Mexican Liga BBVA MX

León vs Veracruz, 2017 Liga MX, Torneo Apertura 2017

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
León
  • 4': Andrés Andrade
  • 15': Mauro Boselli (P)
  • Red Card 45': Alexander Mejía
  • 61': Mauro Boselli (P)
  • 69': Elías Hernández
  • 78': Elías Hernández
  • 90': Juan Cornejo
FT
6 - 2
Veracruz
  • 22': Cristian Menéndez (P)
  • 66': Cristian Menéndez
  • Red Card 67': Guido Milán

About

León are hosting Veracruz at Estadio León, León de los Aldamas, 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': Cristian Menéndez (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Alexander Mejía (León).
  • 4': Goal! León 1, Veracruz 0. Andrés Andrade (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
  • 13': Penalty León. Mauro Boselli draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 13': Penalty conceded by Kristian Álvarez (Veracruz) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 15': Goal! León 2, Veracruz 0. Mauro Boselli (León) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Rafael Acosta (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Rafael Acosta (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Andrés Mosquera.
  • 18': Corner, León. Conceded by Lucas Rodríguez.
  • 21': Penalty Veracruz. Cristian Menéndez draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 21': Penalty conceded by Juan González (León) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Goal! León 2, Veracruz 1. Cristian Menéndez (Veracruz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Mauro Boselli (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Cornejo with a cross.
  • 25': Foul by Rafael Acosta (Veracruz).
  • 25': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Mauro Boselli (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Andrade with a cross.
  • 30': Foul by Guido Milán (Veracruz).
  • 30': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Guido Milán (Veracruz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Fernando Navarro.
  • 32': Foul by Luis Montes (León).
  • 32': Guido Milán (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Hand ball by Alexander Mejía (León).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Diego Chávez (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guido Milán.
  • 34': Foul by Luis Montes (León).
  • 34': Luis Martínez (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Luis Montes (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 36': Elías Hernández (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Lucas Rodríguez (Veracruz).
  • 37': Foul by Diego Chávez (Veracruz).
  • 37': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Juan Cornejo (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 38': Corner, León. Conceded by Melitón Hernández.
  • 39': Foul by Juan González (León).
  • 39': Kristian Álvarez (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, León. Conceded by Lucas Rodríguez.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Andrés Andrade (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Yarbrough.
  • 44': Corner, León. Conceded by Melitón Hernández.
  • 45': Adrián Luna (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Alexander Mejía (León).
  • 45': Alexander Mejía (León) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Adrián Luna (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, León 2, Veracruz 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins León 2, Veracruz 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Veracruz. Cristian Pellerano replaces Diego Chávez.
  • 45': Substitution, Veracruz. Martín Bravo replaces Kristian Álvarez.
  • 49': Corner, León. Conceded by José Arturo Rivas.
  • 51': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Fernando Navarro.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Veracruz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristian Álvarez following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Mauro Boselli (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Andrade.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 58': Foul by Rafael Acosta (Veracruz).
  • 58': José Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Adrián Luna (Veracruz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Juan Cornejo (León).
  • 59': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Juan Cornejo.
  • 59': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Fernando Navarro.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Mauro Boselli (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
  • 60': Penalty León. Fernando Navarro draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Penalty conceded by Richard Ruíz (Veracruz) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Goal! León 3, Veracruz 1. Mauro Boselli (León) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 64': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Andrés Mosquera.
  • 65': Offside, León. William Yarbrough tries a through ball, but Elías Hernández is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Martín Bravo (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
  • 65': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
  • 66': Goal! León 3, Veracruz 2. Cristian Menéndez (Veracruz) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Foul by Guido Milán (Veracruz).
  • 67': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Second yellow card to Guido Milán (Veracruz) for a bad foul.
  • 67': Cristian Pellerano (Veracruz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Offside, León. Juan Cornejo tries a through ball, but Juan González is caught offside.
  • 69': Goal! León 4, Veracruz 2. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauro Boselli.
  • 71': Andrés Mosquera (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Rafael Acosta (Veracruz).
  • 71': Substitution, León. Iván Piris replaces Andrés Andrade.
  • 73': Fernando Navarro (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Adrián Luna (Veracruz).
  • 73': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Iván Piris.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fernando Navarro.
  • 76': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Andrés Mosquera.
  • 77': Substitution, Veracruz. Jefferson Murillo replaces Adrián Luna.
  • 78': Goal! León 5, Veracruz 2. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Montes.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Cristian Menéndez (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Bravo.
  • 80': Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Juan González.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. José Arturo Rivas (Veracruz) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Acosta with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Rafael Acosta (Veracruz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Menéndez.
  • 84': Fernando Navarro (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Martín Bravo (Veracruz).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Martín Bravo (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Menéndez.
  • 88': Substitution, León. Jorge Pereyra Díaz replaces José Rodríguez.
  • 89': Substitution, León. Maximiliano Ceratto replaces Elías Hernández.
  • 90': Goal! León 6, Veracruz 2. Juan Cornejo (León) header from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Montes.
  • 90'+2': Match ends, León 6, Veracruz 2.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, León 6, Veracruz 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
50.1 Possession 49.9
14 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 2
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
332 Accurate Passes 337
391 Passes 403
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 52
33 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
0 Interceptions 0
19 Effective Clearances 23
19 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Attendance: 16,400

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

LEO León (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 William Yarbrough (GK)
35 Juan González
26 Andres Mosquera
23 Juan Cornejo
5 Fernando Navarro
10 Luis Montes Yellow Card
30 José Rodríguez
13 Alexander Mejía Red Card
17 Mauro Boselli
11 Andrés Andrade
8 Elías Hernández
León Substitutes:
Álvaro Ramos, Iván Piris, Carlos Rodríguez, Alan Cervantes, Miguel Herrera, Maximiliano Ceratto, Jorge Pereyra Díaz.

VER Veracruz (5-4-1)

No. Name
13 Melitón Hernández (GK)
24 José Rivas
2 Kristian Álvarez
5 Guido Milán Yellow Card
3 Lucas Rodríguez
23 Richard Ruíz
22 Diego Chavez
6 Luis Martínez
16 Rafael Acosta
21 Adrián Luna
11 Cristian Menéndez
Veracruz Substitutes:
Jefferson Murillo, Sergio García, Christian Valdez, Elyse Hight, Glory Williams, Cristian Pellerano, Martín Bravo.

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