Mexican Liga BBVA MX

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

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - CAZ advanced for being the higher seed
Cruz Azul
  • 44': Ignacio Rivero
  • 54': Giorgos Giakoumakis
  • 74': Ángel Sepúlveda
FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - CAZ advanced for being the higher seed
Tijuana

    About

    Cruz Azul 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 Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 9': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Aarón Mejía.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Christian Rivera (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Fernando Monárrez (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Rodríguez.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a headed pass.
    • 23': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Unai Bilbao.
    • 24': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nicolás Díaz.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 25': Offside, Club Tijuana. Raúl Zúñiga is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Unai Bilbao (Club Tijuana).
    • 25': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 27': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Unai Bilbao.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 27': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Fernando Monárrez.
    • 29': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
    • 29': Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Kevin Castañeda replaces Fernando Monárrez because of an injury.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Romo.
    • 30': Offside, Cruz Azul. Luis Romo is caught offside.
    • 33': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Ignacio Rivero.
    • 34': Foul by Kevin Balanta (Club Tijuana).
    • 34': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Piovi.
    • 36': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Antonio Rodríguez.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 40': Carlos González (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 41': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a through ball.
    • 43': Foul by Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana).
    • 43': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Club Tijuana 0. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from very close range to the top right corner.
    • 45': Offside, Cruz Azul. Carlos Rotondi is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Club Tijuana. Carlos González is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Alejandro Gómez (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Club Tijuana 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 1, Club Tijuana 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Efraín Álvarez replaces Carlos González.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Emanuel Reynoso replaces Nicolás Díaz.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Iván Tona replaces Rafael Fernández.
    • 47': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Unai Bilbao.
    • 48': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Iván Tona.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Efraín Álvarez (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emanuel Reynoso.
    • 50': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
    • 52': Delay in match (Cruz Azul).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Foul by Kevin Balanta (Club Tijuana).
    • 53': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Club Tijuana 0. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 56': Foul by Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana).
    • 56': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 56': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Kevin Balanta.
    • 56': Offside, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
    • 62': Alejandro Gómez (Club Tijuana) is shown the yellow card.
    • 63': Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 64': Attempt saved. Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 65': Offside, Club Tijuana. Raúl Zúñiga is caught offside.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Antonio Rodríguez (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Rodríguez (Club Tijuana).
    • 72': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
    • 72': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Andrés Montaño replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández.
    • 73': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Antonio Rodríguez.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Goal! Cruz Azul 3, Club Tijuana 0. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández with a headed pass.
    • 77': Offside, Club Tijuana. Kevin Castañeda is caught offside.
    • 77': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Érik Lira replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 78': Offside, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández is caught offside.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Érik Lira.
    • 80': Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 81': Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 83': Foul by Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana).
    • 83': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jorge García replaces Alexis Gutiérrez.
    • 84': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Camilo Cándido replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 3, Club Tijuana 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 3, Club Tijuana 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 5
    2 Corner Kicks 10
    6 Saves 4
    42.6 Possession 57.4
    5 SHOTS 28
    4 ON GOAL 9
    0.8 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    251 Accurate Passes 342
    335 Passes 435
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    11 Crosses 30
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    63 Long Balls 75
    26 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 10
    7 Effective Tackles 13
    12 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.9
    13 Interceptions 2
    40 Effective Clearances 12
    40 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
    Location: Mexico City, Mexico
    Attendance: 24,975

    Line-Ups

    CAZ Cruz Azul (4-3-3)

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

    TIJ Tijuana (5-3-2)

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

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