
León vs Cruz Azul, 2022-23 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Clausura 2023
· Mexican Liga BBVA MXAbout
León are hosting Cruz Azul
at Estadio León, León de los Aldamas, Mexico, starting on
. The match is a part of the Mexican Liga BBVA MX.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Rafael Guerrero (Cruz Azul).
- 1': Víctor Dávila (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Víctor Dávila (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Iván Moreno with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
- 4': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Osvaldo Rodríguez (León).
- 7': Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 8': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Cruz Azul. Jesús Corona tries a through ball, but Michael Estrada is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt missed. Michael Estrada (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Rafael Guerrero (Cruz Azul).
- 13': Víctor Dávila (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Rafael Guerrero (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
- 14': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Víctor Dávila (León).
- 14': Foul by Osvaldo Rodríguez (León).
- 14': Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Iván Moreno (León).
- 16': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul).
- 17': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Fidel Ambríz (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
- 21': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
- 21': Stiven Barreiro (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt missed. Rafael Guerrero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 23': Attempt missed. Víctor Dávila (León) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Moreno with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (León) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
- 25': Foul by Joel Campbell (León).
- 25': Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Lucas Di Yorio (León).
- 28': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Joel Campbell (León).
- 30': Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, León. Conceded by Julio Domínguez.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Víctor Dávila (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Osvaldo Rodríguez.
- 33': Corner, León. Conceded by Rafael Guerrero.
- 34': Attempt missed. Joel Campbell (León) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 35': Corner, León. Conceded by Ramiro Mori.
- 35': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
- 35': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Elías Hernández (León).
- 37': Attempt missed. Ángel Mena (León) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
- 38': Delay in match (León).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
- 39': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Fidel Ambríz (León) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Elías Hernández following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
- 43': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
- 43': Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna tries a through ball, but Ignacio Rivero is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Offside, León. Víctor Dávila tries a through ball, but Elías Hernández is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Fidel Ambríz (León).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Michael Estrada (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, León 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 45': Second Half begins León 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 46': Foul by Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul).
- 46': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, León. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
- 48': Attempt missed. Lucas Di Yorio (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Mena with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 48': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Lucas Di Yorio (León).
- 51': Corner, León. Conceded by Uriel Antuna.
- 52': Attempt missed. Stiven Barreiro (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt saved. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Stiven Barreiro.
- 54': Attempt missed. Ramiro Mori (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ramiro Mori tries a through ball, but Michael Estrada is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
- 56': Corner, León. Conceded by Rafael Guerrero.
- 56': Offside, León. Joel Campbell tries a through ball, but Víctor Dávila is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Joel Campbell (León).
- 57': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Stiven Barreiro.
- 60': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Christian Tabó replaces Carlos Rotondi.
- 60': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Augusto Lotti replaces Uriel Antuna.
- 62': Foul by Christian Tabó (Cruz Azul).
- 62': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Ángel Mena (León) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Moreno with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Osvaldo Rodríguez.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Osvaldo Rodríguez (León).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Augusto Lotti (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Osvaldo Rodríguez (León).
- 69': Substitution, León. Brian Rubio replaces Lucas Di Yorio.
- 70': Foul by Christian Tabó (Cruz Azul).
- 70': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Christian Tabó (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Estrada following a fast break.
- 73': Attempt missed. Víctor Dávila (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brian Rubio.
- 73': Adonis Frías (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Augusto Lotti (Cruz Azul).
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Osvaldo Rodríguez (León).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, León. Paúl Bellón replaces Osvaldo Rodríguez because of an injury.
- 76': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
- 76': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Ángel Mena (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Attempt saved. Víctor Dávila (León) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
- 79': Michael Estrada (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a through ball.
- 81': Christian Tabó (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Joel Campbell (León).
- 82': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 82': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Rodolfo Cota.
- 83': Offside, Cruz Azul. Julio Domínguez tries a through ball, but Ramiro Mori is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, León. Alfonso Alvarado replaces Ángel Mena.
- 84': Substitution, León. Byron Castillo replaces Iván Moreno.
- 84': Substitution, León. Jesús Angulo replaces Elías Hernández.
- 85': Byron Castillo (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
- 87': Foul by Paúl Bellón (León).
- 87': Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Paúl Bellón (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jesús Angulo.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Iván Morales replaces Michael Estrada.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Joel Campbell (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, León. Conceded by Ignacio Rivero.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Stiven Barreiro (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Dávila with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Christian Tabó (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+3': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, León. Conceded by Rodrigo Huescas.
- 90'+4': Corner, León. Conceded by Ignacio Rivero.
- 90'+5': Foul by Alfonso Alvarado (León).
- 90'+5': Jesús Corona (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, León 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 0': Match ends, León 0, Cruz Azul 0.
Statistics
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14 | Fouls | 21 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 2 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
37 | Possession | 63 |
9 | SHOTS | 17 |
2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
218 | Accurate Passes | 430 |
285 | Passes | 489 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
15 | Crosses | 25 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
48 | Long Balls | 52 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
17 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
10 | Interceptions | 13 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
14 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Attendance: 24,711
Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Attendance: 24,711
Liga MX Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Toluca | 17 | +19 | 37 |
2 | América | 17 | +24 | 34 |
3 | Cruz Azul | 17 | +10 | 33 |
4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | +10 | 33 |
Line-Ups
León (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Rodolfo Cota (GK) |
22 | Adonis Frias |
21 | Jaine Barreiro ![]() |
24 | Osvaldo Rodríguez |
3 | Iván Moreno |
12 | Joel Campbell |
26 | Fidel Ambríz |
11 | Elías Hernández |
13 | Ángel Mena |
7 | Víctor Dávila |
18 | Lucas Di Yorio |
Cruz Azul (4-3-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | José Corona (GK) |
25 | Ramiro Funes Mori |
183 | Rafael Guerrero ![]() |
15 | Ignacio Rivero |
18 | Rodrigo Huescas |
6 | Erik Lira |
4 | Julio Domínguez |
19 | Carlos Rodríguez |
13 | Michael Estrada |
29 | Rodolfo Rotondi |
7 | Uriel Antuna |
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