Santos vs Cruz Azul, 2021 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Clausura 2021
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Baca.
- 1': Foul by Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna).
- 1': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Hand ball by Jonathan Díaz (Santos Laguna).
- 3': Hand ball by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
- 4': Foul by Jesús Ocejo (Santos Laguna).
- 4': Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Jesús Ocejo (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Attempt saved. Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Doria.
- 6': Offside, Cruz Azul. Jesús Corona tries a through ball, but Jonathan Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul).
- 7': Jesús Ocejo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Attempt saved. Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Rodríguez.
- 8': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
- 10': Attempt missed. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 10': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
- 11': Attempt missed. Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ronaldo Prieto.
- 14': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul).
- 14': Jesús Isijara (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Offside, Santos Laguna. Juan Ferney Otero tries a through ball, but Diego Valdés is caught offside.
- 19': Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
- 20': Attempt missed. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Romo.
- 22': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
- 22': Jesús Ocejo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Santos Laguna. Diego Valdés tries a through ball, but Jesús Ocejo is caught offside.
- 24': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
- 27': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Julio Domínguez.
- 27': Attempt missed. Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 29': Foul by Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna).
- 29': Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jesús Ocejo (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ronaldo Prieto.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Rodríguez.
- 31': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
- 33': Attempt saved. Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Valdés.
- 35': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
- 36': Foul by Doria (Santos Laguna).
- 36': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
- 45': Foul by Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna).
- 45': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Santos Laguna 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Santos Laguna 0, Cruz Azul 0.
- 47': Foul by Félix Torres (Santos Laguna).
- 47': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna).
- 49': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 50': Jesús Ocejo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul).
- 51': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 51': Jesús Ocejo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Ronaldo Prieto (Santos Laguna).
- 52': Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Jesús Isijara (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Foul by Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna).
- 56': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
- 57': Ronaldo Prieto (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Carlos Orrantía replaces Jesús Isijara.
- 59': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Santiago Giménez replaces Yoshimar Yotún.
- 60': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
- 60': Ronaldo Prieto (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 61': Goal! Santos Laguna 1, Cruz Azul 0. Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Ferney Otero.
- 65': Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
- 65': Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Alan Cervantes (Santos Laguna).
- 67': Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna).
- 68': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Attempt missed. Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Orrantía following a fast break.
- 71': Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
- 73': Foul by Félix Torres (Santos Laguna).
- 73': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Félix Torres (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Baca with a cross.
- 76': Hand ball by Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna).
- 80': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
- 80': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Ignacio Jeraldino replaces Jesús Ocejo.
- 82': Foul by Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul).
- 82': Jonathan Díaz (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Félix Torres (Santos Laguna).
- 85': Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt missed. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Escobar with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Carlos Orrantía (Santos Laguna).
- 88': Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Eduardo Aguirre replaces Diego Valdés.
- 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alexis Gutiérrez replaces Luis Romo.
- 89': Doria (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul).
- 90': Hand ball by Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+2': Foul by Ignacio Jeraldino (Santos Laguna).
- 90'+2': Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jonathan Díaz (Santos Laguna).
- 90'+3': Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Santos Laguna 1, Cruz Azul 0.
- 0': Match ends, Santos Laguna 1, Cruz Azul 0.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.8 | Possession | 50.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 248 | Accurate Passes | 260 |
| 344 | Passes | 341 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 22 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 13 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Corona
Location: Torreón, Mexico
Liga MX Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalajara | 13 | +14 | 31 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 13 | +10 | 27 |
| 3 | Toluca | 13 | +11 | 26 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 13 | +6 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Santos (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Acevedo (GK) |
| 21 | Dória |
| 5 | Félix Torres |
| 22 | Ronaldo Prieto |
| 4 | Jonathan Díaz |
| 10 | Diego Valdés |
| 11 | Fernando Gorriarán |
| 6 | Alan Cervantes |
| 12 | Jesús Ocejo |
| 7 | Juan Otero |
| 27 | Jesús Isijara |
Cruz Azul (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Corona (GK) |
| 4 | Julio Domínguez |
| 23 | Pablo Aguilar |
| 15 | Ignacio Rivero |
| 24 | Juan Escobar |
| 22 | Rafael Baca |
| 19 | Yoshimar Yotún |
| 7 | Luis Romo |
| 21 | Jonathan Rodríguez |
| 31 | Orbelín Pineda |
| 25 | Roberto Alvarado |
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