Cruz Azul vs Forge FC, 2022 Concacaf Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Cruz Azul advance 4-1 on aggregate
Cruz Azul
  • 5': Ángel Romero
  • 21': Rafael Baca
  • 44': Juan Escobar
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Cruz Azul advance 4-1 on aggregate
Forge FC
  • 26': David Choiniére

About

Cruz Azul are hosting Forge FC at Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Hand ball by Tristan Borges (Forge).
  • 5': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Forge 0. Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Rómulo Otero with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 8': Foul by David Choinière (Forge).
  • 8': Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Offside, Cruz Azul. Luis Abram tries a through ball, but Ángel Romero is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Aboubacar Sissoko (Forge) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Hojabrpour.
  • 13': Foul by Kyle Bekker (Forge).
  • 13': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete with a cross.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rómulo Otero.
  • 17': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Garven-Michee Metusala.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
  • 20': Corner, Forge. Conceded by Luis Abram.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Garven-Michee Metusala (Forge) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tristan Borges with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Forge 0. Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Mendoza.
  • 26': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Forge 1. David Choinière (Forge) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Martínez.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Rómulo Otero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Luis Mendoza (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Luis Mendoza (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rómulo Otero.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rómulo Otero.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Rómulo Otero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
  • 39': Foul by Rómulo Otero (Cruz Azul).
  • 39': Garven-Michee Metusala (Forge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by David Choinière (Forge).
  • 41': José Martínez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by José Martínez.
  • 43': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Dominic Samuel.
  • 44': Goal! Cruz Azul 3, Forge 1. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Mendoza following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 3, Forge 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 3, Forge 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Iván Morales replaces Santiago Giménez.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Rómulo Otero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Iván Morales.
  • 48': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Alessandro Hojabrpour (Forge).
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Iván Morales (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 58': Aboubacar Sissoko (Forge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul).
  • 60': Substitution, Forge. Chris Nanco replaces David Choinière.
  • 60': Substitution, Forge. Woobens Pacius replaces Terran Campbell.
  • 61': Substitution, Forge. Emery Welshman replaces Tristan Borges.
  • 61': Foul by Dominic Samuel (Forge).
  • 61': Iván Morales (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Rafael Baca.
  • 63': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Cristian Jiménez replaces Ignacio Rivero.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Iván Morales (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rómulo Otero with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Iván Morales (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 67': Foul by Ashtone Morgan (Forge).
  • 67': Rómulo Otero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Substitution, Forge. Noah Jensen replaces Garven-Michee Metusala.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Emery Welshman (Forge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 71': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alejandro Mayorga replaces Ángel Romero.
  • 72': Dominic Samuel (Forge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Iván Morales (Cruz Azul).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Rómulo Otero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Mayorga.
  • 74': Foul by Emery Welshman (Forge).
  • 74': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Forge. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 79': Substitution, Forge. Kwasi Poku replaces Alessandro Hojabrpour.
  • 79': Aboubacar Sissoko (Forge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Alejandro Mayorga (Cruz Azul).
  • 80': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Rafael Guerrero replaces José Martínez.
  • 82': Offside, Cruz Azul. Adrián Aldrete tries a through ball, but Rómulo Otero is caught offside.
  • 83': Iván Morales (Cruz Azul) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rómulo Otero with a through ball.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Luis Mendoza (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Kwasi Poku (Forge).
  • 86': Foul by Kwasi Poku (Forge).
  • 86': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Kwasi Poku (Forge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Foul by Iván Morales (Cruz Azul).
  • 87': Kyle Bekker (Forge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Chris Nanco (Forge).
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Cristian Jiménez (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kyle Bekker (Forge) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aboubacar Sissoko.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 3, Forge 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 3, Forge 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 0
31.2 Possession 68.8
5 SHOTS 26
1 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
229 Accurate Passes 596
292 Passes 663
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 75
19 Accurate Long Balls 53
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 8
7 Effective Tackles 7
11 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 3
15 Effective Clearances 10
15 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Azteca Stadium
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 28,724

Line-Ups

CAZ Cruz Azul (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Sebastián Jurado (GK)
5 Luis Abram
24 Juan Escobar
16 Adrián Aldrete
12 José Joaquín Martínez
10 Rómulo Otero
15 Ignacio Rivero
22 Rafael Baca
29 Santiago Giménez
9 Ángel Romero
8 Luis Mendoza
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Rafael Guerrero, Carlos Rodríguez, Uriel Antuna, Alfredo Cabañas, Cristian Jiménez, Iván Morales, Alejandro Mayorga.

FOR Forge FC (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Triston Henry (GK)
4 Dominic Samuel
23 Garven-Michee Metusala
3 Ashtone Morgan
33 Aboubacar Sissoko
10 Kyle Bekker
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
19 Tristan Borges
7 David Choiniére
9 Terran Campbell
Forge FC Substitutes:
Kwasi Poku, Emery Welshman, Simon Triantafillou, Chris Nanco, Woobens Pacius, Noah Jensen, Baj Maan.

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