Alebrijes de Oaxaca

Match report

Alebrijes de Oaxaca and Tapatío shared the points in a Liga de Expansión MX fixture at the Estadio Benito Juárez on Thursday evening. The hosts took the lead through B. Fadika in the fifty-sixth minute, but G. Garcia's strike five minutes from time ensured the visitors left with something.

The match turned on a moment in the sixty-third minute. D. Martinez stepped up for a penalty after a foul inside the area and hit the post, giving Tapatío a chance to go ahead before the break. They came for a cross he never reached, and Alebrijes held their nerve.

Fadika's goal had come from a well-worked short corner. He met the ball at the near post and drove it past the goalkeeper before Tapatío could shuffle across. The visitors were reduced to ten men in the eightieth minute when C. Soldati picked up his second yellow, but they kept their heads after that.

By then Tapatío had already made their move. Andrey Marcos and A. Arellano came on together in the seventy-eighth minute, and the substitution gave them fresh legs in the final stages. G. Garcia's winner was simple enough — a header from close range after a long ball found him in the box.

The statistics tell you nothing about who deserved more. Alebrijes had 48 per cent possession and 12 key passes, while Tapatío created three times as many big chances but failed to convert. The hosts registered four shots on target from twelve attempts inside the area, and the visitors managed three from five — yet the scoreline tells a different story.

The draw leaves Alebrijes in tenth place with seven points from six games, while Tapatío sit fifth on eleven. The visitors extended their unbeaten run to eight, and the hosts have not won since their victory over Tepatitlán two weeks ago.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 48 – 52

Shots on target 4 – 3

Shots off target 9 – 4

Big chances 3 – 0

🟨 21' P. Villa — Yellow card 🟨 27' R. Parra — Yellow card 🟨 37' B. Fadika — Yellow card ⇄ 55' I. Barreda — Substitution ⚽ 56' B. Fadika — Goal ⇄ 61' C. Medina — Substitution ⇄ 62' M. Cendejas — Substitution ⇄ 62' R. Parra — Substitution ✗ 63' D. Martinez — Penalty missed ⇄ 77' J. Uribe — Substitution ⇄ 78' A. Arellano — Substitution ⇄ 78' Andrey Marcos — Substitution 🟨 79' W. Torres — Yellow card ⚽ 86' G. Garcia — Goal 🟨 87' C. Soldati — Yellow card ⇄ 88' S. Esparza — Substitution ⇄ 90+3' T. Jaimes Rodriguez — Substitution ⇄ 90+3' L. Jeffus — Substitution 🟨 90+5' L. Jimenez — Yellow card

Match events

21' 0:0 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Yellow card P. Villa
27' 0:0 Tapatío Yellow card R. Parra
37' 0:0 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Yellow card B. Fadika
55' 0:0 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Substitution I. Barreda off: D. Martinez
56' 1:0 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Goal B. Fadika
61' 1:0 Tapatío Substitution C. Medina off: L. Calderon
62' 1:0 Tapatío Substitution M. Cendejas off: S. Zamora
62' 1:0 Tapatío Substitution R. Parra off: D. Villaseca
63' 1:0 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Penalty missed D. Martinez assist: D. Martinez
77' 1:0 Tapatío Substitution J. Uribe off: R. Nuno
78' 1:0 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Substitution A. Arellano off: E. Sanchez
78' 1:0 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Substitution Andrey Marcos off: W. Torres
79' 1:0 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Yellow card W. Torres
86' 1:1 Tapatío Goal G. Garcia assist: R. Nuno
87' 1:1 Tapatío Yellow card C. Soldati
88' 1:1 Tapatío Substitution S. Esparza off: C. Hernandez
90+3' 1:1 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Substitution T. Jaimes Rodriguez off: A. Hernandez
90+3' 1:1 Alebrijes de Oaxaca Substitution L. Jeffus off: O. Ballesteros
90+5' 1:1 Tapatío Yellow card L. Jimenez

Statistics

48 Possession, % 52

4 Shots on target 3

9 Shots off target 4

3 Big chances 0

73 Attacks 70

2 Corners 7

13 Fouls 14

13 Free kicks 12

3 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 5

22 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

28/4858% Aerial duels 20/4842%

61 Backward passes 48

4 Blocked shots 0

31 Clearances 29

5/1828% Crosses 4/2715%

2/367% Dribbles 2/1020%

91 Failed passes 90

2 Goalkeeper saves 3

7 Interceptions 12

12 Key passes 5

27/5747% Long passes 25/5645%

55 Passes into the final third 59

236 Passes in the opposition half 231

134 Passes in own half 175

0.24 Shot accuracy 0.43

12 Shots inside the box 5

6/1155% Tackles 6/1060%

352 Total passes 379

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