In their visit to the Kraken, the Rayos beat Mazatlán 1-0, on date 12 of the Mexico – Liga MX – Clausura 2023 tournament. The visit scored the only goal of the game after 48 minutes of the first half, through Ricardo monreal. After receiving an assist from Brayan Garnica, the forward finished off the goal and beat the opposing keeper to score his own goal.
The figure of the meeting was Ricardo Monreal. The Necaxa striker scored 1 goal and kicked 2 times on target against Mazatlán.
On the other hand, José Esquivel was key. The Necaxa defender was important because he cleared 4 dangerous balls.
It was a highly contested game with fouls on both sides. There were 3 reprimands: Ake Loba, Alexis Peña and Juan Pablo Segovia.
The Mazatlán coach, Rubén Romano, arranged a 5-3-2 formation on the field with Ricardo Gutiérrez in goal; Bryan Colula, Facundo Almada, Oswaldo Alanís, Néstor Vidrio and Francisco Venegas on the defensive line; Eduard Bello, Roberto Meraz and Andrés Montaño in the middle; and Édgar Bárcenas and Ake Loba in attack.
For their part, those led by Andrés Lillini planted themselves with a 5-2-3 strategy with Hugo González under the three sticks; Josecarlos Van Rankin, Alexis Peña, Agustin Oliveros, Juan Pablo Segovia and José Esquivel in defense; Brayan Garnica and Fernando Madrigal in midfield; and Edgar Méndez, Damián Batallini and Ricardo Monreal up front.
The designated referee for the match was Daniel Quintero Huitrón.
Mazatlán will visit Atl. de San Luis on the next day, while the Rayos will host Santos Laguna at the Victoria stadium.
The local is in eighteenth place with 4 points, while the visitor reached 12 points and is placed in twelfth place in the tournament.
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