Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs León, 2015 Liga MX, Torneo Apertura 2015

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 31': Fábio Santos
  • 50': Christian Giménez (P)
FT
2 - 0
León

    About

    Cruz Azul are hosting León 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': Foul by Luis Montes (León).
    • 1': Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Mauro Boselli (León) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
    • 6': Christian Martínez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul).
    • 9': Foul by Hernán Burbano (León).
    • 9': Maza Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Lucas Silva (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Giménez.
    • 17': Foul by Fernando Navarro (León).
    • 17': Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Hernán Burbano.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Maza Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Giménez with a cross following a corner.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Carlos Peña (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Navarro.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 26': Foul by Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul).
    • 26': José Juan Vázquez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Juan Ignacio González (León).
    • 27': Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 30': Foul by Marc Crosas (Cruz Azul).
    • 30': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, León 0. Fábio Santos (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Ruiz with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Marc Crosas (Cruz Azul).
    • 33': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Hernán Burbano (León) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fernando Navarro.
    • 34': Foul by Hernán Burbano (León).
    • 34': Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Offside, Cruz Azul. Marc Crosas tries a through ball, but Lucas Silva is caught offside.
    • 38': Offside, Cruz Azul. Jose de Jesús Corona tries a through ball, but Lucas Silva is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Santos.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Mauro Boselli (León) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Efraín Velarde with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fábio Santos with a cross.
    • 42': Foul by Carlos Peña (León).
    • 42': Fábio Santos (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Carlos Peña (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Delay in match Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) because of an injury.
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, León 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 2, León 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 1, León 0.
    • 46': Fernando Navarro (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul).
    • 48': Penalty conceded by Efraín Velarde (León).
    • 50': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, León 0. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Lucas Silva (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Giménez.
    • 54': Foul by Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul).
    • 54': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Guillermo Burdisso (León) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Montes following a set piece situation.
    • 56': Corner, León. Conceded by Fausto Pinto.
    • 58': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Efraín Velarde.
    • 60': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jorge Benítez replaces Fausto Pinto.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge Benítez with a headed pass.
    • 62': Substitution, León. Miguel Sabah replaces Carlos Peña.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Benítez.
    • 63': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Fernando Navarro.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Richard Ruiz (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Hernán Burbano (León) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Sabah with a headed pass.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Richard Ruiz (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerardo Torrado.
    • 66': Foul by Fernando Navarro (León).
    • 66': Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Fernando Navarro (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Corner, León. Conceded by Fábio Santos.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Miguel Sabah (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Offside, León. Miguel Sabah tries a through ball, but Hernán Burbano is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Matías Vuoso replaces Christian Giménez.
    • 69': Foul by Juan Ignacio González (León).
    • 69': Jorge Benítez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Richard Ruiz (Cruz Azul).
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Hernán Burbano (León) header from very close range is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Juan Ignacio González (León) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 71': Corner, León. Conceded by Fábio Santos.
    • 71': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ariel Rojas replaces Marc Crosas.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Miguel Sabah (León) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 73': Foul by Efraín Velarde (León).
    • 73': Maza Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Jorge Benítez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Richard Ruiz.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Jorge Benítez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joao Rojas.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Fernando Navarro (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Ariel Rojas (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge Benítez.
    • 81': Delay in match Jorge Benítez (Cruz Azul) because of an injury.
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Corner, León. Conceded by Richard Ruiz.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Ignacio González.
    • 82': Corner, León. Conceded by Joao Rojas.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Juan Ignacio González (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross following a corner.
    • 83': Substitution, León. Miguel Ibarra replaces Efraín Velarde.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Jorge Benítez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.
    • 85': Fernando Navarro (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Matías Vuoso (Cruz Azul).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Miguel Sabah (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Matías Vuoso (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Benítez.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Juan Ignacio González (León).
    • 90'+1': Matías Vuoso (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Juan Ignacio González (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Lucas Silva (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Benítez.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 2, León 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    5 Saves 2
    52.7 Possession 47.3
    15 SHOTS 19
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    411 Accurate Passes 392
    484 Passes 447
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    48 Long Balls 50
    29 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    15 Effective Tackles 15
    18 Tackles 19
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    10 Effective Clearances 4
    11 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

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

    Liga MX Table

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

    Line-Ups

    CAZ Cruz Azul (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 José Corona (GK)
    4 Julio Domínguez
    3 Maza
    2 Fausto Pinto
    23 Richard Ruíz
    6 Gerardo Torrado
    8 Marc Crosas
    5 Fábio Santos
    11 João Rojas
    10 Christian Giménez
    7 Lucas Silva
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Guillermo Allison, Matías Vuoso, Xavier Báez, Rafael Baca, Ariel Rojas, Jorge Benítez, Rogelio Chávez.

    LEO León (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    16 Christian Martínez (GK)
    35 Juan González Yellow Card
    3 Guillermo Burdisso
    2 Efraín Velarde
    5 Fernando Navarro Yellow Card
    10 Luis Montes
    23 José Vázquez
    27 Carlos Peña Yellow Card
    7 Hernán Burbano
    8 Elías Hernández
    17 Mauro Boselli
    León Substitutes:
    Gonzalo Ríos, William Yarbrough, Miguel Sabah, Marco Bueno, Cristian Torres, Miguel Ibarra, Aldo Rocha.

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