Seattle Sounders FC vs Cruz Azul, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

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1st Leg

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Seattle Sounders FC are hosting Cruz Azul at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington, USA, 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': Hand ball by Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC).
5': Offside, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández is caught offside.
6': Hand ball by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
7': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Omar Campos (Cruz Azul).
9': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
10': Foul by Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul).
10': Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Montaño with a cross.
11': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul).
11': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Obed Vargas with a through ball.
22': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul).
22': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
23': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
30': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
30': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
32': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mier.
33': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul).
36': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
40': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
40': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
43': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
43': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro de la Vega with a cross.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
45'+1': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
45'+1': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Cruz Azul 0.
45'+3': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Cruz Azul 0.
47': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mateusz Bogusz.
48': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross following a corner.
50': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul).
50': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Arriola is caught offside.
52': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
52': Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Attempt missed. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
57': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
57': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Paul Arriola.
57': Hand ball by Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul).
59': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
59': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
59': Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
62': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul).
65': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
65': Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jesús Ferreira replaces Pedro de la Vega.
66': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Bryan Gamboa replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
68': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
68': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
72': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul).
76': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
76': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Georgi Minoungou replaces Paul Arriola.
78': Attempt saved. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willer Ditta.
81': Attempt blocked. Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
84': Attempt saved. Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
86': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Luka Romero replaces Andrés Montaño.
87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Rothrock replaces Albert Rusnák.
90': Attempt saved. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
90'+1': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Foul by Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul).
90'+2': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury Morales replaces Gabriel Fernández.
90'+3': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Luis Gutiérrez replaces Alexis Gutiérrez.
90'+3': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Omar Campos.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Cruz Azul 0.
0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Cruz Azul 0.

Statistics

CAZ		SEA
16	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	2
55.5	Possession	44.5
7	SHOTS	8
2	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
513	Accurate Passes	395
595	Passes	475
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.4
59	Long Balls	37
26	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	10
21	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	16
11	Effective Clearances	24
11	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 27,844

Line-Ups

Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	Stefan Frei (GK)
25	Jackson Ragen
28	Yeimar Gómez
5	Nouhou Tolo
16	Alex Roldan
11	Albert Rusnák
7	Cristian Roldan
18	Obed Vargas
13	Jordan Morris
17	Paul Arriola
10	Pedro de la Vega

Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:

Cody Baker, Daniel Leyva, Paul Rothrock, Jesús Ferreira, Andy Thomas, Jacob Castro, Jon Bell, João Paulo, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Stuart Hawkins, Daniel Musovski, Georgi Minoungou.

Cruz Azul (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Kevin Mier (GK)
33	Gonzalo Piovi
5	Jesús Orozco
4	Willer Ditta
8	Lorenzo Faravelli
10	Andres Montaño
3	Omar Campos
2	Jorge Sánchez
21	Gabriel Fernandez
14	Alexis Gutierrez
7	Mateusz Bogusz

Cruz Azul Substitutes:

Andrés Gudiño, Christian Valdivia, Bryan Gamboa, Amaury Morales, Amaury García, Carlos Vargas, Luis Gutiérrez, Luka Romero, Emmanuel Ochoa, Cristian Jiménez.

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