On Feb 19th, Tijuana plays host to Necaxa in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Tijuana sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Mazatlán. Nicolás Benedetti struck first for Mazatlán in the 43rd minute, then Roberto Meraz Bernal added another in the 88th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tijuana couldn’t manage to score, and Mazatlán took the shutout win. Tijuana is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Necaxa is fresh off their 2-1 win against Cruz Azul. Escobar Chena struck first for Cruz Azul in the 34th minute on a penalty kick, but Milton Giménez got the equalizer for Necaxa in the 84th minute on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a goal by Rodrigo Aguirre to cap off a wild match. Necaxa is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 28th of September, Necaxa won by a score of 3 to 0. Brian García Carpizo struck first for Necaxa in the 53rd minute, then Salas added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Brian García Carpizo In the end, Tijuana was frustrated by Necaxa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Necaxa ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Rodrigo Aguirre and Milton Giménez have been the hottest scorers for Necaxa in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Tijuana’s most prolific scorer has been Lisandro López. The Argentinian defender has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.