Querétaro 1:2 Toluca: Liga MX Match Result

Match report

Toluca claimed a 2-1 victory over Querétaro at Estadio La Corregidora in the fifth round of the Liga MX Apertura on Friday night. A penalty from F. Vinas in the 90th minute cancelled out Helinho's opener and kept the visitors on track for a third win in six matches.

The match turned early when D. Barbosa received a red card in the 31st minute, leaving Querétaro to fight with ten men. A. Vega and F. Arce were both yellow-carded before half-time, and A. Avila missed a penalty on 45+6 – a moment that felt like it would define the evening.

Helninho finally broke the deadlock in the 65th minute, but S. Homenchenko equalised four minutes later to keep the visitors from slipping further behind. By then Toluca had weathered the storm, and when Vinas stepped up to take the spot-kick in the 90th minute he made no mistake.

Both sides registered identical possession figures of 0.5 and shot accuracy of 0.17, though the hosts managed more shots inside the penalty area. Querétaro's 6 blocked shots and 9 shots off target suggested they created openings but couldn't convert them, while Toluca's goalkeeper saved 2 compared to 1 for the hosts.

The result moves Toluca to second place with 13 points from four wins and a draw, while Querétaro remain sixth on 10 points after three victories and two defeats. The visitors extended their recent good run, having lost only one of their last six matches across all competitions.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 3 – 3

Shots off target 9 – 11

Corners 7 – 6

🟨 19' A. Vega — Yellow card 🟥 31' D. Barbosa — Red card 🟨 45+5' F. Arce — Yellow card ✗ 45+6' A. Avila — Penalty missed ⇄ 46' A. Vega — Substitution ⇄ 46' F. Arce — Substitution 🟨 55' A. Avila — Yellow card ⇄ 58' Paulo Victor — Substitution ⇄ 58' A. Alcala — Substitution ⚽ 65' Helinho — Goal ⇄ 74' Helinho — Substitution ⇄ 74' J. Angulo — Substitution 🟨 74' N. Castro — Yellow card ⇄ 74' B. Duarte — Substitution ⇄ 74' C. Garcia — Substitution ⚽ 79' S. Homenchenko — Goal 🟨 81' I. Benito — Yellow card ⇄ 85' Bruno Mendez — Substitution 🟨 90' S. Homenchenko — Yellow card ⚽ 90' F. Vinas — Penalty ⇄ 90+3' D. Parra — Substitution

Match events

19' 0:0 Toluca Yellow card A. Vega
31' 0:0 Toluca Red card D. Barbosa
45+5' 0:0 Toluca Yellow card F. Arce
45+6' 0:0 Querétaro Penalty missed A. Avila assist: A. Avila
46' 0:0 Toluca Substitution A. Vega off: N. Castro
46' 0:0 Toluca Substitution F. Arce off: B. A. Garcia Caprizo
55' 0:0 Querétaro Yellow card A. Avila
58' 0:0 Querétaro Substitution Paulo Victor off: I. Benito
58' 0:0 Querétaro Substitution A. Alcala off: M. Coronel
65' 0:1 Toluca Goal Helinho
74' 0:1 Toluca Substitution Helinho off: Luan
74' 0:1 Toluca Substitution J. Angulo off: J. Diaz Price
74' 0:1 Toluca Yellow card N. Castro
74' 0:1 Querétaro Substitution B. Duarte off: W. Madrid
74' 0:1 Querétaro Substitution C. Garcia off: J. Martinez
79' 1:1 Querétaro Goal S. Homenchenko assist: D. Parra
81' 1:1 Querétaro Yellow card I. Benito
85' 1:1 Toluca Substitution Bruno Mendez off: V. Guzman
90' 1:1 Querétaro Yellow card S. Homenchenko
90' 1:2 Toluca Penalty F. Vinas
90+3' 1:2 Querétaro Substitution D. Parra off: E. Perez

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

3 Shots on target 3

9 Shots off target 11

7 Corners 6

15 Fouls 8

1 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 1

All statistics

6 Blocked shots 4

70 Failed passes 75

1 Goalkeeper saves 2

0.17 Shot accuracy 0.17

7 Shots from outside the box 9

11 Shots inside the box 9

370 Total passes 385

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