Cruz Azul vs León, 2018 Liga BBVA Bancomer, Torneo Clausura 2018
· Mexican Liga BBVA MXAbout
Cruz Azul are hosting León
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.
- 1': Attempt missed. Luis Montes (León) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 5': Dangerous play by Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul).
- 5': José Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Offside, León. Luis Montes tries a through ball, but Juan Cornejo is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Julián Velázquez.
- 7': Fernando Navarro (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Javier Salas (Cruz Azul).
- 7': Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Alexander Mejía (León).
- 9': Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Andrés Mosquera (León).
- 10': Elías Hernández (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Walter Montoya (Cruz Azul).
- 12': Attempt missed. Carlos Fierro (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
- 13': Attempt missed. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Francisco Silva.
- 15': Foul by Fernando Navarro (León).
- 15': Walter Montoya (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by José Rodríguez (León).
- 16': Walter Montoya (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul).
- 17': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando Navarro.
- 18': Corner, León. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
- 18': Attempt saved. Juan González (León) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 19': Attempt saved. Andrés Andrade (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauro Boselli.
- 19': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 19': José Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (León) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Elías Hernández (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Montes.
- 22': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (León) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 23': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 26': Attempt saved. Mauro Boselli (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Montes with a through ball.
- 26': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (León) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Cornejo.
- 27': Andrés Andrade (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 28': Alexander Mejía (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
- 29': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (León) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrés Mosquera with a headed pass.
- 30': Foul by Alexander Mejía (León).
- 30': Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Corner, León. Conceded by Enzo Roco.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Juan González (León) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
- 32': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by José Rodríguez.
- 32': Attempt saved. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Walter Montoya.
- 33': Andrés Andrade (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
- 33': Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Corner, León. Conceded by Walter Montoya.
- 34': Fernando Navarro (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
- 35': Attempt blocked. José Rodríguez (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Montes.
- 35': Offside, León. José Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Andrés Andrade is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul).
- 36': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Andrés Andrade (León).
- 42': Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Cruz Azul. Julio Domínguez tries a through ball, but Carlos Fierro is caught offside.
- 44': Corner, León. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
- 44': Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Andrés Andrade (León).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, León 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, León 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Boselli.
- 47': Fernando Navarro (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Javier Salas (Cruz Azul).
- 48': Offside, León. Andrés Andrade tries a through ball, but Luis Montes is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Carlos Fierro (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Rafael Baca.
- 51': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ángel Mena replaces Walter Montoya.
- 54': Foul by Luis Montes (León).
- 54': Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Alexander Mejía.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Baca.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Carlos Fierro (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
- 56': Attempt saved. Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julio Domínguez with a headed pass.
- 58': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Fernando Navarro.
- 59': Attempt saved. Julián Velázquez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 59': Corner, León. Conceded by Javier Salas.
- 60': Foul by Mauro Boselli (León).
- 60': Julián Velázquez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Julián Velázquez (Cruz Azul).
- 61': Mauro Boselli (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Montes.
- 63': Foul by Alexander Mejía (León).
- 63': Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Alexander Mejía (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt missed. Julián Velázquez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Roco with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 65': Foul by Luis Montes (León).
- 65': Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Julio Domínguez with a cross.
- 67': Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Juan González (León).
- 69': Offside, León. Fernando Navarro tries a through ball, but Elías Hernández is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Mauro Boselli (León).
- 72': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Alexander Mejía (León).
- 73': Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Carlos Peña replaces Carlos Fierro.
- 74': Attempt saved. Francisco Silva (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 75': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
- 75': Attempt missed. Enzo Roco (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Juan Cornejo (León).
- 76': Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Substitution, León. Guillermo Burdisso replaces Fernando Navarro.
- 77': Substitution, León. Hernán Burbano replaces Juan Cornejo.
- 78': Attempt saved. Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 78': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
- 79': Attempt saved. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Peña.
- 79': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (León) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
- 80': Carlos Peña (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Alexander Mejía (León).
- 81': Attempt missed. Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 82': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Montes with a through ball.
- 83': Attempt missed. Felipe Mora (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julio Domínguez with a headed pass.
- 84': Foul by Javier Salas (Cruz Azul).
- 84': Hernán Burbano (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Javier Salas (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 85': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 85': Hernán Burbano (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 86': José Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, León. Álvaro Ramos replaces Andrés Andrade.
- 89': Attempt missed. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+2': Foul by Guillermo Burdisso (León).
- 90'+2': Ángel Mena (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Guillermo Burdisso (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Julián Velázquez (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+3': Guillermo Burdisso (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, León 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Cruz Azul 0, León 0.
Statistics
 LEO |
CAZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 48.6 | Possession | 51.4 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 236 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
| 337 | Passes | 350 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 19 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 90 |
| 45 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 22 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 18,950
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 18,950
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 |
Line-Ups
Cruz Azul (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Corona (GK) |
| 3 | Enzo Roco |
| 6 | Julian Velázquez |
| 16 | Adrián Aldrete |
| 4 | Julio Domínguez |
| 5 | Francisco Silva |
| 8 | Javier Salas  |
| 10 | Walter Montoya |
| 11 | Carlos Fierro |
| 22 | Rafael Baca |
| 9 | Felipe Mora |
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 |
| 30 | José Rodríguez |
| 13 | Alexander Mejía |
| 17 | Mauro Boselli |
| 11 | Andrés Andrade |
| 8 | Elías Hernández |
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