Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs Monterrey, 2015 Liga MX, Torneo Clausura 2015

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 23': Christian Giménez
FT
1 - 0
Monterrey

    About

    Cruz Azul are hosting Monterrey at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico, starting on . The match is a part of the Mexican Liga BBVA MX.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Edwin Cardona (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul).
    • 2': Attempt missed. Edwin Cardona (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 3': Foul by Severo Meza (Monterrey).
    • 3': Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Xavier Báez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 6': Offside, Monterrey. Severo Meza tries a through ball, but Pablo Barrera is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gerardo Flores with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Alemão Tofolo (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Fausto Pinto with a cross.
    • 12': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Efraín Velarde.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Maza (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Xavier Báez with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Foul by Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul).
    • 17': Lucas Silva (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Mauro Formica (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 21': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Alexander Mejía.
    • 23': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 0. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Alemão Tofolo with a headed pass.
    • 25': Foul by Lucas Silva (Monterrey).
    • 25': Gerardo Flores (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Neri Cardozo.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Julio C. Domínguez (Cruz Azul) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Giménez with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Foul by Fausto Pinto (Cruz Azul).
    • 28': Pablo Barrera (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Neri Cardozo (Monterrey).
    • 30': Mauro Formica (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Offside, Cruz Azul. Maza tries a through ball, but Joao Rojas is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Lucas Silva (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Mejía.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Hiram Mier.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Xavier Báez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Giménez.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Alemão Tofolo (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mauro Formica.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Pablo Barrera (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 42': Offside, Cruz Azul. Maza tries a through ball, but Mauro Formica is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Gerardo Flores (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Giménez.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gerardo Torrado.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 0.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julio C. Domínguez.
    • 51': Foul by Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul).
    • 51': Pablo Barrera (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Edwin Cardona (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Efraín Velarde.
    • 52': Foul by Severo Meza (Monterrey).
    • 52': Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Efraín Velarde (Monterrey).
    • 53': Mauro Formica (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Lucas Silva (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neri Cardozo.
    • 55': Offside, Cruz Azul. Jose de Jesús Corona tries a through ball, but Alemão Tofolo is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerardo Torrado.
    • 61': Substitution, Monterrey. Omar Arellano replaces Pablo Barrera.
    • 61': Substitution, Monterrey. Yimmi Chara replaces Lucas Silva.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Neri Cardozo (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Zavala.
    • 64': Foul by Maza (Cruz Azul).
    • 64': Neri Cardozo (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Edwin Cardona (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Mauro Formica (Cruz Azul).
    • 71': Alemão Tofolo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Hiram Mier (Monterrey).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Edwin Cardona (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yimmi Chara.
    • 73': Offside, Cruz Azul. Gerardo Flores tries a through ball, but Mauro Formica is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ismael Valadez replaces Alemão Tofolo.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mauro Formica with a through ball.
    • 75': Foul by Efraín Velarde (Monterrey).
    • 75': Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Efraín Velarde (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Monterrey. Guillermo Madrigal replaces Alexander Mejía.
    • 77': Foul by Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul).
    • 77': Severo Meza (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Foul by Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul).
    • 78': Neri Cardozo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Edwin Cardona (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 80': Foul by John Steffan Medina (Monterrey).
    • 80': Ismael Valadez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by Severo Meza (Monterrey).
    • 82': Mauro Formica (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Severo Meza (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Gerardo Flores (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Giménez with a cross.
    • 83': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Hiram Mier.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Gerardo Flores (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 85': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alejandro Vela replaces Christian Giménez.
    • 86': Foul by Ismael Valadez (Cruz Azul).
    • 86': Hiram Mier (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Edwin Cardona (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Arellano.
    • 89': Offside, Monterrey. Edwin Cardona tries a through ball, but Omar Arellano is caught offside.
    • 89': Edwin Cardona (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Maza (Cruz Azul).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Edwin Cardona (Monterrey) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Neri Cardozo (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edwin Cardona.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    0 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 1
    44.9 Possession 55.1
    11 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    310 Accurate Passes 388
    381 Passes 451
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 7
    8 Crosses 29
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 53
    27 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    16 Effective Tackles 15
    18 Tackles 17
    0.9 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    25 Effective Clearances 14
    25 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
    Location: Mexico City, Mexico

    Liga MX Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 América 9 +11 20
    3 Guadalajara 10 +7 18
    4 Querétaro 9 +5 17
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 José Corona (GK)
    4 Julio Domínguez
    3 Maza
    2 Fausto Pinto
    15 Gerardo Flores
    33 Mauro Formica
    10 Christian Giménez
    6 Gerardo Torrado
    8 Alemão
    11 João Rojas
    21 Xavier Báez
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Emanuel Loeschbor, Carlos Lizarazo, Guillermo Allison, Rogelio Chávez, Alejandro Vela, Ismael Valadez, Alejandro Castro.

    MTY Monterrey (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Juan Ibarra (GK)
    3 Stefan Medina
    21 Hiram Mier
    22 Efraín Velarde Yellow Card
    2 Severo Meza Yellow Card
    20 Alexander Mejía
    17 Jesús Zavala
    18 Neri Cardozo
    34 Pablo Barrera
    10 Edwin Cardona
    7 Lucas Silva
    Monterrey Substitutes:
    Luis Cárdenas, Efraín Juárez, Omar Arellano, Cándido Ramírez, Guillermo Madrigal, Juan Portales, Yimmi Chará.

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