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In the quarterfinals of the Mexico - Liga MX - Apertura 2022 tournament, the Red Devils suffered as visitors, but they secured three points against the Warriors by defeating them 1-2. The goal of the match for the home team was scored by Fernado Gorriarán (51' 2T). Meanwhile, the goals for the visitors were scored by Jean Meneses (1' 2T) and Andrés Mosquera (4' 2T).
The insistence on shots by Santos Laguna did not produce the expected results. Although they surpassed their opponent 22 to 5, 5 of their shots were on target and 16 ended up off target.
Andrés Mosquera had a great performance. The defender of Toluca FC was important in scoring 1 goal and blocking 2 dangerous shots.
Jean Meneses also had a good performance. The midfielder of Toluca FC scored 1 goal.
The game got dirty with fouls and the players played more aggressively. There were 2 yellow cards: Jorge Rodríguez and Fernado Gorriarán. Javier Correa was sent off with a direct red card in the 82nd minute of the second half.
Santos' coach, Eduardo Fentanes, presented a tactical disposition of 4-3-3 with Carlos Acevedo in goal; Carlos Orrantia, Félix Torres, Hugo Rodríguez, and Omar Campos in the defensive line; Fernado Gorriarán, Alan Cervantes, and Leonardo Suárez in midfield; and Cecilio Domínguez, Harold Preciado, and Eduardo Aguirre in the attack.
On the other hand, Ignacio Ambriz's team came out with a tactical disposition of 4-4-2 with Tiago Volpi in goal; Andrés Mosquera, Haret Ortega, Valber Huerta, and Brayan Angulo in defense; Marcel Ruiz, Claudio Baeza, Fernando Navarro, and Jean Meneses in the midfield; and Camilo Da Silva and Carlos González in the forward line.
Luis Santander Aguirre was in charge of supervising the order of the game during the match.
With this victory, the Red Devils eliminated the Warriors from the tournament and advanced to the Semifinals of Mexico - Liga MX - Apertura 2022.