Atletico San Luis 1:1 Pachuca: Liga MX Match Result

Match report

Atlético San Luis and Pachuca played out a 1:1 draw in the fifth round of the Liga MX Apertura at the Estadio Libertad Financiera on Saturday evening. The hosts had dominated possession and created more chances, but Pachuca held firm after going down to ten men and snatched a late point. Both sides sit in the lower half of the table, with San Luis in thirteenth and Pachuca fifteenth after six games each.

The turning point came at minute thirty-three when Eduardo Bauermann received a red card for Pachuca. To be fair, the visitors had not travelled to make up the numbers, and by then they were already behind on the scoreboard. They lost Kenedy thirty-six minutes later for a second booking, leaving them to defend with two fewer outfield players for the remainder of the match. San Luis pushed forward, but Pachuca kept their heads and absorbed the pressure.

And here's the thing about the goals — neither side looked like they deserved them in equal measure. R. Najera gave San Luis the lead in the eighty-third minute, capitalising on a period of sustained pressure. But C. Moreno's stoppage-time strike, three minutes into added time, proved the equaliser and kept Pachuca in the contest. It was a result that reflected the imbalance, yet also the resilience of a team playing a man down.

The statistics tell the story of dominance without efficiency. San Luis held 69 per cent of possession, registered fourteen shots with seven on target, and created six big chances against an expected goals total of 2.71. Pachuca managed only 31 per cent possession, eight shots with two on target, and three big chances from 0.99 expected goals. They did not travel to make up the numbers, but they found a way back into it. The draw leaves San Luis on six points and Pachuca on five, both still searching for consistency.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 69 – 31

Shots on target 7 – 2

Shots off target 7 – 6

Expected goals 2.71 – 0.99

🟨 19' S. D. Barreto — Yellow card 🟥 33' Eduardo Bauermann — Red card 🟨 36' Kenedy — Yellow card ⇄ 40' Kenedy — Substitution ⇄ 46' O. Macias — Substitution ⇄ 46' B. Galindo — Substitution ⇄ 58' A. Bautista — Substitution ⇄ 58' S. Rondon — Substitution ⇄ 62' D. Rodriguez — Substitution ⇄ 72' A. Duarte — Substitution ⇄ 78' O. Idrissi — Substitution ⇄ 78' E. Montiel — Substitution ⇄ 80' R. Torres — Substitution ⚽ 83' R. Najera — Goal ⚽ 90+3' C. Moreno — Goal

Match events

19' 0:0 Pachuca Yellow card S. D. Barreto
33' 0:0 Pachuca Red card Eduardo Bauermann
36' 0:0 Pachuca Yellow card Kenedy
40' 0:0 Pachuca Substitution Kenedy off: J. Berlanga
46' 0:0 Atletico San Luis Substitution O. Macias off: R. Llorente
46' 0:0 Atletico San Luis Substitution B. Galindo off: A. Cruz
58' 0:0 Pachuca Substitution A. Bautista off: N. Vallejo
58' 0:0 Pachuca Substitution S. Rondon off: A. Alcaraz
62' 0:0 Atletico San Luis Substitution D. Rodriguez off: R. Najera
72' 0:0 Atletico San Luis Substitution A. Duarte off: B. Galdames
78' 0:0 Pachuca Substitution O. Idrissi off: M. Isais
78' 0:0 Pachuca Substitution E. Montiel off: S. Rodriguez
80' 0:0 Atletico San Luis Substitution R. Torres off: S. Munoz
83' 1:0 Atletico San Luis Goal R. Najera assist: F. Mora
90+3' 1:1 Pachuca Goal C. Moreno assist: N. Vallejo

Statistics

69 Possession, % 31

7 Shots on target 2

7 Shots off target 6

2.71 Expected goals 0.99

6 Big chances 3

97 Attacks 78

1 Corners 4

13 Fouls 17

16 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

8 Goal kicks 11

16 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

12/3139% Aerial duels 19/3161%

76 Backward passes 40

3 Blocked shots 2

18 Clearances 30

7/2133% Crosses 7/1258%

2/1118% Dribbles 7/1937%

1.40 Expected assists 0.59

70 Failed passes 72

1 Goalkeeper saves 5

6 Interceptions 7

10 Key passes 10

15/3148% Long passes 20/5139%

113 Passes into the final third 26

329 Passes in the opposition half 160

264 Passes in own half 106

0.41 Shot accuracy 0.20

6 Shots from outside the box 0

11 Shots inside the box 10

13/2065% Tackles 11/1765%

572 Total passes 254

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