Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs Tijuana, 2023-24 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Clausura 2024

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 46': Ángel Sepúlveda
FT
1 - 0
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': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos González with a through ball.
    • 5': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
    • 11': Foul by Rafael Fernández (Club Tijuana).
    • 11': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Domingo Blanco.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
    • 12': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Carlos González.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
    • 14': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Antonio Rodríguez.
    • 14': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Kevin Balanta.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Efraín Álvarez (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 25': Domingo Blanco (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
    • 27': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nicolás Díaz.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
    • 28': Christian Rivera (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul).
    • 31': Attempt missed. Lucas Rodríguez (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 33': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Rafael Fernández.
    • 34': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Kevin Balanta.
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Balanta (Club Tijuana).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Eduardo Armenta replaces Kevin Balanta because of an injury.
    • 39': Foul by Rafael Fernández (Club Tijuana).
    • 39': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Francisco Contreras (Club Tijuana) is shown the yellow card.
    • 42': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Carlos González (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández.
    • 44': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
    • 44': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 45'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Cruz Azul 0-0 Club Tijuana.
    • 45'+2': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
    • 45'+5': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Domingo Blanco.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
    • 45'+6': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+6': Foul by Christian Rivera (Club Tijuana).
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, Club Tijuana 0.
    • 45'+7': Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, Club Tijuana 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Alejandro Martínez replaces Carlos González.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Jesús Corona replaces Antonio Rodríguez because of an injury.
    • 46': Foul by Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana).
    • 46': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Club Tijuana 0. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Rodríguez (Club Tijuana).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 50': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
    • 50': Lucas Rodríguez (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Rafael Fernández (Club Tijuana) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Domingo Blanco with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Alejandro Martínez (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raúl Zúñiga.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 56': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Alejandro Martínez.
    • 57': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Francisco Contreras.
    • 58': Efraín Álvarez (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
    • 58': Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
    • 58': Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Kevin Castañeda replaces Efraín Álvarez.
    • 59': Offside, Club Tijuana. Domingo Blanco is caught offside.
    • 61': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Carlos Rotondi.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
    • 66': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Carlos Salcedo replaces Carlos Rotondi.
    • 66': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Érik Lira replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 66': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Camilo Cándido replaces Uriel Antuna.
    • 68': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nicolás Díaz.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Carlos Salcedo (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 72': Foul by Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul).
    • 72': Rafael Fernández (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Kevin Castañeda (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Contreras.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Alejandro Martínez (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Castañeda with a through ball.
    • 76': Offside, Club Tijuana. Francisco Contreras is caught offside.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Rafael Guerrero replaces Willer Ditta because of an injury.
    • 78': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Rodrigo Huescas replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
    • 79': Foul by Rafael Guerrero (Cruz Azul).
    • 79': Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Rafael Guerrero (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Kevin Castañeda (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 88': Foul by Rafael Fernández (Club Tijuana).
    • 88': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Rafael Fernández (Club Tijuana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Rafael Fernández (Club Tijuana).
    • 90': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Club Tijuana 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Club Tijuana 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 6
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 11
    3 Saves 4
    38.9 Possession 61.1
    10 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    232 Accurate Passes 396
    303 Passes 486
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    21 Crosses 24
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 77
    31 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    21 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    5 Interceptions 6
    14 Effective Clearances 16
    14 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
    Location: Mexico City, Mexico
    Attendance: 16,650

    Liga MX Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Cruz Azul 8 +12 19
    2 Monterrey 9 +2 19
    3 Toluca 8 +10 18
    4 Tigres UANL 8 +7 17
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    CAZ Cruz Azul (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    23 Kevin Mier (GK)
    4 Willer Ditta
    33 Gonzalo Piovi
    15 Ignacio Rivero
    14 Alexis Gutierrez
    8 Lorenzo Faravelli Yellow Card
    19 Carlos Rodríguez Yellow Card
    29 Rodolfo Rotondi
    7 Uriel Antuna Yellow Card
    9 Ángel Sepúlveda
    27 Gabriel Fernandez Yellow Card
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Mauro Zaleta, Erik Lira, Carlos Vargas, Rodrigo Huescas, Camilo Cándido, Andrés Gudiño, Rafael Guerrero, Carlos Salcedo, Mateo Levy, Amaury Morales.

    TIJ Tijuana (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    2 Antonio Rodríguez (GK)
    4 Nicolás Diaz
    3 Rafael Fernández Yellow Card
    35 Kevin Balanta
    26 Efrain Álvarez
    11 Lucas Rodríguez
    14 Christian Rivera
    20 Francisco Contreras Yellow Card
    27 Domingo Blanco
    32 Carlos González
    13 Raúl Zúñiga
    Tijuana Substitutes:
    Joe Corona, Silvio Martínez, José Corona, Daniel Vázquez, Iván Tona, Eduardo Armenta, Kevin Castañeda, Fernando Valenzuela, Jesús Gómez, Fernando Madrigal.

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