
Monterrey vs América, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Apertura 2024 - Finals
· 2nd Leg - América win 3-2 on aggregateAmérica beats Monterrey to lift 3rd-straight Liga MX trophy
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Club América is the first in Liga MX's short-format era to earn three consecutive titles after a 1-1 draw with Monterrey sealed a 3-2 aggregate win in the two-legged 2024 Apertura final, extending their league-leading tally of championships to 16.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Brandon Vázquez (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (Monterrey).
- 4': Sebastián Cáceres (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Alan Cervantes (América).
- 5': Sergio Canales (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Héctor Moreno (Monterrey).
- 7': Kevin Álvarez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey).
- 8': Álvaro Fidalgo (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
- 14': Álvaro Fidalgo (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, América. Conceded by Héctor Moreno.
- 16': Attempt saved. Álex Zendejas (América) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henry Martín with a through ball.
- 16': Corner, América. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
- 17': Cristian Calderón (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Germán Berterame (Monterrey).
- 18': Germán Berterame (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card.
- 18': Offside, América. Henry Martín is caught offside.
- 24': Goal! Monterrey 0, América 1. Richard Sánchez (América) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Álex Zendejas with a headed pass.
- 26': Foul by Álex Zendejas (América).
- 26': Héctor Moreno (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óliver Torres with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Álex Zendejas.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Malagón (América).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Álex Zendejas (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez.
- 30': Corner, América. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
- 30': Corner, América. Conceded by Jorge Rodríguez.
- 32': Attempt saved. Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Érick Aguirre with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Álex Zendejas (América).
- 36': Sergio Canales (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Kevin Álvarez.
- 42': Substitution, América. Rodrigo Aguirre replaces Henry Martín because of an injury.
- 45': Foul by Álex Zendejas (América).
- 45': Héctor Moreno (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Brandon Vázquez (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45'+4': Offside, América. Rodrigo Aguirre is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Monterrey 0, América 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Monterrey 0, América 1.
- 45': Substitution, Monterrey. Johan Rojas replaces Érick Aguirre.
- 45': Substitution, Monterrey. Sebastián Vegas replaces Héctor Moreno.
- 48': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Cristian Calderón.
- 48': Attempt missed. Stefan Medina (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Luis Malagón.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Johan Rojas (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Fimbres.
- 51': Foul by Johan Rojas (Monterrey).
- 51': Richard Sánchez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerardo Arteaga.
- 57': Attempt saved. Brandon Vázquez (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Medina with a through ball.
- 58': Hand ball by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
- 59': Foul by Óliver Torres (Monterrey).
- 59': Álvaro Fidalgo (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Alan Cervantes (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Johan Rojas (Monterrey).
- 60': Foul by Cristian Calderón (América).
- 60': Sergio Canales (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Hand ball by Cristian Calderón (América).
- 62': Foul by Óliver Torres (Monterrey).
- 62': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Corner, América. Conceded by Gerardo Arteaga.
- 66': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
- 70': Foul by Rodrigo Aguirre (América).
- 70': Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Richard Sánchez (América).
- 71': Substitution, Monterrey. Jesús Corona replaces Óliver Torres.
- 71': Substitution, Monterrey. Roberto de la Rosa replaces Brandon Vázquez.
- 71': Substitution, América. Jonathan dos Santos replaces Richard Sánchez because of an injury.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt missed. Roberto de la Rosa (Monterrey) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Corona.
- 74': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aguirre (América) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Johan Rojas (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Fimbres.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Corona with a cross.
- 78': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Cristian Calderón.
- 85': Goal! Monterrey 1, América 1. Johan Rojas (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
- 86': Foul by Álex Zendejas (América).
- 86': Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Álex Zendejas (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Stefan Medina (Monterrey) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 87': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
- 88': Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Substitution, América. Cristián Borja replaces Cristian Calderón.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Stefan Medina (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Johan Rojas (Monterrey) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jorge Rodríguez.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (América).
- 90'+5': Jesús Corona (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Corona.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Monterrey 1, América 1.
- 0': Match ends, Monterrey 1, América 1.
Statistics
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MTY![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
6 | Saves | 2 |
29.1 | Possession | 70.9 |
4 | SHOTS | 20 |
3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.8 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
208 | Accurate Passes | 592 |
288 | Passes | 680 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
9 | Crosses | 47 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
53 | Long Balls | 62 |
17 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
9 | Tackles | 18 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 7 |
47 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
47 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio BBVA
Location: Guadalupe, Mexico
Attendance: 52,127
Line-Ups
Monterrey (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Luis Cárdenas (GK) |
15 | Héctor Moreno |
33 | Stefan Medina |
30 | Jorge Rodríguez |
3 | Gerardo Arteaga |
14 | Érick Aguirre |
10 | Sergio Canales |
204 | Iker Fimbres |
8 | Óliver Torres |
7 | Germán Berterame ![]() |
9 | Brandon Vázquez |
América (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Luis Malagón (GK) |
29 | Ramón Juarez |
4 | Sebastián Cáceres |
3 | Israel Reyes |
18 | Cristian Calderón |
5 | Kevin Álvarez |
13 | Alan Cervantes |
20 | Richard Sánchez |
8 | Álvaro Fidalgo |
17 | Alejandro Zendejas |
21 | Henry Martín |
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