Necaxa vs Cruz Azul, 2019 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Apertura 2019
· Mexican Liga BBVA MXAbout
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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Igor Lichnovsky.
- 6': Attempt saved. Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 8': Foul by Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa).
- 8': Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Edgar Méndez.
- 12': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Ventura Alvarado (Necaxa).
- 13': Attempt saved. Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete.
- 13': Offside, Cruz Azul. Yoshimar Yotún tries a through ball, but Edgar Méndez is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by José Plascencia (Necaxa).
- 14': Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Fernando Meza (Necaxa).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
- 18': Juan Delgado (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Daniel Álvarez (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul).
- 20': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
- 20': Juan Delgado (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Cristian Calderón (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
- 29': Delay in match (Cruz Azul). VAR checking.
- 29': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Hand ball by Juan Delgado (Necaxa).
- 32': Offside, Cruz Azul. Pablo Aguilar tries a through ball, but Milton Caraglio is caught offside.
- 33': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Salas (Necaxa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Chávez.
- 36': Foul by Alexis Peña (Necaxa).
- 36': Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (Necaxa).
- 37': Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 38': Foul by Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul).
- 38': Maximiliano Salas (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Daniel Álvarez (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 41': Attempt saved. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Escobar with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
- 44': Juan Delgado (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Delgado with a cross.
- 45'+1': Foul by Maximiliano Salas (Necaxa).
- 45'+1': Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ricardo Chávez (Necaxa).
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milton Caraglio.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 47': Foul by José Plascencia (Necaxa).
- 47': Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete with a cross.
- 48': Penalty Cruz Azul. Edgar Méndez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 48': Penalty conceded by Ventura Alvarado (Necaxa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Delay in match (Cruz Azul). VAR checking.
- 49': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Penalty saved! Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
- 53': Delay in match (Cruz Azul). VAR checking.
- 53': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa).
- 54': Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul).
- 55': Maximiliano Salas (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Cristian Calderón (Necaxa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Salas.
- 56': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Fernando Meza (Necaxa).
- 56': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Cristian Calderón.
- 57': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul).
- 57': Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Juan Delgado (Necaxa).
- 59': Foul by Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa).
- 59': Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
- 59': Maximiliano Salas (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Ventura Alvarado (Necaxa).
- 61': Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Necaxa. Kevin Mercado replaces Daniel Álvarez.
- 64': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Orbelín Pineda replaces Elías Hernández.
- 64': Foul by Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa).
- 64': Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún.
- 65': Fernando Meza (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul).
- 66': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul).
- 66': Kevin Mercado (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Ricardo Chávez (Necaxa).
- 68': Foul by Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul).
- 68': Maximiliano Salas (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
- 70': Foul by Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa).
- 70': Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by José Plascencia (Necaxa).
- 70': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Penalty Necaxa. Maximiliano Salas draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Penalty conceded by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the red card.
- 74': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Maximiliano Salas (Necaxa) left footed shot is just a bit too high. Maximiliano Salas should be disappointed.
- 75': Substitution, Necaxa. Luis Pérez replaces José Plascencia.
- 75': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jonathan Rodríguez replaces Adrián Aldrete.
- 76': Foul by Ventura Alvarado (Necaxa).
- 76': Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Ventura Alvarado (Necaxa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt missed. Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milton Caraglio with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 77': Foul by Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul).
- 77': Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa).
- 78': Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Fernando Meza.
- 80': Substitution, Necaxa. Rodrigo Contreras replaces Maximiliano Salas.
- 81': Attempt saved. Kevin Mercado (Necaxa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Quiroga with a headed pass.
- 82': Foul by Rodrigo Contreras (Necaxa).
- 82': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Yoshimar Yotún.
- 84': Attempt missed. Fernando Meza (Necaxa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juan Delgado with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Guillermo Fernández replaces Roberto Alvarado.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Rodríguez.
- 85': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Alexis Peña.
- 85': Fernando Meza (Necaxa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Alexis Peña (Necaxa).
- 88': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Alexis Peña.
- 90': Foul by Luis Pérez (Necaxa).
- 90': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún.
- 90'+1': Foul by Guillermo Fernández (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+1': Kevin Mercado (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Edgar Méndez.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 0': Match ends, Necaxa 0, Cruz Azul 0.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 24 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 65.6 | Possession | 34.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 113 |
| 347 | Passes | 172 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 19 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Venue: Estadio Victoria
Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico
Attendance: 19,361
Venue: Estadio Victoria
Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico
Attendance: 19,361
Liga MX Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | +17 | 36 |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 17 | +16 | 36 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 17 | +13 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | +6 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Necaxa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo González (GK) |
| 31 | Ventura Alvarado |
| 4 | Alexis Peña |
| 26 | Cristian Calderón |
| 22 | Ricardo Chávez |
| 5 | Fernando Meza |
| 188 | José Plascencia |
| 7 | Espolita |
| 17 | Juan Delgado |
| 9 | Mauro Quiroga |
| 10 | Maximiliano Salas |
Cruz Azul (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Corona (GK) |
| 4 | Julio Domínguez |
| 23 | Pablo Aguilar |
| 16 | Adrián Aldrete |
| 24 | Juan Escobar |
| 25 | Roberto Alvarado |
| 19 | Yoshimar Yotún |
| 5 | Igor Lichnovsky |
| 9 | Milton Caraglio |
| 11 | Elías Hernández |
| 17 | Édgar Méndez |
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