LAFC vs Cruz Azul, 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, Quarterfinals
· Concacaf Champions CupLAFC beats Cruz Azul to advance to semis of CONCACAF Champions League
Kwadwo Opoku scored the game-winning goal, sending LAFC into the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Cruz Azul.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
- 4': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 4': Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 4': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Offside, Cruz Azul. Yoshimar Yotún tries a through ball, but Luis Romo is caught offside.
- 7': Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 9': Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 10': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 10': Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 10': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luis Romo.
- 12': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 12': Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Penalty Cruz Azul. Orbelín Pineda draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 14': Penalty conceded by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 15': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Cruz Azul 1. Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 18': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 18': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 19': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul).
- 20': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 22': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 23': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 23': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul).
- 27': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 28': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luis Romo.
- 29': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 32': Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Hand ball by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 33': Attempt saved. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 34': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul).
- 34': Attempt saved. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
- 35': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Luis Romo.
- 35': Attempt missed. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 36': Penalty conceded by Sebastián Jurado (Cruz Azul) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Cruz Azul 1. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 40': Attempt missed. Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Giménez with a headed pass.
- 41': Foul by Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul).
- 41': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 42': Foul by Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 42': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul).
- 45': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Cruz Azul 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 1, Cruz Azul 1.
- 46': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 46': Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 47': Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 47': Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 49': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 49': Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 50': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul).
- 51': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Adrián Aldrete replaces Elías Hernández.
- 51': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Milton Caraglio replaces Santiago Giménez.
- 52': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 52': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
- 53': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 53': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul).
- 54': Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
- 58': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Danny Musovski.
- 59': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Eduard Atuesta tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.
- 60': Offside, Cruz Azul. Julio Domínguez tries a through ball, but Milton Caraglio is caught offside.
- 62': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul).
- 62': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
- 67': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 69': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Juan Escobar.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Julio Domínguez.
- 71': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 2, Cruz Azul 1. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eddie Segura with a headed pass following a corner.
- 73': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 73': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Offside, Cruz Azul. Rafael Baca tries a through ball, but Juan Escobar is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Brian Rodríguez replaces Diego Rossi.
- 80': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces José Cifuentes.
- 81': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul).
- 83': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul).
- 83': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero replaces Roberto Alvarado.
- 83': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Misael Domínguez replaces Orbelín Pineda.
- 88': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 88': Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mohamed El-Munir replaces Tristan Blackmon because of an injury.
- 89': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
- 89': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul).
- 90': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mark-Anthony Kaye tries a through ball, but Brian Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Misael Domínguez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún with a cross.
- 90'+5': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+5': Misael Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Cruz Azul 1.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 2, Cruz Azul 1.
Statistics
 CAZ |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 23 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 345 | Accurate Passes | 244 |
| 443 | Passes | 336 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 13 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 14 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Vermeer (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 16 | Daniel Musovski |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
Cruz Azul (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Sebastián Jurado (GK) |
| 7 | Luis Romo |
| 23 | Pablo Aguilar  |
| 4 | Julio Domínguez |
| 24 | Juan Escobar |
| 22 | Rafael Baca |
| 19 | Yoshimar Yotún |
| 11 | Elías Hernández |
| 31 | Orbelín Pineda |
| 29 | Santiago Gimenez |
| 25 | Roberto Alvarado |
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