“Owen González capitalizes on a corner to give Necaxa a shock 1-0 lead against the run of early play.”
Pivotal“América respond within two minutes as Henry Martín heads home from a corner to level the score.”
Pivotal“Henry Martín converts a stoppage-time penalty to complete his second goal of the half and make it 2-2 heading into the break, after a VAR review overturned an initial no-penalty call.”
Pivotal“Miguel Borja puts América ahead for good early in the second half, capping a spell of sustained pressure.”
Pivotal“Henry Martín completes his hat-trick from the penalty spot deep into the second half, sealing the win at 2-4.”
Necaxa
América
Outstanding performance
América•AttackerNecaxa stunned the visitors with an early lead through Owen González, but América's response was immediate and relentless, with Henry Martín inserting himself into every key moment of the first half. América's control of the game showed in the underlying numbers - 42 dangerous attacks to Necaxa's 24, and nine shots on target compared to five - but it was Martín's individual output, two goals either side of Julián Carranza's penalty, that kept dragging them level before halftime. Miguel Borja's second-half strike put daylight between the sides for good, and Martín's third penalty in stoppage time put a firm gloss on the scoreline. For Necaxa, wasteful finishing told the story: four big chances missed against a much sharper América attack, while the champions' pedigree and star power carried them through a match that could easily have slipped away from them in the first 45 minutes.
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Cristian Alexis Borja Gonzalez receives a yellow card.
Yellow card shown to Javier Ruiz.
Diego OchoaYellow CardDiego Ochoa receives a yellow card.
Offside.
Kevin Nahin Alvarez Campos comes on for Dagoberto Espinoza.
Juan Valencia is substituted for Miguel Rodriguez.
Offside.
On comes Icaro, and off goes Edwin Javier Cerrillo.
Alejandro Cardenas replaces Miguel Angel Borja Hernandez.
On comes Alexis Hazael Gutierrez Torres, off goes Carlos Alvarez.
Shot from Henry Josue Martin for Mexico with his right foot finds the back of the net.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Henry Josue Martin scores for Mexico. The shootout score is now 2-4.
Substitution: Kevin Rosero comes on for Raul Alejandro Martinez Ruiz.
Juan Torres is substituted for Matias Espindola.
Corner awarded.
Erick Daniel Sanchez Ocegueda takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
On Javier Ruiz, off Owen de Jesus Gonzalez.
Mauro Zaleta comes on for Carlos Vargas.
Carlos Alvarez takes a left-footed shot, but it misses.
Yellow card shown to Raul Alejandro Martinez Ruiz.
Henry Josue Martin from Mexico takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Matias Espindola takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Miguel Angel Borja Hernandez takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Goal! Miguel Angel Borja Hernandez scores, making it 2-3.
Henry Josue Martin from Mexico takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Shot from Henry Josue Martin of Mexico with his right foot finds the back of the net.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Henry Josue Martin scores for Mexico. The match remains 2-2.
The first half ends with a score of 2-2.
Goal! Henry Josue Martin scores for Mexico, bringing the match to 2-2.
VAR Decision - No penalty confirmed - Henry Josue Martin Mex
VAR decision is pending regarding a red card.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Carlos Alvarez takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Julián CarranzaGoal! Julian Carranza scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Julian Carranza scores, making it 2-1.
Julian Carranza takes a shot with his head, but it's blocked.
Shot from Henry Josue Martin for Mexico, and it's a goal with a header.
Emilio Lara's header is blocked off the line.
Goal! Henry Josue Martin scores for Mexico, making it 1-1.
Corner awarded.
Miguel Angel Borja Hernandez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Alejandro Zendejas takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Owen de Jesus Gonzalez scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Julián Carranza
Goal! Owen de Jesus Gonzalez scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Julian Carranza.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Erick Daniel Sanchez Ocegueda.
Julian Carranza took a right-footed shot but missed.
Alejandro Zendejas attempts a header but misses the shot.
Julian Carranza takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Miguel Angel Borja Hernandez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Alejandro Zendejas with his left foot is saved.
Alejandro Zendejas takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Julian Carranza takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Matias Espindola takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked off the line.
Julian Carranza takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Miguel Angel Borja Hernandez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Julian Carranza's right-footed shot is saved.
Offside.
Matias Espindola attempts a header but misses the shot.
Kick-off! The referee is Guillermo Pacheco Larios.
Bottom-of-the-table Necaxa look to snap a miserable run under new boss Juan Reynoso against a Club América side that arrives without several key names on international duty. Despite the absences, América remain heavy favorites and are firmly in the title chase near the top of the Apertura table.
