Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Tijuana vs Cruz Azul, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Apertura 2024 - Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
Tijuana
  • 10': Raúl Zúñiga
  • 19': Efrain Álvarez
  • 42': Emanuel Reynoso
FT
3 - 0
1st Leg
Cruz Azul
  • Red Card 34': Jorge Sánchez

About

Tijuana are hosting Cruz Azul at Estadio Caliente, Tijuana, 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': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 2': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Unai Bilbao.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Aarón Mejía (Club Tijuana).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Foul by Christian Rivera (Club Tijuana).
  • 6': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  • 10': Goal! Club Tijuana 1, Cruz Azul 0. Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Rivera with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 12': VAR Decision: Goal Club Tijuana 1-0 Cruz Azul (Raúl Zúñiga).
  • 14': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Unai Bilbao.
  • 15': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
  • 15': Kevin Balanta (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Offside, Club Tijuana. Alejandro Gómez is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Kevin Castañeda (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emanuel Reynoso with a through ball.
  • 19': Goal! Club Tijuana 2, Cruz Azul 0. Efraín Álvarez (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 22': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 24': Foul by Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana).
  • 24': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 26': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 27': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
  • 27': Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana).
  • 29': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
  • 34': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
  • 34': Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Aarón Mejía (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Zúñiga.
  • 39': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 42': Goal! Club Tijuana 3, Cruz Azul 0. Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aarón Mejía.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Castañeda with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Club Tijuana 3, Cruz Azul 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Club Tijuana 3, Cruz Azul 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Fernando Monárrez replaces Emanuel Reynoso.
  • 48': Foul by Kevin Balanta (Club Tijuana).
  • 48': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Hand ball by Christian Rivera (Club Tijuana).
  • 51': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (Club Tijuana).
  • 51': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana).
  • 53': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Offside, Club Tijuana. Efraín Álvarez is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Luis Romo.
  • 64': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Gilberto Mora replaces Kevin Castañeda.
  • 64': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Iván Tona replaces Rafael Fernández.
  • 64': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Christian Rivera (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aarón Mejía.
  • 65': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Unai Bilbao (Club Tijuana) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Efraín Álvarez (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 70': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Unai Bilbao.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Iván Tona (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
  • 71': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Joe Corona replaces Christian Rivera.
  • 74': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Jaime Álvarez replaces Raúl Zúñiga.
  • 78': Aarón Mejía (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 80': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Luis Romo.
  • 80': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Andrés Montaño replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 81': Efraín Álvarez (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Jaime Álvarez (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gilberto Mora.
  • 86': Foul by Fernando Monárrez (Club Tijuana).
  • 86': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández replaces Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 89': Foul by Unai Bilbao (Club Tijuana).
  • 89': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Dangerous play by Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+3': Joe Corona (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Club Tijuana 3, Cruz Azul 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Club Tijuana 3, Cruz Azul 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 0
26.5 Possession 73.5
8 SHOTS 11
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
185 Accurate Passes 674
259 Passes 743
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 66
19 Accurate Long Balls 47
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 6
20 Tackles 7
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
3 Interceptions 12
12 Effective Clearances 12
12 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Caliente
Location: Tijuana, Mexico
Attendance: 25,333

Line-Ups

TIJ Tijuana (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
2 Antonio Rodríguez (GK)
31 Unai Bilbao
35 Kevin Balanta
28 Jesús Gómez
3 Rafael Fernández
10 Kevin Castañeda
18 Aaron Mejía
14 Christian Rivera
33 Emanuel Reynoso
26 Raúl Zúñiga
11 Efrain Álvarez
Tijuana Substitutes:
José Corona, Francisco Contreras, Jaime Alvarez, Carlos González, Joe Corona, Gilberto Mora, Fernando Monarrez, Iván Tona, Diego Zaragoza, Jesus Vega.

CAZ Cruz Azul (3-4-3)

No. Name
23 Kevin Mier (GK)
6 Erik Lira
33 Gonzalo Piovi
4 Willer Ditta
27 Luis Romo
8 Lorenzo Faravelli
29 Rodolfo Rotondi
2 Jorge Sánchez Red Card
11 Giorgos Giakoumakis
14 Alexis Gutierrez
15 Ignacio Rivero
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Ángel Sepúlveda, Amaury Morales, Amaury García, Carlos Vargas, Andres Montaño, Andrés Gudiño, Carlos Rodríguez, Jorge García, Camilo Cándido, Gabriel Fernandez.

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