Tigres UANL vs Cruz Azul, 2015 Liga MX, Torneo Apertura 2015
· Mexican Liga BBVA MXAbout
Tigres UANL are hosting Cruz Azul
at Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, 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': Attempt saved. Antonio Pedroza (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Benítez.
- 3': Foul by Fábio Santos (Cruz Azul).
- 3': Jürgen Damm (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by José Arturo Rivas (Tigres).
- 3': Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Offside, Tigres. José Arturo Rivas tries a through ball, but André-Pierre Gignac is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt saved. Javier Aquino (Tigres) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jürgen Damm with a cross.
- 5': Foul by Fernando Belluschi (Cruz Azul).
- 5': Guido Pizarro (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Ariel Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
- 7': Antonio Pedroza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Israel Jiménez (Tigres).
- 9': Foul by Omar Israel Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
- 9': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Sóbis with a cross.
- 10': Antonio Pedroza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
- 10': Foul by Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul).
- 10': Rafael Sóbis (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Guido Pizarro (Tigres).
- 14': Jorge Benítez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt missed. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Javier Aquino.
- 15': Offside, Tigres. Guido Pizarro tries a through ball, but André-Pierre Gignac is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt saved. Javier Aquino (Tigres) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Sóbis.
- 19': Foul by Javier Aquino (Tigres).
- 19': Omar Israel Mendoza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Fábio Santos (Cruz Azul).
- 20': Jürgen Damm (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Fábio Santos (Cruz Azul).
- 21': Jürgen Damm (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Fausto Pinto.
- 24': Foul by Ariel Rojas (Cruz Azul).
- 24': Jürgen Damm (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Antonio Pedroza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Israel Jiménez (Tigres).
- 27': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Fábio Santos.
- 29': Offside, Tigres. Hugo Ayala tries a through ball, but André-Pierre Gignac is caught offside.
- 30': Antonio Pedroza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Egidio Arévalo Rios (Tigres).
- 31': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Omar Israel Mendoza.
- 32': Attempt missed. Egidio Arévalo Rios (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by José Arturo Rivas with a cross.
- 35': André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul).
- 38': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ariel Rojas tries a through ball, but Jorge Benítez is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ariel Rojas.
- 40': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by José Arturo Rivas.
- 41': Foul by Omar Israel Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
- 41': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Offside, Tigres. Rafael Sóbis tries a through ball, but André-Pierre Gignac is caught offside.
- 44': Offside, Cruz Azul. Joao Rojas tries a through ball, but Fernando Belluschi is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Rafael Sóbis (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Tigres 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tigres 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tigres 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 45': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Matías Vuoso replaces Antonio Pedroza.
- 45': Substitution, Tigres. Jesús Dueñas replaces Egidio Arévalo Rios.
- 47': Foul by José Arturo Rivas (Tigres).
- 47': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Hand ball by Israel Jiménez (Tigres).
- 52': Offside, Tigres. Rafael Sóbis tries a through ball, but Javier Aquino is caught offside.
- 53': Jorge Benítez (Cruz Azul) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Fernando Belluschi.
- 53': Foul by Omar Israel Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
- 53': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Javier Aquino (Tigres) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Jesús Dueñas (Tigres) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Dangerous play by André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres).
- 54': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jesús Dueñas.
- 55': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Guillermo Allison.
- 56': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Matías Vuoso.
- 56': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Matías Vuoso.
- 60': Foul by Omar Israel Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
- 60': José Arturo Rivas (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Offside, Tigres. Rafael Sóbis tries a through ball, but Javier Aquino is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres).
- 62': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Omar Israel Mendoza.
- 67': Substitution, Tigres. Joffre Guerrón replaces Rafael Sóbis.
- 67': Offside, Cruz Azul. Omar Israel Mendoza tries a through ball, but Joao Rojas is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Christian Giménez replaces Fernando Belluschi.
- 69': Attempt saved. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ariel Rojas.
- 69': Attempt saved. Jürgen Damm (Tigres) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Dueñas with a through ball.
- 75': Foul by Matías Vuoso (Cruz Azul).
- 75': Hugo Ayala (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Hand ball by Fábio Santos (Cruz Azul).
- 79': Substitution, Tigres. Damián Álvarez replaces Javier Aquino.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Ariel Rojas (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Giménez.
- 81': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Rafael Baca replaces Gerardo Torrado.
- 81': Foul by Joffre Guerrón (Tigres).
- 81': Omar Israel Mendoza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jorge Benítez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matías Vuoso.
- 85': Foul by Joffre Guerrón (Tigres).
- 85': Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Omar Israel Mendoza.
- 86': Attempt missed. Hugo Ayala (Tigres) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Damián Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Foul by José Arturo Rivas (Tigres).
- 86': Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': José Arturo Rivas (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joffre Guerrón with a headed pass.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Matías Vuoso (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Benítez.
- 87': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by José Arturo Rivas.
- 90': Foul by Israel Jiménez (Tigres).
- 90': Jorge Benítez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Tigres 0, Cruz Azul 0.
Statistics
 CAZ |
UANL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 6 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 38.3 | Possession | 61.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 305 | Accurate Passes | 537 |
| 373 | Passes | 593 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 23 |
| 16 | Tackles | 26 |
| 1.0 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 16 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Venue: Estadio Universitario
Location: San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
Venue: Estadio Universitario
Location: San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
Liga MX Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 10 | +11 | 20 |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 10 | +7 | 18 |
| 3 | América | 8 | +9 | 17 |
| 4 | Querétaro | 9 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Tigres UANL (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nahuel Guzmán (GK) |
| 3 | Juninho |
| 4 | Hugo Ayala |
| 24 | José Rivas  |
| 2 | Israel Jiménez |
| 9 | Rafael Sóbis |
| 5 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos |
| 19 | Guido Pizarro |
| 10 | André-Pierre Gignac |
| 20 | Javier Aquino |
| 25 | Jürgen Damm |
Cruz Azul (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Guillermo Allison (GK) |
| 2 | Fausto Pinto |
| 4 | Julio Domínguez |
| 6 | Gerardo Torrado |
| 5 | Fábio Santos |
| 28 | Omar Mendoza |
| 18 | Ariel Rojas |
| 25 | Fernando Belluschi |
| 20 | Antonio Pedroza |
| 11 | João Rojas |
| 27 | Jorge Benítez |
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