Leagues Cup

FT Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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Sam Boyd Stadium · 20,132 att. · ESPN2

Match Report

Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Cruz Azul hold off Tigres, win Leagues Cup title

Goals from Yoshimar Yotun and Jonathan Rodriguez gave Cruz Azul a 2-1 win over Tigres UANL in the inaugural Leagues Cup final.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
7
3
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
3
41.1
Possession
58.9
13
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
223
Accurate Passes
364
303
Passes
434
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
59
Long Balls
69
34
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
8
10
Effective Clearances
11
10
Clearances
11

Head to Head

CAZ leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

UANL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Nahuel GuzmánG
  2. 18Diego ReyesCD-L
  3. 4Hugo AyalaCD-R
  4. 6Jorge TorresLB
  5. 29Jesús DueñasRB
  6. 8Lucas ZelarayánAM
  7. 5Rafael CariocaLM
  8. 19Guido PizarroRM
  9. 10André-Pierre GignacF
  10. 20Javier AquinoAM-L
  11. 23Luis QuiñonesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Jürgen DammSUB
  2. 28Luis RodríguezSUB
  3. 27Jair DíazSUB
  4. 9Eduardo VargasSUB
  5. 30Miguel OrtegaSUB
  6. 13Enner ValenciaSUB
  7. 14Juanjo PurataSUB

CAZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1José CoronaG
  2. 5Igor LichnovskyCD-L
  3. 23Pablo AguilarCD-R
  4. 16Adrián AldreteLB
  5. 4Julio DomínguezRB
  6. 31Orbelín PinedaAM
  7. 19Yoshimar YotúnLM
  8. 22Rafael BacaRM
  9. 9Milton CaraglioF
  10. 21Jonathan RodríguezAM-L
  11. 25Roberto AlvaradoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Brayan AnguloSUB
  2. 17Édgar MéndezSUB
  3. 14Josué DomínguezSUB
  4. 7Martín CauteruccioSUB
  5. 12Guillermo AllisonSUB
  6. 24Juan EscobarSUB
  7. 11Elías HernándezSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul) Yellow Card at 23'
  2. 30' Jesús Corona (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 30' Rafael Carioca (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 30' Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 33' VAR Decision: No card change Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul).
  6. 33' VAR Decision: No card change Rafael Carioca (Tigres).
  7. 37' Jesús Dueñas (U.A.N.L) Yellow Card at 37'
  8. 50' VAR Decision: No Penalty Tigres.
  9. 62' Substitution, Tigres. Eduardo Vargas replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
  10. 68' Elias Hernández (Cruz Azul) Substitution at 68'
  11. 73' Goal! Tigres 0, Cruz Azul 1. Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  12. 74' Substitution, Tigres. Luis Rodríguez replaces Diego Reyes.
  13. 75' Goal! Tigres 0, Cruz Azul 2. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún with a through ball.
  14. 85' Jürgen Damm (U.A.N.L) Substitution at 85'
  15. 87' Édgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) Substitution at 87'
  16. 89' Brayan Angulo (Cruz Azul) Substitution at 89'
  17. 90' Guido Pizarro (U.A.N.L) Goal - Header at 90'
  18. 90'+4' Edgar Méndez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
  19. 90'+7' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres).
  20. 90'+8' Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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