Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL, 2018 Liga BBVA Bancomer, Torneo Apertura 2018

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 68': Roberto Alvarado
FT
1 - 0
Tigres UANL

    About

    Cruz Azul are hosting Tigres UANL at Estadio Banorte, 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.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Javier Aquino with a cross.
    • 6': Offside, Tigres. Rafael Carioca tries a through ball, but Enner Valencia is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
    • 7': Jorge Torres (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Tigres).
    • 9': Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
    • 10': Jesús Dueñas (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Hand ball by Javier Salas (Cruz Azul).
    • 13': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Guido Pizarro (Tigres).
    • 14': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
    • 15': Jürgen Damm (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jesús Dueñas.
    • 16': Foul by Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul).
    • 16': Hugo Ayala (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Enner Valencia (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Iván Marcone (Cruz Azul).
    • 19': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Jesús Dueñas (Tigres).
    • 20': Jesús Dueñas (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Carioca.
    • 21': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
    • 24': Offside, Tigres. Jesús Dueñas tries a through ball, but Enner Valencia is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Jorge Torres (Tigres).
    • 24': Martín Cauteruccio (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Jorge Torres (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javier Aquino.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Luis Rodríguez (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
    • 36': Hand ball by Martín Cauteruccio (Cruz Azul).
    • 38': Delay in match Javier Aquino (Tigres) because of an injury.
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Offside, Tigres. Jesús Dueñas tries a through ball, but Javier Aquino is caught offside.
    • 40': Hand ball by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Javier Aquino (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, Tigres 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, Tigres 0.
    • 47': Delay in match Enner Valencia (Tigres) because of an injury.
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Offside, Tigres. Jesús Dueñas tries a through ball, but Enner Valencia is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Iván Marcone (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Julio Domínguez.
    • 52': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jesús Dueñas.
    • 53': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jesús Dueñas.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julio Domínguez with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Javier Salas (Cruz Azul).
    • 53': Rafael Carioca (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Martín Cauteruccio (Cruz Azul).
    • 56': Guido Pizarro (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Javier Salas (Cruz Azul).
    • 57': Rafael Carioca (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Edgar Méndez.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Hugo Ayala (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Roberto Alvarado replaces Javier Salas.
    • 62': Enner Valencia (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul).
    • 66': Substitution, Tigres. Eduardo Vargas replaces Enner Valencia.
    • 68': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 0. Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
    • 75': Substitution, Tigres. Julián Quiñones replaces Rafael Carioca.
    • 75': Substitution, Tigres. Ismael Sosa replaces Jürgen Damm.
    • 75': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Jorge Torres (Tigres).
    • 76': Attempt saved. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Martín Cauteruccio.
    • 76': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nahuel Guzmán.
    • 77': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jesús Dueñas.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 80': Foul by Martín Cauteruccio (Cruz Azul).
    • 80': Hugo Ayala (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Hugo Ayala (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Martín Cauteruccio (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Iván Marcone.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Guido Pizarro (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
    • 85': Guido Pizarro (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
    • 85': Ismael Sosa (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Igor Lichnovsky replaces Martín Cauteruccio.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (Tigres) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Rodríguez with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Gerardo Flores.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Cruz Azul. José Madueña replaces Elías Hernández.
    • 90'+3': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jorge Torres (Tigres).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jesús Dueñas (Tigres).
    • 90'+3': José Madueña (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 13
    5 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 0
    70.3 Possession 29.7
    8 SHOTS 6
    0 ON GOAL 2
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    518 Accurate Passes 170
    585 Passes 239
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    17 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    78 Long Balls 47
    47 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    12 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 16
    12 Effective Clearances 12
    12 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Estadio Banorte
    Location: Mexico City, Mexico
    Attendance: 55,571

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    4 Guadalajara 6 +3 11
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    Line-Ups

    CAZ Cruz Azul (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 José Corona (GK)
    4 Julio Domínguez
    2 Pablo Aguilar
    16 Adrián Aldrete Yellow Card
    15 Gerardo Flores
    8 Javier Salas
    22 Rafael Baca
    23 Iván Marcone
    11 Elías Hernández
    17 Édgar Méndez
    7 Martín Cauteruccio Yellow Card
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Roberto Alvarado, Santiago Gimenez, José Madueña, Guillermo Allison, Josué Domínguez, Igor Lichnovsky, Walter Montoya.

    UANL Tigres UANL (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Nahuel Guzmán (GK)
    6 Jorge Torres Yellow Card
    4 Hugo Ayala Yellow Card
    29 Jesús Dueñas Yellow Card
    28 Luis Rodríguez
    8 Lucas Zelarayán
    19 Guido Pizarro Yellow Card
    5 Rafael Carioca
    13 Enner Valencia
    20 Javier Aquino
    25 Jürgen Damm Yellow Card
    Tigres UANL Substitutes:
    Miguel Ortega, Ismael Sosa, Eduardo Vargas, Juninho, Israel Jiménez, Jair Díaz, Julián Quiñones.

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