2 – 3
“Federico Viñas heads home from a corner to give Toluca an early lead”
“Joao Paulo doubles Toluca's advantage after more good work from a corner”
“Everardo del Villar is shown a red card moments after Santos pull one back, leaving Toluca to see out the game with ten men”
Pivotal“Substitute Kevin Palacios levels the score at 2-2 as Santos push hard against ten men”
Pivotal“Fran Villalba completes the stunning comeback with a stoppage-time winner to make it 2-3”
Pivotal
Toluca
Santos Laguna
Outstanding performance
Toluca•MidfielderToluca looked in complete control after Federico Viñas and Joao Paulo put them 2-0 up inside 43 minutes, exploiting Santos Laguna's high line with clinical set-piece work and quick combinations through Ernesto Vega. But Ezequiel Bullaude's stoppage-time strike before the break, followed almost immediately by Everardo del Villar's red card, turned the tie on its head and left Santos to survive the second half a man down. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Santos out-fought and out-created Toluca after the break, racking up 52 dangerous attacks to Toluca's 33 for the match and converting late substitute impact through Kevin Palacios and Fran Villalba to complete the turnaround. Toluca's wastefulness told in the end - three big chances missed compared to Santos's zero - as the visitors snatched a stunning 3-2 win in the final minute.
How entertaining was this match?
Eduardo AguirreShot - Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara Right Footed Shot Goal
assist: Mauricio Cuevas
Goal - Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara 2-3
Corner
Red Card - Everardo Del Villar
VAR Decision -
Shot - Ezequiel Bullaude Right Footed Shot Saved
Ezequiel BullaudeShot - Ezequiel Bullaude Right Footed Shot Goal
Goal - Ezequiel Bullaude 2-1
Shot - Jesus Gallardo Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Joao Paulo Dias Fernandes Left Footed Shot Goal
assist: Alexis Vega
Goal - Joao Paulo Dias Fernandes 2-0，Assist：Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas
Shot - Salvador Mariscal Right Footed Shot Blocked
Shot - Esteban Lozano Head Shot Missed
Corner
Corner
Shot - Mauricio Cuevas Right Footed Shot Blocked
Nicolás CastroYellow CardYellow Card - Nicolás Castro
Shot - Andres Federico Pereira Castelnoble Head Shot Blocked
Shot - Bruno Mendez Cittadini Right Footed Shot Missed
Offside
Offside
Goal 2-0
Shot - Joao Paulo Dias Fernandes Left Footed Shot Missed
Federico ViñasShot - Federico Viñas Head Shot Goal
assist: Alexis Vega
Goal - Federico Viñas 1-0，Assist：Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas
Corner
Offside
Shot - Andres Federico Pereira Castelnoble Head Shot Missed
Goal - Federico Viñas 1-0
Corner
Shot - Joao Paulo Dias Fernandes Left Footed Shot Saved
Corner
Shot - Ezequiel Bullaude Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Federico Viñas Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Diego Zaragoza Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Mauricio Cuevas Right Footed Shot Blocked
Shot Right Footed Shot Missed
Offside
Goal 1-0
Corner
Shot - Nicolás Castro Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Joao Paulo Dias Fernandes Left Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Joao Paulo Dias Fernandes Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Jesus Gallardo Head Shot Blocked
Shot Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Kick-off! Referee：Luis Rodriguez
Table-topping Toluca ride a red-hot streak into a home clash against a Santos Laguna side mired in last place and winless in five. With the Diablos Rojos boasting a stacked attack and Santos struggling for any consistency, the Bombonera looks set for a one-sided affair.
