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Player Ratings: Monterrey 1-0 Toluca
Goal.com's Andrea Martinez rates the individual performances in Saturday's Monterrey-Toluca match.
Aug 15, 2009 11:20:46 PM
Jonathan Orozco 8 - Good job controlling everything that came to him, and had no trouble with Toluca.
Duilio Davino 6 - Was caught several times by Toluca, but improved as the game went on and showed control over his territory.
Gerardo Galindo 6 - Solid plays throughout the game.
Luis Pérez 6.5 - Had a good game and created many chances. He also gave the assist for Monterrey’s goal.
Sergio Santana 4.5 - Wasn’t present during his time on the field and wasted the few opportunities that he had.
Aldo de Nigris 5.5 - Did a decent job, but failed to build upon several instances.
Walter Ayoví 6.5 - One of the creative forces behind Monterrey. Had opportunities himself, but it wasn’t his night to score.
Diego Ordaz 6.5 - Provided good support down the field and helped orchestrate many of the attacks.
William Paredes 6 - Played well and held his own against Toluca attacks.
Felipe Baloy 6.5 - Tirelessly tried to contribute to the game. Had a nice shot that hit on the post.
Humberto Suazo 7 - Despite coming back from an injury, “El Chupete” worked hard, and bagged a goal in the process. Could have added another, but had a good showing.
Substitutes
Osvaldo Martinez 6.5 - Worked hard to try and stir up trouble, and came close several times.
Abraham Carreño 5.5 - Didn’t do too much when he came in.
Jesus Zavala - N/A
Toluca
Hernan Cristante 7 - Came up big for Toluca several times making wonderful saves and prevented a bigger difference in the score line.
Francisco Gamboa 5 - His main contribution of the night seemed limited to constantly fouling the opposition.
Miguel Almazán 5.5 - Tried to help up top, but his services would have been better appreciated in the back.
Martín Romagnoli 5 - Monterrey easily pushed aside the player.
Manuel de la Torre 5.5 - Had trouble with Monterrey as they launched attacks and didn’t show the same level as previous encounters.
Néstor Calderón 4.5 - Not up to par with the performances that he had given during the Apertura 2009 and was disappointing.
Israel López 6 - Troubled Monterrey several times, and came up with a few opportunities for his side.
Antonio Naelson 5.5 - Usually very influential for Toluca, this time “Zinha’ was tamed by Monterrey.
Carlos Esquivel 5 - Not a good performance, and hardly troubled Monterrey.
Edgar Dueñas 5 - Committed too many errors that put Toluca in danger.
Raúl Nava 6- One of the bright spots for Toluca. Kept on trying to drive an attack, but his efforts proved were often cut short.
Substitutes
Vladimir Marin 5 - Didn’t do too bad with his time on the field, and tried to help the Toluca cause.
Manuel Zarate N/A
Andrea Martinez, Goal.com
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