“Julián Carranza broke the deadlock for Necaxa, converting from a corner after Danny Leyva's right-footed shot had been saved moments earlier. The visitors capitalised on sustained set-piece pressure to go ahead.”
Pivotal“Luciano Herrera equalised for Pumas with just two minutes of normal time remaining, rescuing a point and sparking jubilation in the stadium after what had been a frustrating evening for the home side.”
Pivotal“Three yellow cards were shown in the final minute — Ricardo Monreal for an argument, Israel Luna López and Miguel Emilio Rodríguez Macías both for fouls — reflecting the frantic, ill-tempered conclusion to the match.”
Pumas UNAM
Necaxa
Outstanding performance
Pumas UNAM•AttackerPumas UNAM laboured through a quiet first half at Ciudad Universitaria before Necaxa broke the deadlock through Julián Carranza in the 76th minute, converting from a corner situation after Danny Leyva's initial effort had been saved. It looked like three points were heading to Aguascalientes until substitute Luciano Herrera, who had been on the pitch since the interval, levelled in the 88th minute to salvage a share of the spoils. The statistics told the story of Pumas' inefficiency — 23 shots to Necaxa's 15, yet only five on target — while a flurry of bookings in the dying moments underscored the growing tension on the pitch. For a Pumas side sitting 15th in the table, this point does little to accelerate their climb up the standings, though it halts a damaging home defeat; Necaxa, meanwhile, will feel the equaliser cost them something genuinely valuable in what is shaping up to be a competitive title race.
How entertaining was this match?
Uriel Antuna takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Shot - Luciano Herrera Head Shot Missed
Corner awarded.
Ricardo MonrealYellow CardYellow card shown to Ricardo Saul Monreal Morales.
Luciano HerreraLuciano Herrera scores with a left-footed shot.
Shot on goal! Luciano Herrera takes a left-footed shot and scores.
assist: Guillermo Martínez
Goal! Luciano Herrera scores, bringing the match to 1-1.
Alan Medina takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Pedro Pedraza is on, and Lorenzo Faravelli is off.
Offside.
Guillermo Martinez Ayala is on, and Victor Arteaga is off.
Robert Morales attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Robert Morales takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Julián CarranzaShot - Julian Carranza Head Shot Goal
assist: Miguel Emilio Rodríguez Macías
Goal! Julian Carranza scores, making it 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Danny Leyva takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Pablo Bennevendo comes on for Cristian Calderon.
Juan Torres is on, and Matias Espindola is off.
Corner awarded.
Lorenzo Faravelli takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Israel Luna takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Uriel Antuna takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Offside.
Alan Medina is on, and Adalberto Carrasquilla is off.
Mauro Zaleta comes on for Carlos Vargas.
Owen de Jesus Gonzalez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Carlos Vargas takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Israel Luna took a left-footed shot, but it missed the target.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Carlos Vargas attempts a left-footed shot but misses.
Carlos Vargas takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ricardo MonrealShot by Ricardo Saul Monreal Morales with his right foot, but he misses.
Luciano Herrera's header is saved.
Lorenzo Faravelli takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
On comes Israel Luna, off goes Pedro Jeampierre Vite Uca.
Luciano Herrera comes on for Olavio Vieira dos Santos Junior.
Uriel Antuna takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Uriel Antuna takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Uriel Antuna takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Uriel Antuna takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Yellow card issued to Pedro Jeampierre Vite Uca.
Ruben Duarte Sanchez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Adalberto Carrasquilla takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Adalberto Carrasquilla takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Adalberto Carrasquilla's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Lorenzo Faravelli takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Adalberto Carrasquilla takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Owen de Jesus Gonzalez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Uriel Antuna takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Robert Morales attempts a header but misses the shot.
Uriel Antuna takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Julian Carranza's header is saved.
Owen de Jesus Gonzalez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava.
