
Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Apertura
· Mexican Liga BBVA MXAbout
Cruz Azul are hosting Tigres UANL
at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, 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.
- 1': Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
- 2': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Joaquim (Tigres).
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
- 8': Juan Brunetta (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Dangerous play by Juan Brunetta (Tigres).
- 10': Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres).
- 11': Substitution, Tigres. Nicolás Ibáñez replaces André-Pierre Gignac because of an injury.
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul).
- 12': Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Sebastián Córdova (Tigres) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando Gorriarán.
- 17': Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
- 18': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
- 19': Attempt missed. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
- 22': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 23': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 25': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda with a headed pass.
- 28': Diego Sánchez (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
- 29': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willer Ditta with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
- 35': Attempt missed. Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 39': Substitution, Tigres. Diego Lainez replaces Diego Sánchez.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
- 39': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Diego Reyes.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda following a corner.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Angulo (Tigres).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Foul by Diego Lainez (Tigres).
- 41': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 45': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
- 45': Jesús Angulo (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
- 45'+2': Jesús Angulo (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul).
- 45'+4': Joaquim (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, Tigres 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, Tigres 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez with a cross.
- 46': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Romo.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 50': Offside, Tigres. Juan Brunetta is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
- 51': Jesús Angulo (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres).
- 54': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Diego Lainez (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul).
- 61': Foul by Nicolás Ibáñez (Tigres).
- 61': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Diego Reyes.
- 65': Attempt saved. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willer Ditta.
- 66': Offside, Tigres. Sebastián Córdova is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Tigres. Uriel Antuna replaces Sebastián Córdova.
- 69': Substitution, Tigres. Juan Purata replaces Jesús Angulo.
- 69': Substitution, Tigres. Juan Vigón replaces Juan Brunetta.
- 70': Foul by Diego Reyes (Tigres).
- 70': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 71': Foul by Uriel Antuna (Tigres).
- 71': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 76': Foul by Uriel Antuna (Tigres).
- 76': Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Purata (Tigres).
- 79': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Andrés Montaño replaces Alexis Gutiérrez.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': VAR Decision: No Penalty Cruz Azul.
- 84': Penalty Tigres. Uriel Antuna draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Penalty conceded by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 88': Goal! Cruz Azul 0, Tigres 1. Nicolás Ibáñez (Tigres) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Mateo Levy replaces Érik Lira.
- 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury Morales replaces Jorge Sánchez.
- 90': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Nicolás Ibáñez (Tigres).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Javier Aquino.
- 90'+1': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Diego Reyes.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a cross.
- 90'+4': Diego Lainez (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mateo Levy (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+5': Foul by Juan Purata (Tigres).
- 90'+5': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Juan Purata (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 1. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a cross.
- 90'+9': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 1.
- 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Tigres 1.
Statistics
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9 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
2 | Saves | 0 |
28.8 | Possession | 71.2 |
3 | SHOTS | 18 |
1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
186 | Accurate Passes | 556 |
256 | Passes | 625 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
7 | Crosses | 30 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
59 | Long Balls | 59 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
14 | Tackles | 10 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
11 | Interceptions | 4 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
26 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 26,536
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 26,536
Liga MX Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Monterrey | 7 | +8 | 18 |
2 | América | 7 | +9 | 17 |
3 | Cruz Azul | 7 | +7 | 17 |
4 | Tigres UANL | 6 | +8 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Cruz Azul (3-1-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Kevin Mier (GK) |
6 | Erik Lira |
33 | Gonzalo Piovi |
4 | Willer Ditta |
19 | Carlos Rodríguez ![]() |
14 | Alexis Gutierrez |
27 | Luis Romo ![]() |
29 | Rodolfo Rotondi |
2 | Jorge Sánchez |
11 | Giorgos Giakoumakis |
9 | Ángel Sepúlveda |
Tigres UANL (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Nahuel Guzmán (GK) |
2 | Joaquim |
13 | Diego Reyes |
27 | Jesús Angulo |
20 | Javier Aquino |
11 | Juan Brunetta |
8 | Fernando Gorriarán |
19 | Guido Pizarro |
10 | André-Pierre Gignac |
198 | Diego Sánchez |
17 | Sebastián Córdova |
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