Mexican Liga BBVA MX

FT Saturday, December 8, 2018
Monterrey WWWWL 0
–
Cruz Azul WWDLW 1
1st2ndT
MTY000
CAZ011
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - CAZ advanced for being the higher seed · Estadio Banorte · 39,307 att.

Match Report

Mauricio Salas/Jam Media/Getty Images

Cruz Azul down Monterrey, advance to Liga MX 2018 Apertura final

Cruz Azul booked its place in the Liga MX 2018 Apertura final with a 1-0 victory over Monterrey on Saturday in Estadio Azteca.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
41.6
Possession
58.4
10
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
201
Accurate Passes
333
291
Passes
423
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
73
Long Balls
85
29
Accurate Long Balls
55
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
9
9
Effective Clearances
26
9
Clearances
26

Head to Head

CAZ leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CAZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1José CoronaG
  2. 5Igor LichnovskyCD-L
  3. 2Pablo AguilarCD-R
  4. 16Adrián AldreteLB
  5. 4Julio DomínguezRB
  6. 25Roberto AlvaradoAM
  7. 23Iván MarconeLM
  8. 8Javier SalasRM
  9. 9Milton CaraglioF
  10. 11Elías HernándezAM-L
  11. 17Édgar MéndezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Ángel MenaSUB
  2. 12Guillermo AllisonSUB
  3. 7Martín CauteruccioSUB
  4. 28Martin ZúñigaSUB
  5. 22Rafael BacaSUB
  6. 18Andrés RenteríaSUB
  7. 27José MadueñaSUB

MTY · 5-4-1

  1. 1Marcelo BaroveroG
  2. 4Nicolás SánchezCD
  3. 15José BasantaCD-L
  4. 3César MontesCD-R
  5. 11Leonel VangioniLB
  6. 33Stefan MedinaRB
  7. 16Celso OrtizCM-L
  8. 29Carlos RodríguezCM-R
  9. 20Rodolfo PizarroLM
  10. 18Avilés HurtadoRM
  11. 7Rogelio Funes MoriF

Substitutes

  1. 19Guillermo MadrigalSUB
  2. 25Jonathan GonzalezSUB
  3. 17Jesús GallardoSUB
  4. 23Johan VásquezSUB
  5. 6Edson GutiérrezSUB
  6. 8Dorlan PabónSUB
  7. 24Edson ResendezSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Leonel Vangioni (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Iván Marcone (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) left footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Milton Caraglio should be disappointed.
  4. 36' Substitution, Monterrey. Dorlan Pabón replaces Rodolfo Pizarro because of an injury.
  5. 55' Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 0. Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  6. 59' Substitution, Monterrey. Jesús Gallardo replaces Leonel Vangioni.
  7. 66' Substitution, Monterrey. Luis Madrigal replaces César Montes.
  8. 70' Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 76' Substitution, Cruz Azul. Rafael Baca replaces Roberto Alvarado.
  11. 77' John Medina (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 80' Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 81' Substitution, Cruz Azul. Martín Cauteruccio replaces Milton Caraglio.
  14. 89' Substitution, Cruz Azul. José Madueña replaces Elías Hernández.
  15. 90'+2' Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+2' Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card.

Liga MX News

All news
News Adriana Garcia Club América to honour retired Mexico legend Guillermo Ochoa Club América will pay tribute to their former goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa after the Mexican legend retired from football after competing at the 2026 World Cup. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal to sign Mexico's Gilberto Mora? Defending Premier League champions Arsenal are reportedly looking to sign Tijuana and Mexico's Gilberto Mora. Transfer Talk has the latest. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool eye move for Mexico's Mora Could Mexico's teenage star Gilberto Mora end up moving to Merseyside? Transfer Talk has the latest. News ESPN News Services Mexico launches antitrust probe over pro/rel, monopolies in game Mexico's National Antitrust Commission (CNA) announced on Monday that it has launched an investigation into potential monopolistic practices in domestic soccer, prompted by fan complaints over anti-competitive behavior.