Alajuelense vs Xelaju, 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup, Final

· 1st Leg

Alajuelense

67': Ronaldo Cisneros

FT
1 - 1
1st Leg

Xelaju

53': Antonio López (P)

About

Alajuelense are hosting Xelaju at Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica, starting on . The match is a part of the Concacaf Central American Cup.

Match Timeline

13': Joel Campbell (Alajuelense) Penalty - Saved at 13'
29': Raúl Calderón (Xelaju) Yellow Card at 29'
31': Celso Borges (Alajuelense) Penalty - Saved at 31'
53': Antonio López (Xelaju) Penalty - Scored at 53'
55': Aarón Salazar (Alajuelense) Substitution at 55'
55': Diego Campos (Alajuelense) Substitution at 55'
67': Ronaldo Cisneros (Alajuelense) Goal at 67'
68': Kenyel Michel (Alajuelense) Substitution at 68'
75': Elmer Cardoza (Xelaju) Substitution at 75'
75': Derrickson Quirós (Xelaju) Substitution at 75'
76': Harim Quezada (Xelaju) Substitution at 76'
79': Steven Cárdenas (Xelaju) Substitution at 79'
79': Alejandro Bran (Alajuelense) Substitution at 79'
79': Santiago van der Putten (Alajuelense) Substitution at 79'
86': José Castañeda (Xelaju) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

XEL		ALA
11	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	9
7	Saves	3
36.8	Possession	63.2
16	SHOTS	19
4	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.4
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Central American Cup

Venue: Alejandro Morera Soto
Location: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Attendance: 13,308

Line-Ups

Alajuelense (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Bayron Mora (GK)
13	Alexis Gamboa
4	Guillermo Villalobos
22	Rónald Matarrita
26	Fernando Pinar
35	Rashir Parkins
5	Celso Borges
34	Creichel Pérez
7	Anthony Hernandez
18	Ronaldo Cisneros
12	Joel Campbell

Alajuelense Substitutes:

Johnny Álvarez, Tristan Demetrius, Aarón Salazar, Issac Badilla, Deylan Aguilar, Alejandro Bran, Santiago van der Putten, Diego Campos, Alberto Toril, Kenyel Michel, Deylan Paz, Daniel Velásquez.

Xelaju (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ruben Dario Silva (GK)
25	Kevin Ruiz Gracía
4	Manuel Romero
13	Widvin Tebalán
23	Raúl Calderón
16	Juan Cardona
52	Jorge Aparicio
99	Romario Luiz Da Silva
7	Yilton Diaz Loboa
9	Pedro Baez
10	Antonio López

Xelaju Substitutes:

José Longo, Javier Gónzalez, Elmer Cardoza, José Castañeda, Claudio De Oliveira, Derrickson Quirós, Harim Quezada, Maynor De León, Steven Cárdenas, Marcelo Hernández, Estuardo Chang, Freddy Góndola.

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