Real Hope vs Cruz Azul, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round One
· 1st LegAbout
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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RHO |
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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
Venue: Estadio Cibao Fútbol Club
Location: Santiago, Dominican Republic
Attendance: 1,017
Line-Ups
Real Hope (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Gooly Elien (GK) |
2 | Peterson Pierre-Louis |
14 | Huguens Michel ![]() |
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 |
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 |
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