Mexican Liga BBVA MX

América vs Tijuana, 2025-26 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Apertura

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
América
  • 35': Brian Rodríguez (P)
  • 64': Rodrigo Aguirre
  • 90': Brian Rodríguez
FT
3 - 1
Tijuana
  • 56': Ramiro Árciga

About

América are hosting Tijuana 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.
  • 2': Adonis Preciado (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Alexis Gutiérrez (Club América).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Frank Boya (Club Tijuana) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ramiro Árciga with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Tona (Club Tijuana).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Dangerous play by Frank Boya (Club Tijuana).
  • 8': Jonathan dos Santos (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonio Rodríguez (Club Tijuana). Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a headed pass.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Antonio Rodríguez (Club Tijuana). Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 12': Alexis Gutiérrez (Club América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Ramiro Árciga (Club Tijuana).
  • 19': Attempt saved. Ramiro Árciga (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodolfo Cota (Club América). Assisted by Adonis Preciado.
  • 20': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Club América).
  • 20': Kevin Castañeda (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Kevin Álvarez (Club América) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
  • 24': Corner,Club América. Conceded by Unai Bilbao.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Cáceres (Club América) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Club América).
  • 26': Frank Boya (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Domingo Blanco (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Club América).
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Kevin Castañeda (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 29': Foul by Frank Boya (Club Tijuana).
  • 29': Rodolfo Cota (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner,Club América. Conceded by Ramiro Árciga.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Sebastián Cáceres (Club América) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Corner,Club América. Conceded by Frank Boya.
  • 33': Penalty Club América. Sebastián Cáceres draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Aarón Mejía (Club Tijuana) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 35': Goal! Club América 1, Club Tijuana 0. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 36': Foul by Ralph Orquin (Club América).
  • 36': Frank Boya (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Club Tijuana. Ramiro Árciga is caught offside.
  • 38': Adonis Preciado (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (Club América).
  • 39': Domingo Blanco (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Club América).
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Rodríguez (Club América).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Jonathan dos Santos (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Antonio Rodríguez (Club Tijuana).
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Boya (Club Tijuana).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (Club América).
  • 44': Kevin Castañeda (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kevin Castañeda (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramiro Árciga following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Jackson Porozo (Club Tijuana) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin Castañeda following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Adonis Preciado (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Frank Boya.
  • 45'+4': Alexis Gutiérrez (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Adonis Preciado (Club Tijuana).
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Club América 1, Club Tijuana 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Club América 1, Club Tijuana 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Gilberto Mora replaces Domingo Blanco.
  • 47': Foul by Sebastián Cáceres (Club América).
  • 47': Frank Boya (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Sebastián Cáceres (Club América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Alan Vega (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Álex Zendejas (Club América).
  • 48': Álex Zendejas (Club América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Vega (Club Tijuana).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Corner,Club América. Conceded by Unai Bilbao.
  • 51': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Club América).
  • 51': Frank Boya (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Brian Rodríguez (Club América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonio Rodríguez (Club Tijuana). Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 56': Goal! Club América 1, Club Tijuana 1. Ramiro Árciga (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Castañeda with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 58': Foul by Ramiro Árciga (Club Tijuana).
  • 58': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Álex Zendejas (Club América) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a cross.
  • 62': Offside, Club América. Rodrigo Aguirre is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Frank Boya (Club Tijuana).
  • 63': Igor Lichnovsky (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Club América. Isaías Violante replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
  • 64': Substitution, Club América. Israel Reyes replaces Kevin Álvarez.
  • 64': Substitution, Club América. Raúl Zúñiga replaces Sebastián Cáceres.
  • 64': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Vitinho replaces Ramiro Árciga.
  • 64': Goal! Club América 2, Club Tijuana 1. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaías Violante with a cross.
  • 68': Corner,Club América. Conceded by Alan Vega.
  • 69': Corner,Club América. Conceded by Vitinho.
  • 71': Offside, Club Tijuana. Gilberto Mora is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América).
  • 75': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Shamar Nicholson replaces Frank Boya.
  • 75': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Alejandro Gómez replaces Kevin Castañeda.
  • 76': Substitution, Club América. Alan Cervantes replaces Rodrigo Aguirre because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Brian Rodríguez (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Adonis Preciado (Club Tijuana).
  • 77': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Antonio Rodríguez (Club Tijuana). Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Raúl Zúñiga (Club América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Vitinho (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Isaías Violante (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Antonio Rodríguez (Club Tijuana). Assisted by Alan Cervantes.
  • 86': Corner,Club Tijuana. Conceded by Isaías Violante.
  • 85': Substitution, Club América. Ramón Juárez replaces Álex Zendejas.
  • 88': Corner,Club América. Conceded by Aarón Mejía.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Igor Lichnovsky (Club América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaías Violante with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Corner,Club América. Conceded by Jackson Porozo.
  • 90': Goal! Club América 3, Club Tijuana 1. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Israel Reyes.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Iván Tona (Club Tijuana).
  • 90'+3': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Club Tijuana).
  • 90'+4': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Club Tijuana).
  • 90'+6': Igor Lichnovsky (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Club América 3, Club Tijuana 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Club América 3, Club Tijuana 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 1
33.1 Possession 66.9
8 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
214 Accurate Passes 498
274 Passes 553
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
11 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 29
26 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 4
15 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 8
27 Effective Clearances 13
27 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 20,398

Liga MX Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Monterrey 7 +8 18
2 América 6 +7 14
3 Cruz Azul 6 +6 14
4 Toluca 7 +6 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

AME América (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Rodolfo Cota (GK)
31 Igor Lichnovsky
4 Sebastián Cáceres Yellow Card
15 Ralph Orquin
5 Kevin Álvarez
6 Jonathan dos Santos
20 Alexis Gutierrez
8 Álvaro Fidalgo
27 Rodrigo Aguirre
7 Brian Rodríguez
10 Alejandro Zendejas Yellow Card
América Substitutes:
Néstor Araujo, Isaías Violante, Ángel Malagón, Raúl Zúñiga, Víctor Dávila, Israel Reyes, Alan Cervantes, Dagoberto Espinoza, Ramón Juarez, Miguel Vazquez.

TIJ Tijuana (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
2 Antonio Rodríguez (GK)
4 Unai Bilbao
12 Jackson Porozo
8 Iván Tona
16 Jesus Vega
18 Aaron Mejía
10 Kevin Castañeda
34 Frank Thierry Boya
27 Domingo Blanco
17 Ramiro Árciga
11 Adonis Preciado
Tijuana Substitutes:
Ramiro Franco, Pablo Nicolás Ortíz, Joe Corona, Vitinho, Jorge Hernández, Shamar Nicholson, Gilberto Mora, Jesús Gómez, Josué Reyes, Leonardo Vargas.

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