Los Rayos defeated La Máquina 1-0 at home, in the match corresponding to date 3 of the Mexico – Liga MX – Clausura 2023 tournament. The home team scored the only goal of the game 13 minutes into the first half, by means of Edgar Mendez. Juan Pablo Segovia served a cross and the midfielder kicked the ball into the back of the net.
The aim did not accompany Cruz Azul, which, however, was superior in terms of shots at the rival goal. Of the 15 shots he attempted, 6 went to three posts and 9 ended wide.
Edgar Mendez had a great performance. The Necaxa midfielder scored 1 goal.
Josecarlos Van Rankin also stood out. The Necaxa defender was important for rejecting 8 dangerous balls.
The game got dirty with fouls and the players put in more strong leg. There were a large number of reprimands: Facundo Batista, Juan Pablo Segovia, Uriel Antuna, Agustin Oliveros, Vicente Poggi, Edgar Méndez, Jesús Corona and Hugo González.
The DT of Necaxa, Andrés Lillini, presented a 5-4-1 tactical arrangement with Hugo González in the goal; Josecarlos Van Rankin, Alexis Peña, Juan Pablo Segovia, Fabricio Formiliano and Agustin Oliveros on the defensive line; Edgar Méndez, Diego Gómez, Vicente Poggi and Damián Batallini in the middle; and Facundo Batista in the attack.
For their part, Raúl Gutiérrez’s team came out with a 4-3-3 tactical arrangement with Jesús Corona under the three sticks; José Martínez, Juan Escobar, Ramiro Funes Mori and Julio Domínguez in defense; Carlos Rodríguez, Erik Lira and Ignacio Rivero in midfield; and Christian Tabó, Rodolfo Rotondi and Uriel Antuna up front.
Jorge Camacho Peregrina was in charge of supervising the order of play during the match.
On the next day, the Rayos will face Pachuca as a visitor, while the Machine will play at home against Querétaro.
In this way, the local is in thirteenth place in the championship with 3 points, while the visit, with 1, is in sixteenth place.
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