Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs León, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Clausura

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 84': Luka Romero
  • 90'+3': Gabriel Fernandez
FT
2 - 1
León
  • 58': Stiven Mendoza
  • Red Card 74': Nicolás Fonseca

About

Cruz Azul are hosting León at Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, 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 Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
  • 1': Salvador Reyes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Cruz Azul. Mateusz Bogusz is caught offside.
  • 3': Corner, León. Conceded by Érik Lira.
  • 4': Corner, León. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.
  • 5': Attempt missed. David Ramírez (León) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 6': David Ramírez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Steven Mendoza (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
  • 11': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 11': Salvador Reyes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (León).
  • 12': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nicolás Fonseca.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 13': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Óscar Jiménez (León).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': VAR Decision: Penalty Cruz Azul.
  • 22': Offside, León. Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 24': Offside, León. Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
  • 24': Hand ball by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
  • 27': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Salvador Reyes (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Mendoza.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Érik Lira.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 34': Attempt saved. James Rodríguez (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Mendoza.
  • 35': Offside, León. Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Steven Mendoza (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ramírez.
  • 37': Corner, León. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 40': Offside, León. Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Nicolás Fonseca (León).
  • 43': Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Nicolás Fonseca (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Orozco with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
  • 45'+6': Corner, León. Conceded by Andrés Gudiño.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Rodrigo Echeverría (León).
  • 45'+7': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, León 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, León 0.
  • 49': Foul by Sebastián Santos (León).
  • 49': Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Salvador Reyes (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ramírez.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Offside, Cruz Azul. Carlos Rotondi is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (León).
  • 57': Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a cross.
  • 58': Goal! Cruz Azul 0, León 1. Steven Mendoza (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Ramírez following a fast break.
  • 61': Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
  • 61': Steven Mendoza (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul).
  • 62': Stiven Barreiro (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 63': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 63': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury Morales replaces Carlos Rotondi.
  • 64': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 64': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Óscar Jiménez.
  • 68': Substitution, León. Paúl Bellón replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández.
  • 70': Foul by Paúl Bellón (León).
  • 70': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Óscar Jiménez (León).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Salvador Reyes.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Nicolás Fonseca (León).
  • 74': Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Second yellow card to Nicolás Fonseca (León) for a bad foul.
  • 75': Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
  • 77': Substitution, León. Sebastián Fierro replaces James Rodríguez.
  • 77': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Sebastián Santos.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Luka Romero replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 81': Substitution, León. Iván Moreno replaces David Ramírez.
  • 81': Substitution, León. Jhonder Cádiz replaces Steven Mendoza.
  • 83': Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
  • 83': Salvador Reyes (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, León 1. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Érik Lira.
  • 89': Óscar Jiménez (León) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Echeverría (León).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Bryan Gamboa replaces Jorge Sánchez.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, León 1. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amaury Morales.
  • 90'+6': Sebastián Fierro (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 2, León 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 2, León 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 2
37.9 Possession 62.1
7 SHOTS 23
3 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
270 Accurate Passes 476
348 Passes 550
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 10
5 Crosses 40
0.4 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 48
30 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 8
8 Tackles 13
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 4
43 Effective Clearances 14
43 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 37,348

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Andrés Gudiño (GK)
6 Erik Lira
5 Jesús Orozco
4 Willer Ditta
8 Lorenzo Faravelli
19 Carlos Rodríguez Yellow Card
29 Rodolfo Rotondi
2 Jorge Sánchez
9 Ángel Sepúlveda
7 Mateusz Bogusz
15 Ignacio Rivero
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Alexis Gutierrez, Emmanuel Ochoa, Gabriel Fernandez, Amaury Morales, Cristian Jiménez, Luis Gutiérrez, Bryan Gamboa, Andres Montaño, Luka Romero, Giorgos Giakoumakis.

LEO León (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
12 Óscar Jiménez (GK) Yellow Card
20 Rodrigo Echeverría
21 Jaine Barreiro
26 Salvador Reyes
31 Sebastian Santos
11 Stiven Mendoza
4 Nicolás Fonseca Yellow Card
10 James Rodríguez
27 Ángel Estrada
28 José David Ramírez
8 Emiliano Rigoni
León Substitutes:
Alfonso Blanco, Mauricio Isais, Andrés Guardado, Iván Moreno, Jhonder Cádiz, Adonis Frias, Carlos Cisneros, Sebastián Fierro, Edgar Guerra, Paul Saracho.

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