Goals and Highlights: Deportivo Toluca 2-0 Club Tijuana in Liga MX Clausura 2024

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⏱ 90+5’ | 👹 2-0 🐕 | #𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮𝟴

¡Gran triunfo de nuestros Diablos en el Infierno ante @Xolos, los 3 puntos se quedan en casa!

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#NuestroViaje | #TuMismaSangre pic.twitter.com/JihLmTEqMK

— Toluca FC (@TolucaFC) February 25, 2024

The match is over! Toluca beats Xolos at home.

Canelo' Angulo (Toluca) drives a shot from outside the box but it goes over Xolos' goal.

One more for Xolos! Carlos González hits the ball from outside the box, but it goes wide.

The referee gives 5 minutes of reinstatement!

Xolos keep trying! They send in a cross that Toluca's defensive backline heads over.

Xolos close! Carlos González takes a corner kick and the ball goes very close to the crossbar.

Toluca misses the third goal! Araújo filters for Baeza who shoots and Toño Rodríguez deflects with his left hand.

Last changes for Toluca! Alexis Vega and Belmonte are out; Violante and Arteaga are in.

Another change for Xolos! Barbosa comes off and Rafa Fernández comes on.

Play is resumed!

The game is stopped! There was a heavy collision between Tiago Volpi (Toluca) and Zúñiga (Xolos); the doctors are on the scene.

Toluca's set piece hits the wall.

Two changes for Toluca! Marcel Ruiz and Meneses are out; Max Araújo and Baeza are in.

Goal for Toluca! Orrantia overflows and sends in a low cross that Meneses subtly pushes in.

Another yellow card! Alexis Vega (Toluca) collides with Madrigal (Xolos).

Toluca misses the second! Marcel Ruiz cuts inside the box and sends the ball over the goal.

Goooooal for Toluca! Dominguez crosses from outside the box and nails it into Toño Rodriguez's right corner.

Alexis Vega (Toluca) tries to shoot the ball, but it hit Kevin Castañeda (Xolos).

First change for Toluca! Gacelo' López goes out and 'Canelo' Angulo comes in.

Start of the second half!

Toluca 55 Possession % 45 Xolos
Toluca 2 Shots on goal 0 Xolos
Toluca 0 Corner kicks 2 Xolos
Toluca 1 Yellow cards 1 Xolos
Toluca 0 Red cards 0 Xolos

The first 45 minutes are over! Toluca and Xolos go in scoreless at halftime.

3 more minutes are added to the first half!

Toluca misses! Gacelo' López shoots at goal and the ball goes just wide of the left post.

Kevin Castañeda (Xolos) sees an effort from outside the box go just wide of Tiago Volpi's (Toluca) goal.

Second yellow of the game! Kevin Castañeda (Xolos) hits Marcel Ruiz (Toluca) hard.

The Toluca substitutes get up to warm up.

Toluca close! Marcel Ruiz gives a good pass to Meneses who shoots a low shot that goes just wide of the goal.

First change for Xolos due to injury! Lucas Rodríguez comes off and Kevin Castañeda comes on.

Xolos come close! They send a through ball to Lucas Rodríguez, but Orrantia sweeps it out for a corner kick.

Foul in the midfield! Blanco (Xolos) pushes Marcel Ruiz (Toluca).

Barbosa (Xolos) gets in a shot on goal, but the ball hits an opponent.

Game stoppage! Belmonte (Toluca) hit Lucas Rodríguez (Xolos).

Toluca comes again! Alexis Vega sends in a cross that narrowly misses 'Gacelo' López.

Alexis Vega (Toluca) keeps trying! He shoots from outside the box, but Toño Rodríguez (Xolos) makes a calm save.

Hard tackle! Carlos González (Xolos) collides in the air with Marcel Ruiz (Toluca).

He makes a mistake! Alexis Vega (Toluca) headed and attempted a through ball that was too slow and the defense cleared.

Xolos let the first one go! Blanco sends in a cross that goes just wide.

Opening whistle!

This is how the visiting team comes out:
J. Rodríguez (GK); K. Balanta, N Díaz, E. Armenta, D. Barbosa, C. Rivera, F. Madrigal, D. Blanco, L. Rodríguez, F. Contreras y C. Gonzáles. Coach, Miguel Herrera.

This is how the home team comes out:

📝👹| ¡El XI inicial de nuestros Diablos para enfrentar a @Xolos!

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— Toluca FC (@TolucaFC) February 25, 2024

Club Tijuana won the game 2-1 against Deportivo Toluca, thanks to the enormous dominance they had over the 'Diablos' for most of the game.

A few minutes before kickoff, both clubs are already on the field for this match.

😎🫶🏻| En la cancha el equipo de casa#NuestroViaje 🇦🇹 pic.twitter.com/wO9ckSMVnF

— Toluca FC (@TolucaFC) February 25, 2024

Little by little, fans are beginning to arrive at the Nemesio Diez for this match of Day 8 of the Clausura 2024 Liga MX Tournament, a large entrance is expected, with a possible full house.

The match will be played at the Nemesio Díez, a stadium that was inaugurated on August 8, 1954. It has capacity for 30 thousand fans.

Both teams are already in the stadium and are preparing in the dressing room for the warm-up in a few more minutes and the starting line-ups for the match will be announced.

¡Ya estamos instalados en el Nemesio Diez! 💪 pic.twitter.com/T700bW5gL3

— Xolos 🐕 (@Xolos) February 25, 2024

Thank you very much for following along with us in the Deportivo Toluca vs Club Tijuana telecast, a great game awaits us this afternoon in the State of Mexico. Stay tuned because it's almost starting.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters for Deportivo Toluca vs Club Tijuana live, as well as the latest information from the Nemesio Diez pitch. Stay tuned to VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage of the match.

This is the kickoff time for the Deportivo Toluca vs Club Tijuana match on February 25, 2024 in several countries:
Mexico: 12:00 hours CDMX (ViX and TUDN).
United States: 5:00 p.m. PT and 6:00 p.m. ET (TUDN, TUDN App, UNIVISION), 
Costa Rica: 12:00 noon (Vix and TUDN)
Peru: 1:00 p.m.
Colombia: 13:00 hours 
Ecuador: 13:00 hours 
Puerto Rico: 2:00 p.m. 
Venezuela: 14:00 hours 
Bolivia: 2:00 p.m. 
Chile: 2:00 p.m. 
Argentina: 2:00 p.m. 
Uruguay: 2:00 p.m. 
Paraguay: 2:00 p.m. 
Brazil: 2:00 p.m.
Spain: 19:00 hours

Lucas Rodríguez, a young 26-year-old midfielder who has 2 goals and 1 assist in this tournament.

Jean Meneses, a 30-year-old experienced striker who has 3 goals and 3 assists this season.

J. Rodríguez (GK); K. Balanta, N. Díaz, F. Contreras, A. Mejía, C. Rivera, F. Madrigal, L. Rodríguez, D. Blanco, E. Álvarez y C. González. Coach, Miguel Herrera.

T. Volpi (WK); J. Escobar, F. Pereira, B. García, M. Araújo, C. Baeza, T. Belmonte, M. Ruiz, J. Meneses, A. Vega y E. López. Coach, Renato Paiva.

Center Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
Assistant one: Mauricio Nieto Robles 
Assistant two: Jesús Lorenzo Soto Dávila
Fourth official: Orlando Delgadillo Franco
VAR: Brian Omar Gonzáles Veles
VAR: Michel Caballero Galicia

In Deportivo Toluca's last five meetings against Club Tijuana they are very evenly matched, with two wins each and one draw.
Liga MX Apertura 2023 Club Tijuana 2-1 Deportivo Toluca
Liga MX Clausura 2023 Club Tijuana 3-3 Deportivo Toluca
Liga MX Apertura 2022 Deportivo Toluca 3-1 Club Tijuana
Liga MX Clausura 2022 Deportivo Toluca 1-2 Club Tijuana
Liga MX Apertura 2021 Club Tijuana 0-2 Deportivo Toluca

The 'Xolos' in their last 5 matches have had a poor performance, having a streak of 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Liga MX Clausura 2024 Club Tijuana 1-1 Deportivo Guadalajara
Liga MX Clausura 2024 Cruz Azul Club 1-0 Tijuana
MX Clausura 2024 League MX Clausura 2024 Pachuca Club 3-2 Tijuana
MX Clausura 2024 League MX Clausura 2024 Club Tijuana 1-1 Querétaro 
MX League Clausura 2024 Atletico San Luis 3-3 Club Tijuana

The 'Devils' in their last 5 matches have had a regular performance, their best result was against Santos, having a streak of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Concachampions 2024 Herediano 1-2 Deportivo Toluca 
Liga MX Clausura 2024 Club Necaxa 3-3 Deportivo Toluca
Concachampions 2024 Deportivo Toluca 2-3 Herediano
Liga MX Clausura 2024 Monterrey 0-0 Deportivo Toluca
Liga MX Clausura 2024 Deportivo Toluca 1-0 Club Santos

The Mexican First Division brings us a duel between two teams in the lower middle of the table. Toluca is in eighth place with 13 points, while Tijuana is in 15th place with 4 points.

Hello everyone! Thank you for joining us for the blog commentary of the match Deportivo Toluca vs Club Tijuana, corresponding to date 8 of the Liga MX Torneo Clausura 2024.
My name is Uriel García and I will be your host for this match. We will provide you with pre-match analysis on VAVEL.