Mexican Liga BBVA MX

FT Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Cruz Azul WWWDL 0
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Monterrey DWWWW 1
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CAZ000
MTY101
1st Leg · Estadio BBVA · 36,721 att.

Match Report

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Rodolfo Pizarro's early goal gives Monterrey semfinal edge over Cruz Azul

Rodolfo Pizarro handed Monterrey a 1-0 victory over Cruz Azul on Wednesday in the first leg of the Liga MX 2018 Apertura semifinal.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
1
57.6
Possession
42.4
3
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
410
Accurate Passes
276
502
Passes
366
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.2
86
Long Balls
55
51
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
0
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
12
17
Effective Clearances
27
17
Clearances
27

Head to Head

CAZ leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

MTY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marcelo BaroveroG
  2. 15José BasantaCD-L
  3. 4Nicolás SánchezCD-R
  4. 11Leonel VangioniLB
  5. 33Stefan MedinaRB
  6. 20Rodolfo PizarroAM
  7. 16Celso OrtizLM
  8. 29Carlos RodríguezRM
  9. 7Rogelio Funes MoriF
  10. 17Jesús GallardoAM-L
  11. 8Dorlan PabónAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Johan VásquezSUB
  2. 288Eric CantúSUB
  3. 18Avilés HurtadoSUB
  4. 24Edson ResendezSUB
  5. 6Edson GutiérrezSUB
  6. 3César MontesSUB
  7. 19Guillermo MadrigalSUB

CAZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1José CoronaG
  2. 4Julio DomínguezCD-L
  3. 2Pablo AguilarCD-R
  4. 16Adrián AldreteLB
  5. 27José MadueñaRB
  6. 25Roberto AlvaradoAM
  7. 22Rafael BacaLM
  8. 23Iván MarconeRM
  9. 7Martín CauteruccioF
  10. 11Elías HernándezAM-L
  11. 17Édgar MéndezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Guillermo AllisonSUB
  2. 8Javier SalasSUB
  3. 18Andrés RenteríaSUB
  4. 9Milton CaraglioSUB
  5. 14Josué DomínguezSUB
  6. 5Igor LichnovskySUB
  7. 13Ángel MenaSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Monterrey 1, Cruz Azul 0. Rodolfo Pizarro (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dorlan Pabón with a cross.
  2. 50' Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Substitution, Cruz Azul. Milton Caraglio replaces Edgar Méndez.
  4. 61' Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, Monterrey. César Montes replaces Celso Ortíz.
  6. 68' Martín Cauteruccio (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 75' Substitution, Monterrey. Avilés Hurtado replaces Jesús Gallardo.
  8. 77' Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ángel Mena replaces Elías Hernández.
  9. 88' Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 88' Dorlan Pabón (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Substitution, Cruz Azul. Andrés Rentería replaces Roberto Alvarado.

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