Veracruz vs León, 2016 Liga MX, Torneo Apertura 2016

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Veracruz

32': Julio Furch
52': Leobardo López (P)

FT
2 - 3

León

43': Luis Montes
75':
78': Diego Novaretti
85': Mauro Boselli

About

Veracruz are hosting León at Estadio Luis 'Pirata' Fuente, Veracruz, 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.
5': Attempt missed. Daniel Villalva (Veracruz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Edgar Andrade.
7': Efraín Velarde (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Daniel Villalva (Veracruz).
8': Foul by Jehu Chiapas (Veracruz).
8': Germán Cano (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Fernando Navarro (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Adrián Luna (Veracruz).
9': Attempt saved. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonel López with a through ball.
10': Attempt missed. Albín (Veracruz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Edgar Andrade.
11': Attempt missed. Julio Furch (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edgar Andrade with a headed pass.
12': Corner, León. Conceded by Rodrigo Noya.
13': Delay in match Alexander Mejía (León) because of an injury.
14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Albín (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Germán Cano (León).
16': Germán Cano (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Attempt missed. Albín (Veracruz) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Villalva.
19': Attempt saved. Jehu Chiapas (Veracruz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
20': Alexander Mejía (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Dangerous play by Edgar Andrade (Veracruz).
22': Foul by Jehu Chiapas (Veracruz).
22': Germán Cano (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Corner, León. Conceded by Jehu Chiapas.
23': Foul by Guillermo Burdisso (León).
23': Rodrigo Noya (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Edgar Andrade (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
31': Delay in match Diego Novaretti (León) because of an injury.
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Goal! Veracruz 1, León 0. Julio Furch (Veracruz) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albín.
34': Attempt blocked. Elías Hernández (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Boselli.
34': Attempt missed. Mauro Boselli (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
38': Attempt blocked. Leonel López (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Boselli.
38': Foul by Daniel Villalva (Veracruz).
38': Germán Cano (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt saved. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauro Boselli.
40': Edgar Andrade (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Luis Montes (León).
41': Attempt blocked. Germán Cano (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Montes.
42': Foul by Edgar Andrade (Veracruz).
42': Mauro Boselli (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt blocked. Guillermo Burdisso (León) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Montes.
43': Goal! Veracruz 1, León 1. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauro Boselli.
45': Hand ball by Fernando Navarro (León).
45'+1': Offside, León. Elías Hernández tries a through ball, but Germán Cano is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Veracruz 1, León 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Veracruz 2, León 3.
45': Second Half begins Veracruz 1, León 1.
46': Edgar Andrade (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Luis Montes (León).
49': Offside, León. Luis Montes tries a through ball, but Mauro Boselli is caught offside.
50': Attempt blocked. Edgar Andrade (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Villalva.
50': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Guillermo Burdisso.
50': Penalty Veracruz. Julio Furch draws a foul in the penalty area.
50': Penalty conceded by Guillermo Burdisso (León) after a foul in the penalty area.
52': Goal! Veracruz 2, León 1. Leobardo López (Veracruz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
54': Corner, León. Conceded by Jehu Chiapas.
54': Albín (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Fernando Navarro (León).
57': Offside, León. Fernando Navarro tries a through ball, but Elías Hernández is caught offside.
57': Substitution, Veracruz. Fernando Meneses replaces Edgar Andrade.
58': Albín (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Guillermo Burdisso (León).
59': Foul by Julio Furch (Veracruz).
59': Guillermo Burdisso (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt saved. Germán Cano (León) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Boselli.
60': Corner, León. Conceded by Melitón Hernández.
60': Delay in match Melitón Hernández (Veracruz) because of an injury.
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, León. Maximiliano Morález replaces Germán Cano.
63': Foul by Jehu Chiapas (Veracruz).
63': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt blocked. Albín (Veracruz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julio Furch.
65': Hand ball by Daniel Villalva (Veracruz).
66': Corner, León. Conceded by Jehu Chiapas.
67': Attempt saved. Guillermo Burdisso (León) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
67': Offside, León. Guillermo Burdisso tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Morález is caught offside.
68': Substitution, Veracruz. Luis Martínez replaces Daniel Villalva.
68': Foul by Luis Martínez (Veracruz).
68': Maximiliano Morález (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Substitution, León. Hernán Burbano replaces Leonel López.
70': Foul by Albín (Veracruz).
70': Guillermo Burdisso (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Veracruz. Agustín Vuletich replaces Albín.
73': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Fernando Navarro.
74': Foul by Jesús Paganoni (Veracruz).
74': Maximiliano Morález (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Offside, León. Maximiliano Morález tries a through ball, but Hernán Burbano is caught offside.
76': Adrián Luna (Veracruz) is shown the yellow card.
77': Foul by Jesús Paganoni (Veracruz).
77': Hernán Burbano (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Jesús Paganoni (Veracruz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Goal! Veracruz 2, León 2. Diego Novaretti (León) header from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Mejía following a set piece situation.
79': Diego Novaretti (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Agustín Vuletich (Veracruz).
79': Agustín Vuletich (Veracruz) is shown the yellow card.
80': Elías Hernández (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Fernando Meneses (Veracruz).
80': Substitution, León. Andrés Andrade replaces Luis Montes.
81': Corner, León. Conceded by Jesús Paganoni.
82': Offside, León. Andrés Andrade tries a through ball, but Guillermo Burdisso is caught offside.
83': Corner, León. Conceded by Leobardo López.
84': Fernando Navarro (León) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the box. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross following a corner.
84': Fernando Navarro (León) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
84': Diego Novaretti (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Fernando Meneses (Veracruz).
85': Goal! Veracruz 2, León 3. Mauro Boselli (León) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guillermo Burdisso with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
86': Foul by Luis Martínez (Veracruz).
86': Mauro Boselli (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Andrés Andrade (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Luis Martínez (Veracruz).
88': Corner, León. Conceded by Leobardo López.
90': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Morález (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hernán Burbano.
90'+2': Agustín Vuletich (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Mauro Boselli (León).
90'+3': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Alexander Mejía.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Julio Furch (Veracruz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jehu Chiapas.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Jehu Chiapas (Veracruz) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Melitón Hernández with a headed pass.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Veracruz 2, León 3.

Statistics

LEO		VER
9	Fouls	19
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	4
51.3	Possession	48.7
15	SHOTS	12
7	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
216	Accurate Passes	216
319	Passes	310
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	3
22	Crosses	16
0.4	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	64
26	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	9
0.9	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
20	Effective Clearances	16
23	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Luis 'Pirata' Fuente
Location: Veracruz, Mexico
Attendance: 14,547

Liga MX Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Toluca	8	+12	19
2	Guadalajara	8	+9	17
3	América	7	+9	16
4	Cruz Azul	8	+2	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

Veracruz (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Melitón Hernández (GK)
23	Leobardo López
24	Rodrigo Noya
3	Lucas Rodríguez
28	Jesús Paganoni
18	Édgar Andrade
25	Jehu Chiapas
21	Adrián Luna
9	Glory Williams
11	Julio Furch
10	Juan Albín

Veracruz Substitutes:

Rafael Acosta, Juan Pérez, Agustín Vuletich, Carlos Castro, Fernando Meneses, Luis Martínez, Pedro Gallese.

León (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	William Yarbrough (GK)
3	Guillermo Burdisso
6	Diego Novaretti
2	Efraín Velarde
5	Fernando Navarro
9	Germán Cano
13	Alexander Mejía
20	Leonel López
17	Mauro Boselli
10	Luis Montes
8	Elías Hernández

León Substitutes:

Aldo Rocha, Maxi Morález, Juan Cuevas, Juan González, Christian Martínez, Andrés Andrade, Hernán Burbano.

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