Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL, 2017 Liga MX, Torneo Apertura 2017

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 5': Francisco Silva
  • Red Card 45'+2': Ángel Mena
FT
1 - 2
Tigres UANL
  • 45'+4': Juninho (P)
  • 53': Eduardo Vargas

About

Cruz Azul are hosting Tigres UANL 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.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 5': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 0. Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
  • 8': Alberto Acosta (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
  • 10': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Tigres).
  • 10': Gabriel Peñalba (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres).
  • 11': Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
  • 12': Alberto Acosta (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul).
  • 13': Hand ball by Enner Valencia (Tigres).
  • 15': Enner Valencia (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
  • 17': Eduardo Vargas (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Gabriel Peñalba (Cruz Azul).
  • 19': Alberto Acosta (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
  • 19': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Omar Mendoza.
  • 20': Jesús Dueñas (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Foul by Enner Valencia (Tigres).
  • 20': Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Eduardo Vargas (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
  • 22': Alberto Acosta (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul).
  • 22': Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
  • 23': Jesús Dueñas (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Hugo Ayala (Tigres).
  • 25': Dangerous play by Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
  • 25': Jorge Torres (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Jesús Dueñas (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Acosta.
  • 27': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Rafael Carioca (Tigres).
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Eduardo Vargas (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul).
  • 30': Foul by Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul).
  • 30': Rafael Carioca (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Rafael Carioca (Tigres).
  • 30': Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Alberto Acosta (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Carioca.
  • 35': Offside, Tigres. Rafael Carioca tries a through ball, but André-Pierre Gignac is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres).
  • 37': Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rafael Carioca with a cross.
  • 40': Enner Valencia (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul).
  • 42': Enner Valencia (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul).
  • 42': Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Enner Valencia.
  • 45': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Hugo Ayala.
  • 45'+1': Enner Valencia (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Juninho (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
  • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 45'+2': Second yellow card to Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 1. Juninho (Tigres) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Tigres. Lucas Zelarayán replaces Alberto Acosta.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 52': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Edgar Méndez.
  • 53': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 2. Eduardo Vargas (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Hand ball by Hugo Ayala (Tigres).
  • 58': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Tigres).
  • 58': Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Enner Valencia (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul).
  • 61': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Christian Giménez replaces Enzo Roco.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Vargas (Tigres) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
  • 63': Foul by Eduardo Vargas (Tigres).
  • 63': Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Martín Rodríguez replaces Gabriel Peñalba.
  • 67': Substitution, Tigres. Jürgen Damm replaces Eduardo Vargas.
  • 69': Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Dangerous play by Jorge Torres (Tigres).
  • 70': Offside, Tigres. Jorge Torres tries a through ball, but Enner Valencia is caught offside.
  • 71': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Jorge Torres (Tigres).
  • 72': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jesús Dueñas.
  • 75': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Julio Domínguez.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
  • 78': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 81': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
  • 81': Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Hugo Ayala.
  • 83': Substitution, Tigres. Ismael Sosa replaces Enner Valencia.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edgar Méndez with a headed pass.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Rafael Carioca (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho with a headed pass.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Tigres) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
  • 85': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Christian Giménez.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
  • 87': Foul by Omar Mendoza (Cruz Azul).
  • 87': Lucas Zelarayán (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Jorge Torres (Tigres).
  • 90': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Dueñas.
  • 90': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Giménez.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jürgen Damm (Tigres) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Giménez.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Julián Velázquez.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 2.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
60.1 Possession 39.9
12 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
449 Accurate Passes 265
519 Passes 331
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.2
83 Long Balls 46
51 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 13
13 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
19 Effective Clearances 8
19 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 17,254

Liga MX Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 América 6 +10 16
2 Guadalajara 7 +6 14
3 Toluca 6 +8 13
4 Tijuana 6 +3 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 José Corona (GK)
3 Enzo Roco Yellow Card
6 Julian Velázquez
8 Gabriel Peñalba
4 Julio Domínguez
2 Omar Mendoza
5 Francisco Silva
22 Rafael Baca
17 Édgar Méndez
13 Ángel Mena
9 Felipe Mora
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Christian Giménez, Kevin Montaño, Jordan Silva, Martín Rodríguez, Guillermo Allison, Adrián Aldrete, Victor Zuniga.

UANL Tigres UANL (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Nahuel Guzmán (GK)
3 Juninho
4 Hugo Ayala
6 Jorge Torres
28 Luis Rodríguez
5 Rafael Carioca
27 Alberto Acosta
29 Jesús Dueñas Yellow Card
13 Enner Valencia
10 André-Pierre Gignac Yellow Card
9 Eduardo Vargas Yellow Card
Tigres UANL Substitutes:
Israel Jiménez, Lucas Zelarayán, Eduardo Fernandez, José Torres, Francisco Meza, Jürgen Damm, Ismael Sosa.

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