Real Hope vs Cruz Azul, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round One

· 1st Leg
Real Hope
    FT
    0 - 2
    1st Leg
    Cruz Azul
    • 38': Ángel Sepúlveda
    • 83': Jimmylson Guillaume (OG)

    About

    Real Hope are hosting Cruz Azul at Estadio Cibao Fútbol Club, Santiago, Dominican Republic, 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.
    • 2': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Huguens Michel (Real Hope).
    • 2': Huguens Michel (Real Hope) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 3': Angelo Éxilus (Real Hope) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Luka Romero (Cruz Azul).
    • 4': Offside, Real Hope. Watz Leazard is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul).
    • 7': Steeve Mondestin (Real Hope) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Angelo Éxilus (Real Hope) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Luka Romero (Cruz Azul).
    • 10': Foul by Daniel Saint-Fleur (Real Hope).
    • 10': Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Watz Leazard (Real Hope) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elison Duce with a cross.
    • 12': Foul by Steeve Mondestin (Real Hope).
    • 12': Omar Campos (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Peterson Pierre-Louis (Real Hope).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Omar Campos.
    • 18': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Gooly Elien.
    • 20': Offside, Real Hope. Angelo Éxilus is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Yveto Dort (Real Hope).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Angelo Éxilus (Real Hope) header from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Steeve Mondestin with a cross.
    • 24': Angelo Éxilus (Real Hope) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Elison Duce (Real Hope) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnson Jeudy.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Johnson Jeudy (Real Hope).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 31': Angelo Éxilus (Real Hope) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
    • 33': Offside, Real Hope. Elison Duce is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Real Hope. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.
    • 36': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
    • 36': Steeve Mondestin (Real Hope) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Goal! Real Hope 0, Cruz Azul 1. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 42': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Elison Duce.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Real Hope. Watz Leazard is caught offside.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Romero.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Real Hope 0, Cruz Azul 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Real Hope 0, Cruz Azul 1.
    • 47': Foul by Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul).
    • 47': Yveto Dort (Real Hope) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
    • 49': Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Peterson Pierre-Louis (Real Hope).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amaury Morales.
    • 54': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Andrés Montaño replaces Amaury Morales.
    • 55': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Christian Valdivia replaces Luka Romero.
    • 56': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Woodensky Pierre (Real Hope) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
    • 60': Substitution, Real Hope. Stanley Joseph replaces Watz Leazard.
    • 60': Substitution, Real Hope. Rapha Intervil replaces Steeve Mondestin.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Valdivia with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Huguens Michel (Real Hope).
    • 62': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
    • 64': Substitution, Real Hope. Rikanel Chéry replaces Woodensky Pierre.
    • 65': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Peterson Pierre-Louis.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Montaño with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 66': Offside, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Stanley Joseph (Real Hope).
    • 68': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury García replaces Alexis Gutiérrez.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Rikanel Chéry (Real Hope) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnson Jeudy.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Rapha Intervil (Real Hope) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Christian Valdivia (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández following a fast break.
    • 72': Corner, Real Hope. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
    • 73': Offside, Real Hope. Rapha Intervil is caught offside.
    • 73': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
    • 74': Foul by Yveto Dort (Real Hope).
    • 74': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Omar Campos (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrés Montaño.
    • 76': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 76': Stanley Joseph (Real Hope) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Offside, Real Hope. Angelo Éxilus is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Christian Valdivia (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 79': Substitution, Real Hope. Jimmylson Guillaume replaces Elison Duce.
    • 80': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Montaño.
    • 81': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Peterson Pierre-Louis.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a cross.
    • 82': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Peterson Pierre-Louis.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 82': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Stanley Joseph.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Piovi following a corner.
    • 83': Own Goal by Jimmylson Guillaume, Real Hope. Real Hope 0, Cruz Azul 2.
    • 85': Delay in match (Cruz Azul).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Foul by Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul).
    • 86': Peterson Pierre-Louis (Real Hope) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Daniel Saint-Fleur (Real Hope).
    • 89': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+1': Stanley Joseph (Real Hope) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Angelo Éxilus (Real Hope).
    • 90'+2': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Amaury García (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+3': Johnson Jeudy (Real Hope) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Amaury García (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Gooly Elien.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Real Hope 0, Cruz Azul 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Real Hope 0, Cruz Azul 2.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 6
    7 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 3
    61.4 Possession 38.6
    21 SHOTS 6
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    457 Accurate Passes 265
    550 Passes 345
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    8 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 13
    0.5 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 55
    36 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    17 Effective Tackles 13
    19 Tackles 17
    0.9 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 18
    8 Effective Clearances 17
    8 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

    Venue: Estadio Cibao Fútbol Club
    Location: Santiago, Dominican Republic
    Attendance: 1,017

    Line-Ups

    RHO Real Hope (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Gooly Elien (GK)
    2 Peterson Pierre-Louis
    14 Huguens Michel Yellow Card
    16 Yveto Dort
    25 Elison Duce
    10 Johnson Jeudy
    8 Daniel Saint-Fleur
    30 Woodensky Pierre
    28 Watz Leazard
    7 Angelo Éxilus
    11 Steeve Mondestin
    Real Hope Substitutes:
    Jimmylson Guillaume, Luis Valendi Odelus, Sylnick Pierre, Valens Oxema, Denso Ulysse, Stanley Joseph, Serge Lucien, Rikanel Chéry, Myson Colo, Rapha Intervil, Mario Blaise.

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

    No. Name
    1 Andrés Gudiño (GK)
    33 Gonzalo Piovi
    5 Jesús Orozco
    4 Willer Ditta
    14 Alexis Gutierrez
    8 Lorenzo Faravelli
    3 Omar Campos
    15 Ignacio Rivero
    9 Ángel Sepúlveda
    31 Amaury Morales
    18 Luka Romero
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Giorgos Giakoumakis, Jeyson Duran, Emmanuel Ochoa, Gabriel Fernandez, Amaury García, Carlos Vargas, Andres Montaño, Rodolfo Rotondi, Christian Valdivia, Kevin Mier, Carlos Rodríguez.

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