Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Necaxa vs Cruz Azul, 2017 Liga MX, Torneo Apertura 2017

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Necaxa
  • 59': Pablo Velázquez
FT
1 - 1
Cruz Azul
  • 68': Édgar Méndez (P)

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': Foul by Miguel Ponce (Necaxa).
  • 1': Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Bryan Colula.
  • 3': Foul by Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul).
  • 3': Igor Lichnovsky (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Carlos González (Necaxa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manuel Iturra.
  • 5': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Carlos González (Necaxa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavier Báez with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Igor Lichnovsky.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julio Domínguez with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Marcelo Barovero.
  • 9': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Brayan Beckeles.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Bryan Colula (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 14': Offside, Necaxa. Brayan Beckeles tries a through ball, but Martín Barragán is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Silva.
  • 17': Bryan Colula (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Pablo Velázquez (Necaxa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
  • 22': Manuel Iturra (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Pablo Velázquez (Necaxa).
  • 22': Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
  • 25': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Manuel Iturra (Necaxa).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Dieter Villalpando (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Velázquez.
  • 29': Foul by Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul).
  • 29': Xavier Báez (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Carlos González (Necaxa).
  • 34': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Manuel Iturra (Necaxa).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Gabriel Peñalba (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Foul by Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul).
  • 36': Igor Lichnovsky (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Carlos González (Necaxa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Xavier Báez with a cross.
  • 38': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Brayan Beckeles.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Baca with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Carlos González (Necaxa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Velázquez.
  • 44': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Jordan Silva.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Brayan Beckeles (Necaxa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavier Báez with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Igor Lichnovsky (Necaxa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Carlos González (Necaxa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45': First Half ends, Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.
  • 47': Brayan Beckeles (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
  • 50': Foul by Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul).
  • 50': Martín Barragán (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julio Domínguez with a through ball.
  • 52': Delay in match (Cruz Azul).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Foul by Manuel Iturra (Necaxa).
  • 53': Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Offside, Necaxa. Bryan Colula tries a through ball, but Martín Barragán is caught offside.
  • 57': Delay in match Carlos González (Necaxa) because of an injury.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Goal! Necaxa 1, Cruz Azul 0. Pablo Velázquez (Necaxa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Jesús Corona (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Foul by Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul).
  • 62': Martín Barragán (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Foul by Pablo Velázquez (Necaxa).
  • 64': Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Martín Barragán (Necaxa).
  • 66': Penalty Cruz Azul. Edgar Méndez draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Penalty conceded by Bryan Colula (Necaxa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 68': Goal! Necaxa 1, Cruz Azul 1. Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Martín Barragán (Necaxa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pablo Velázquez with a headed pass.
  • 71': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Miguel Ponce.
  • 73': Substitution, Necaxa. Daniel Álvarez replaces Martín Barragán.
  • 73': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Pablo Velázquez (Necaxa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dieter Villalpando.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Edgar Méndez with a cross.
  • 77': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Martín Cauteruccio replaces Felipe Mora.
  • 78': Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Francisco Silva.
  • 79': Delay in match Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) because of an injury.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Gerardo Flores replaces Julio Domínguez because of an injury.
  • 81': Foul by Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul).
  • 81': Xavier Báez (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Carlos González (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Gerardo Flores (Cruz Azul).
  • 90': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Brayan Beckeles.
  • 90': Daniel Álvarez (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+3': Brayan Beckeles (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Necaxa 1, Cruz Azul 1.
  • 90'+3': Match ends, Necaxa 1, Cruz Azul 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 4
55.9 Possession 44.1
12 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
313 Accurate Passes 226
389 Passes 311
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.3
79 Long Balls 64
37 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
24 Effective Clearances 19
24 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Victoria
Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico
Attendance: 16,615

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

NCX Necaxa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marcelo Barovero (GK)
5 Igor Lichnovsky
2 Brayan Beckeles
17 Miguel Ponce
20 Bryan Colula
16 Manuel Iturra
8 Xavier Báez
10 Dieter Villalpando
30 Pablo Velázquez
32 Carlos González
9 Martín Barragán
Necaxa Substitutes:
Jair González, Yosgart Gutiérrez, Roberto Alvarado, Luis Hernández, Víctor Dávila, Daniel Álvarez, Othoniel Arce.

CAZ Cruz Azul (4-3-3)

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

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