América vs Monterrey, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Apertura 2024 - Finals
· 1st LegLiga MX: USMNT's Zendejas scores América game-winner in 1st leg final
U.S. international Alejandro Zendejas proved to be the hero for Club América after scoring the game-winning goas to give his team a 2-1 victory over Monterrey in the Liga MX first leg final.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
- 4': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Substitution, Monterrey. Roberto de la Rosa replaces Lucas Ocampos because of an injury.
- 5': Offside, América. Álex Zendejas is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Roberto de la Rosa (Monterrey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
- 10': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Óliver Torres (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt missed. Kevin Álvarez (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
- 14': Corner, América. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
- 14': Attempt missed. Ramón Juárez (América) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo following a corner.
- 17': Offside, América. Víctor Dávila is caught offside.
- 23': Corner, América. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
- 26': Attempt missed. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stefan Medina.
- 26': Foul by Iker Fimbres (Monterrey).
- 26': Henry Martín (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
- 35': Goal! América 0, Monterrey 1. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 39': Attempt saved. Víctor Dávila (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 39': Goal! América 1, Monterrey 1. Kevin Álvarez (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
- 41': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
- 43': Attempt saved. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerardo Arteaga with a headed pass.
- 43': Foul by Héctor Moreno (Monterrey).
- 43': Luis Malagón (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Henry Martín (América).
- 44': Héctor Moreno (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Israel Reyes (América).
- 45': Roberto de la Rosa (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, América 1, Monterrey 1.
- 45': Second Half begins América 1, Monterrey 1.
- 49': Goal! América 2, Monterrey 1. Álex Zendejas (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo with a through ball.
- 51': Substitution, Monterrey. Érick Aguirre replaces Víctor Guzmán.
- 53': Attempt missed. Kevin Álvarez (América) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 54': Attempt saved. Víctor Dávila (América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Cáceres with a through ball.
- 54': Corner, América. Conceded by Luis Cárdenas.
- 56': Attempt saved. Cristián Borja (América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 56': Corner, América. Conceded by Luis Cárdenas.
- 57': Attempt missed. Sebastián Cáceres (América) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Zendejas with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Henry Martín (América).
- 58': Stefan Medina (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Érick Aguirre (Monterrey).
- 58': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (América).
- 59': Germán Berterame (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Jonathan dos Santos (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Fimbres.
- 63': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Álvaro Fidalgo.
- 64': Substitution, América. Diego Valdés replaces Víctor Dávila.
- 64': Substitution, América. Alan Cervantes replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
- 65': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
- 65': Henry Martín (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Substitution, Monterrey. Jesús Corona replaces Sergio Canales.
- 66': Substitution, Monterrey. Sebastián Vegas replaces Héctor Moreno.
- 66': Substitution, Monterrey. Brandon Vázquez replaces Roberto de la Rosa.
- 67': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey).
- 67': Corner, América. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
- 68': Attempt missed. Alan Cervantes (América) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Iker Fimbres (Monterrey).
- 70': Kevin Álvarez (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Óliver Torres (Monterrey).
- 73': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Óliver Torres (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Attempt missed. Cristián Borja (América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a headed pass.
- 75': Corner, América. Conceded by Érick Aguirre.
- 76': Corner, América. Conceded by Érick Aguirre.
- 77': Offside, América. Henry Martín is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, América. Cristian Calderón replaces Cristián Borja.
- 78': Substitution, América. Brian Rodríguez replaces Henry Martín.
- 79': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
- 81': Foul by Ramón Juárez (América).
- 81': Jesús Corona (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Ramón Juárez (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (América).
- 82': Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Offside, América. Álex Zendejas is caught offside.
- 85': Substitution, América. Néstor Araújo replaces Sebastián Cáceres.
- 85': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (América).
- 85': Iker Fimbres (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
- 88': Attempt saved. Álvaro Fidalgo (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
- 88': Corner, América. Conceded by Luis Cárdenas.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Kevin Álvarez (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt missed. Iker Fimbres (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Rodríguez.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, América 2, Monterrey 1.
- 0': Match ends, América 2, Monterrey 1.
Statistics
 MTY |
AME |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
| 479 | Passes | 426 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 15 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 20 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Location: Puebla, Mexico
Attendance: 36,933
Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Location: Puebla, Mexico
Attendance: 36,933
Line-Ups
América (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Malagón (GK) |
| 29 | Ramón Juarez  |
| 4 | Sebastián Cáceres |
| 3 | Israel Reyes |
| 26 | Cristian Borja |
| 5 | Kevin Álvarez |
| 8 | Álvaro Fidalgo |
| 6 | Jonathan dos Santos |
| 17 | Alejandro Zendejas |
| 11 | Víctor Dávila |
| 21 | Henry Martín |
Monterrey (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luis Cárdenas (GK) |
| 15 | Héctor Moreno |
| 4 | Víctor Guzmán |
| 3 | Gerardo Arteaga |
| 33 | Stefan Medina |
| 10 | Sergio Canales |
| 204 | Iker Fimbres |
| 30 | Jorge Rodríguez |
| 7 | Germán Berterame |
| 29 | Lucas Ocampos |
| 8 | Óliver Torres |
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