Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs León, 2020 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Apertura 2020

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 4': Juan Escobar
  • 90': Santiago Gimenez (P)
FT
2 - 0
León

    About

    Cruz Azul are hosting León at Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Rodríguez.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
    • 3': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by José Rodríguez.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Escobar.
    • 4': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, León 0. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 6': Hand ball by José Ramírez (León).
    • 8': Attempt saved. José Rodríguez (León) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Romo.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 11': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Rodolfo Cota.
    • 14': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Gil Burón.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 15': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by José Rodríguez.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Josué Reyes (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete with a cross.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Escobar with a cross.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Joel Campbell (León) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Ramírez.
    • 24': Foul by Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul).
    • 24': Yairo Moreno (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Gil Burón (León).
    • 28': Corner, León. Conceded by Juan Escobar.
    • 29': Corner, León. Conceded by Juan Escobar.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Romo.
    • 31': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul).
    • 31': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by José Rodríguez (León).
    • 33': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Gil Burón.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrián Aldrete with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yairo Moreno.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Emanuel Gigliotti (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joel Campbell.
    • 40': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
    • 40': Yairo Moreno (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Cruz Azul).
    • 43': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, León 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 1, León 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero replaces Roberto Alvarado.
    • 45': Substitution, León. Pedro Aquino replaces Gil Burón.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Gigliotti (León) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Ramírez with a cross.
    • 47': Corner, León. Conceded by Josué Reyes.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Yairo Moreno (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Montes with a cross following a corner.
    • 48': Foul by Joel Campbell (León).
    • 48': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Baca.
    • 54': Foul by Jean Meneses (León).
    • 54': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
    • 57': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Stiven Barreiro (León) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by William Tesillo with a cross.
    • 61': Foul by Emanuel Gigliotti (León).
    • 61': Josué Reyes (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Emanuel Gigliotti (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
    • 63': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Substitution, León. Osvaldo Rodríguez replaces Joel Campbell.
    • 64': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
    • 64': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Yairo Moreno (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Aquino.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Yairo Moreno (León) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Montes.
    • 69': Hand ball by Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul).
    • 70': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
    • 70': Yairo Moreno (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by José Rodríguez (León).
    • 71': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
    • 71': Osvaldo Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
    • 73': Pedro Aquino (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Misael Domínguez replaces Elías Hernández.
    • 77': Substitution, León. Jesse Zamudio replaces José Rodríguez.
    • 77': Foul by Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul).
    • 77': Yairo Moreno (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Emanuel Gigliotti (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
    • 79': Foul by Jesse Zamudio (León).
    • 79': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by José Ramírez (León).
    • 80': Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Corner, León. Conceded by Juan Escobar.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Pedro Aquino (León) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yairo Moreno with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Santiago Giménez replaces Jonathan Rodríguez.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Yairo Moreno (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Montes.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
    • 87': Pedro Aquino (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Penalty Cruz Azul. Santiago Giménez draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 88': Penalty conceded by Stiven Barreiro (León) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, León 0. Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+2': José Ramírez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+3': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Emanuel Gigliotti (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 2, León 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 2, León 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 3
    66.1 Possession 33.9
    13 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    543 Accurate Passes 245
    638 Passes 327
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    21 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    68 Long Balls 65
    46 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 6
    6 Effective Tackles 8
    6 Tackles 16
    1.0 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 18
    8 Effective Clearances 26
    8 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
    Location: Mexico City, Mexico

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CAZ Cruz Azul (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 José Corona (GK)
    5 Igor Lichnovsky
    87 Josué Reyes
    22 Rafael Baca
    16 Adrián Aldrete
    24 Juan Escobar
    7 Luis Romo
    31 Orbelín Pineda
    11 Elías Hernández
    25 Roberto Alvarado
    21 Jonathan Rodríguez
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Yoshimar Yotún, Ignacio Rivero, Jonathan Borja, José Joaquín Martínez, Santiago Gimenez, Alexis Gutierrez, Josué Domínguez, Alex Castro, Andrés Gudiño, Milton Caraglio.

    LEO León (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Rodolfo Cota (GK)
    6 William Tesillo
    21 Jaine Barreiro
    11 Yairo Moreno
    3 Gil Burón
    12 Joel Campbell
    10 Luis Montes
    8 José Rodríguez
    20 Emanuel Gigliotti Yellow Card
    16 Jean Meneses
    28 José David Ramírez
    León Substitutes:
    Fidel Ambríz, Pedro Aquino, José Salazar, Diego Luna, Jesse Zamudio, Osvaldo Rodríguez, Andres Mosquera, Alfonso Blanco, Mauricio Isais.

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