Mexican Liga BBVA MX

León vs Cruz Azul, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Clausura 2025 - Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
León
  • 29': Sebastian Santos
  • 46': Iván Moreno
  • Red Card 51': Adonis Frias
FT
2 - 3
1st Leg
Cruz Azul
  • 14': Ignacio Rivero
  • 19': Andres Montaño
  • 41': Andres Montaño

About

León are hosting Cruz Azul at Estadio León, León de los Aldamas, 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.
  • 4': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 4': Salvador Reyes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, León. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.
  • 10': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
  • 10': Steven Mendoza (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
  • 12': Sebastián Santos (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 14': Goal! León 0, Cruz Azul 1. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 17': Corner, León. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 17': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 19': Goal! León 0, Cruz Azul 2. Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 23': Foul by Nicolás Fonseca (León).
  • 23': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, León. Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
  • 26': Iván Moreno (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Offside, León. Steven Mendoza is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Rodrigo Echeverría (León).
  • 28': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Rodrigo Echeverría (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Goal! León 1, Cruz Azul 2. Sebastián Santos (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 33': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
  • 36': Andrés Guardado (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Cristian Jiménez (Cruz Azul).
  • 36': Cristian Jiménez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Andrés Guardado (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Steven Mendoza (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
  • 41': Goal! León 1, Cruz Azul 3. Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, León 1, Cruz Azul 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins León 1, Cruz Azul 3.
  • 46': Goal! León 2, Cruz Azul 3. Iván Moreno (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Mendoza.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 48': Foul by Adonis Frías (León).
  • 48': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Adonis Frías (León).
  • 51': Adonis Frías (León) is shown the red card.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Substitution, León. Edgar Guerra replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  • 59': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Nicolás Fonseca (León).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Edgar Guerra (León) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Cristian Jiménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Andrés Guardado (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Santos with a cross.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul).
  • 64': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Luka Romero replaces Andrés Montaño because of an injury.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Nicolás Fonseca (León).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 70': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
  • 70': Iván Moreno (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
  • 72': Steven Mendoza (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Luka Romero (Cruz Azul).
  • 74': Sebastián Santos (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Cristian Jiménez.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Steven Mendoza (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
  • 79': Substitution, León. David Ramírez replaces Iván Moreno.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 83': David Ramírez (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 84': Substitution, León. Jhonder Cádiz replaces Sebastián Santos.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 85': Offside, León. Andrés Guardado is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Steven Mendoza (León).
  • 88': Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury García replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury Morales replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+3': Rodrigo Echeverría (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Andrés Guardado (León) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': David Ramírez (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+4': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+5': Salvador Reyes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Luka Romero (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+7': Steven Mendoza (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Andrés Guardado (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+7': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Corner, León. Conceded by Érik Lira.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, León 2, Cruz Azul 3.
  • 0': Match ends, León 2, Cruz Azul 3.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
54.4 Possession 45.6
12 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
395 Accurate Passes 293
469 Passes 372
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
10 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 67
17 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 7
24 Effective Clearances 19
24 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Attendance: 13,667

Line-Ups

LEO León (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Óscar Jiménez (GK)
22 Adonis Frias Red Card
21 Jaine Barreiro
26 Salvador Reyes
31 Sebastian Santos
4 Nicolás Fonseca
18 Andrés Guardado Yellow Card
20 Rodrigo Echeverría Yellow Card
7 Iván Moreno
11 Stiven Mendoza
8 Emiliano Rigoni
León Substitutes:
Edgar Guerra, Ettson Ayón, Mauricio Isais, José David Ramírez, Jhonder Cádiz, Alfonso Blanco, Paul Saracho, Ángel Estrada, Sebastián Fierro, Carlos Cisneros.

CAZ Cruz Azul (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
23 Kevin Mier (GK)
6 Erik Lira
5 Jesús Orozco
32 Cristian Jiménez Yellow Card
8 Lorenzo Faravelli
15 Ignacio Rivero
19 Carlos Rodríguez
29 Rodolfo Rotondi
2 Jorge Sánchez
9 Ángel Sepúlveda
10 Andres Montaño
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Giorgos Giakoumakis, Amaury García, Andrés Gudiño, Omar Campos, Luka Romero, Bryan Gamboa, Carlos Vargas, Alexis Gutierrez, Amaury Morales, Luis Gutiérrez.

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