Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Necaxa vs Cruz Azul, 2016 Liga MX, Torneo Apertura 2016

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Necaxa
FT
0 - 0
Cruz Azul

About

Necaxa are hosting Cruz Azul at Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes, 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 blocked. Victor Zúñiga (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ariel Rojas with a headed pass.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Ariel Rojas (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
  • 3': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Marcos González.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Joffre Guerrón (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Erik Vera.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Víctor Vázquez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aldo Leão Ramírez.
  • 9': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jesús Isijara.
  • 10': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Mario de Luna.
  • 11': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
  • 11': Michel García (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Joffre Guerrón (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 13': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Marcelo Barovero.
  • 16': Offside, Cruz Azul. Adrián Aldrete tries a through ball, but Víctor Vázquez is caught offside.
  • 17': Delay in match Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) because of an injury.
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Rafael Baca.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Severo Meza (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Ariel Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Xavier Báez (Necaxa).
  • 23': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Enzo Roco replaces Francisco Silva because of an injury.
  • 24': Foul by Victor Zúñiga (Cruz Azul).
  • 24': Luis Gallegos (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Joffre Guerrón (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ariel Rojas.
  • 26': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Julio Domínguez.
  • 29': Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Claudio Riaño (Necaxa).
  • 30': Offside, Necaxa. Erik Vera tries a through ball, but Luis Gallegos is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Erik Vera (Necaxa).
  • 31': Victor Zúñiga (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 37': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Marcos González.
  • 37': Alejandro Díaz (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul).
  • 41': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 41': Severo Meza (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Luis Gallegos (Necaxa).
  • 42': Victor Zúñiga (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Claudio Riaño (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 45': First Half ends, Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Michel García (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Joffre Guerrón (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Zúñiga.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Jesús Isijara (Necaxa) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Xavier Báez.
  • 51': Aldo Leão Ramírez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Claudio Riaño (Necaxa).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Claudio Riaño (Necaxa) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Isijara with a cross.
  • 54': Offside, Necaxa. Michel García tries a through ball, but Luis Gallegos is caught offside.
  • 56': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Jesús Isijara (Necaxa).
  • 56': Yosgart Gutiérrez (Necaxa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Foul by Alejandro Díaz (Necaxa).
  • 57': Victor Zúñiga (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Víctor Vázquez (Cruz Azul).
  • 58': Xavier Báez (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Claudio Riaño (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michel García with a through ball.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Claudio Riaño (Necaxa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Foul by Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
  • 60': Luis Gallegos (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Joffre Guerrón (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aldo Leão Ramírez.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Victor Zúñiga (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ariel Rojas with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Joffre Guerrón (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Zúñiga.
  • 63': Foul by Joffre Guerrón (Cruz Azul).
  • 63': Marcelo Barovero (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Erik Vera (Necaxa).
  • 65': Victor Zúñiga (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Erik Vera (Necaxa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, Necaxa. Diego Riolfo replaces Claudio Riaño.
  • 68': Foul by Severo Meza (Necaxa).
  • 68': Víctor Vázquez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
  • 70': Luis Gallegos (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Necaxa. Edson Puch replaces Jesús Isijara.
  • 73': Aldo Leão Ramírez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Mario de Luna (Necaxa).
  • 75': Substitution, Necaxa. Jesús Gómez replaces Michel García.
  • 76': Foul by Joffre Guerrón (Cruz Azul).
  • 76': Mario de Luna (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Edson Puch (Necaxa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Erik Vera.
  • 77': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jonathan Cristaldo replaces Joffre Guerrón.
  • 81': Delay in match Ariel Rojas (Cruz Azul) because of an injury.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Christian Giménez replaces Ariel Rojas because of an injury.
  • 82': Offside, Cruz Azul. Enzo Roco tries a through ball, but Jonathan Cristaldo is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Aldo Leão Ramírez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
  • 85': Diego Riolfo (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul).
  • 87': Foul by Mario de Luna (Necaxa).
  • 87': Jonathan Cristaldo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Cristaldo.
  • 89': Offside, Cruz Azul. Christian Giménez tries a through ball, but Jonathan Cristaldo is caught offside.
  • 90': Hand ball by Jonathan Cristaldo (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Edson Puch (Necaxa).
  • 90'+2': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Severo Meza.
  • 90'+3': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Diego Riolfo (Necaxa).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
59.5 Possession 40.5
12 SHOTS 7
2 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
444 Accurate Passes 274
509 Passes 345
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 5
23 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 52
32 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
14 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
0 Interceptions 0
8 Effective Clearances 11
14 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Victoria
Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico
Attendance: 21,525

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

NCX Necaxa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Marcelo Barovero (GK)
33 Mario de Luna
3 Marcos González
13 Erik Vera Yellow Card
28 Severo Meza
17 Alejandro Diaz
8 Xavier Báez
7 Michel García
19 Claudio Riaño
18 Felipe Gallegos
11 Jesús Isijara
Necaxa Substitutes:
Edson Puch, Brayan Beckeles, Fernando Meza, Rodrigo Prieto, Diego Riolfo, Yosgart Gutiérrez, Jesús Gómez.

CAZ Cruz Azul (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 José Corona (GK)
4 Julio Domínguez
5 Francisco Silva
16 Adrián Aldrete
2 Omar Mendoza Yellow Card
22 Rafael Baca
18 Ariel Rojas
14 Aldo Ramírez
8 Joffre Guerrón
7 Víctor Vázquez
24 Victor Zuniga
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Rosario Cota, Enzo Roco, Jonatan Cristaldo, Jesús García, Christian Giménez, Richard Ruíz, Guillermo Allison.

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