Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs Pumas UNAM, 2022-23 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Clausura 2022

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 29': Luis Abram
  • 70': Juan Escobar
FT
2 - 1
Pumas UNAM
  • 30': Favio Álvarez

About

Cruz Azul are hosting Pumas UNAM at Azteca Stadium, 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': Attempt missed. Favio Álvarez (Pumas UNAM) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Leonel López (Pumas UNAM).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 7': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero tries a through ball, but Luis Abram is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Juan Ignacio Dinenno (Pumas UNAM) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Juan Ignacio Dinenno (Pumas UNAM) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Juan Ignacio Dinenno (Pumas UNAM) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Pumas UNAM. Conceded by Luis Abram.
  • 19': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Favio Álvarez.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jeronimo Rodríguez.
  • 22': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
  • 22': Rogério (Pumas UNAM) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Higor Meritão (Pumas UNAM).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Juan Ignacio Dinenno (Pumas UNAM) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeronimo Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nicolás Freire.
  • 29': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Pumas UNAM 0. Luis Abram (Cruz Azul) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Aguilar with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 30': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Pumas UNAM 1. Favio Álvarez (Pumas UNAM) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonel López.
  • 32': Offside, Pumas UNAM. Nicolás Freire tries a through ball, but Rogério is caught offside.
  • 34': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Arturo Ortíz.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul).
  • 36': Leonel López (Pumas UNAM) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
  • 41': Juan Ignacio Dinenno (Pumas UNAM) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Rogério (Pumas UNAM) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Ignacio Dinenno.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Alfredo Talavera.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Pumas UNAM 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 1, Pumas UNAM 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Santiago Giménez replaces Iván Morales.
  • 45': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna replaces Luis Mendoza.
  • 46': Alan Mozo (Pumas UNAM) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul).
  • 48': Foul by Alan Mozo (Pumas UNAM).
  • 48': Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Alan Mozo (Pumas UNAM) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Diogo (Pumas UNAM) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonel López.
  • 52': Foul by Rogério (Pumas UNAM).
  • 52': Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nicolás Freire.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Favio Álvarez (Pumas UNAM) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Rogério (Pumas UNAM) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Favio Álvarez.
  • 56': Offside, Pumas UNAM. Favio Álvarez tries a through ball, but Rogério is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Juan Ignacio Dinenno (Pumas UNAM).
  • 58': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
  • 59': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Higor Meritão (Pumas UNAM).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 61': Corner, Pumas UNAM. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
  • 62': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jeronimo Rodríguez.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 67': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ángel Romero replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 67': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Juan Escobar replaces Rodrigo Huescas.
  • 69': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jeronimo Rodríguez.
  • 70': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Pumas UNAM 1. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Substitution, Pumas UNAM. Omar Islas replaces Juan Ignacio Dinenno.
  • 73': Foul by Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul).
  • 73': Rogério (Pumas UNAM) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Diogo (Pumas UNAM) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Foul by Leonel López (Pumas UNAM).
  • 75': Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Corner, Pumas UNAM. Conceded by Juan Escobar.
  • 79': Foul by Arturo Ortíz (Pumas UNAM).
  • 79': Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, Pumas UNAM. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 83': Substitution, Pumas UNAM. Sebastián Saucedo replaces Leonel López.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Diogo (Pumas UNAM) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Freire with a headed pass.
  • 83': Corner, Pumas UNAM. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
  • 84': Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Diogo (Pumas UNAM) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Mozo with a cross.
  • 84': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nicolás Freire.
  • 89': Alan Mozo (Pumas UNAM) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Sebastián Saucedo (Pumas UNAM).
  • 90'+1': Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Favio Álvarez (Pumas UNAM) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Ángel Romero (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Pumas UNAM. Conceded by Juan Escobar.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Cruz Azul. Juan Escobar tries a through ball, but Ángel Romero is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 2, Pumas UNAM 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 2, Pumas UNAM 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 2, Pumas UNAM 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 9
5 Saves 5
49.3 Possession 50.7
13 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
342 Accurate Passes 349
413 Passes 424
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 10
15 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.6
60 Long Balls 58
38 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 11
13 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Azteca Stadium
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 12,686

Liga MX Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Monterrey 7 +8 18
2 América 6 +7 14
3 Cruz Azul 6 +6 14
4 Toluca 7 +6 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

CAZ Cruz Azul (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 José Corona (GK)
5 Luis Abram
16 Adrián Aldrete
15 Ignacio Rivero Yellow Card
6 Erik Lira
22 Rafael Baca
19 Carlos Rodríguez
20 Iván Morales
194 Rodrigo Huescas
8 Luis Mendoza
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Juan Escobar, Rafael Guerrero, Cristian Jiménez, Sebastián Jurado, Brayan Angulo, Ángel Romero, Jesus Haro, Santiago Gimenez, Uriel Antuna.

UNAM Pumas UNAM (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alfredo Talavera (GK)
23 Nicolás Freire
25 Arturo Ortiz
16 Jerónimo Rodríguez
2 Alan Mozo Yellow Card
8 Higor Matheus Meritão
17 Leonel López
10 Favio Álvarez
33 Diogo
21 Rogério
9 Juan Dinenno
Pumas UNAM Substitutes:
Efraín Velarde, Emanuel Montejano, Omar Islas, Santiago Trigos, Washington Corozo, Julio González, Alek Álvarez, Jesús Rivas, José Galindo, Sebastian Saucedo.

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