Toluca 2-0 América – Las Águilas end the regular season with a defeat | OneFootball

América gives away the first half and falls in their visit to Toluca, closing the regular phase with a defeat.

First half:

A pretty even start to the match with both teams sharing possession, but with Toluca committing a lot of fouls; in just 15 minutes they had already committed six fouls.

Toluca had taken the lead with a great goal by Paulinho in the 20th minute, but the goal was disallowed for offside. But that showed us the difference between the two teams; André Jardine experimenting with Brian and Saint-Maximin up front, while the rival has a ‘killer’ striker who creates danger with just one chance.

As the first half progressed, the opponent pushed their lines forward and took control of the match, but without creating much danger in Luis Malagón’s area.

39′ Goal for Toluca – Paulinho was left alone in front of Malagón and finished to make it 1-0.

Jardine’s experiment of playing without a center forward didn’t work at all; neither Saint-Maximin nor Brian adapted to the position and at times they even looked out of the game. Another idea was to fill the midfield to gain possession, but they couldn’t achieve that either.

Second half:

45′ Substitutions – Out: Brian Rodríguez and Alexis Gutiérrez – In: Rodrigo Aguirre and Alejandro Zendejas.

51′ Penalty for Toluca due to a foul by Malagón. The América goalkeeper went out for the ball, but it was Paulinho who got there first, while Malagón ended up hitting the rival striker with his arms.

55′ Goal for Toluca – Helinho took the penalty and scored to make it 2-0.

61′ América’s first chance – Shot by Rodrigo Aguirre that was saved by the rival goalkeeper.

64′ Another one for América! – Rodrigo Aguirre leaves the ball for Erick Sánchez with no goalkeeper, but his shot was too weak and a defender managed to clear it.

67′ Another one! – This time it was Allan Saint-Maximin who was close to a great goal, but once again Hugo González made the save to prevent the goal.

Allan Saint-Maximin carried the team on his shoulders in this second half, creating countless attacking plays, but unfortunately none ended in a goal.

82′ Off the post! – Powerful shot by Allan Saint-Maximin that hit the post.

86′ Substitutions – Out: Sebastián Cáceres and Álvaro Fidalgo – In: Jonathan dos Santos and Patricio Salas.

América improved a lot after the penalty, but it was already too late; between the rival goalkeeper’s saves and their own lack of finishing, they weren’t able to even tie the match. They paid dearly for giving away the first half.

With this result, the Águilas fell to fourth place and will face fifth place Monterrey. The series will be at the end of November.

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