luis Valenzuela and stumbles forward towards the goal... Marcelo Rodriguez cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
75.50
Julián Carrizo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Murillo. Kevin Murillo whips in a cross ball towards Erick Solorio. Erick Solorio jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Ricardo Beltran punches it away to safety.
77.23
Dorados de Sinaloa have made 2 substitutions with Hashim Miranda replacing Erick Solorio and Augusto Vega replacing Mateo Castro .
78.29
Leonardo Ventura deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.48
Enrique Tapia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Pickens. Rafael Pickens plays the ball forward to Adalberto Luna. Adalberto Luna threads a neat, attacking ball through to Luis Valenzuela. Luis Valenzuela comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
87.10
Augusto Vega flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Murillo who takes it down. Kevin Murillo finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
89.22
Rafael Pickens takes it forward alone. Rafael Pickens tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
23.3%
44.4%
32.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Pickens of Deportivo Toluca

Match Ratings