Mexican Liga BBVA MX

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

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 49': Uriel Antuna
  • 70': Uriel Antuna
FT
2 - 1
Monterrey
  • 67': Victor Lopez

About

Cruz Azul are hosting Monterrey 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.
  • 6': Foul by Rodrigo Aguirre (Monterrey).
  • 6': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Offside, Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
  • 8': Offside, Cruz Azul. Alexis Gutiérrez is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 14': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Camilo Cándido.
  • 17': Hand ball by Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey).
  • 18': Offside, Cruz Azul. Camilo Cándido is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Cruz Azul).
  • 18': Rodrigo Aguirre (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Sebastián Vegas.
  • 28': Foul by Omar Govea (Monterrey).
  • 28': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Omar Govea (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': VAR Decision: No Red Card Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willer Ditta.
  • 40': Offside, Monterrey. Rodrigo Aguirre is caught offside.
  • 41': Offside, Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
  • 42': Offside, Monterrey. Édson Gutiérrez is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
  • 45': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 45': Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul).
  • 45'+2': Luis Romo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Ignacio Rivero.
  • 45'+2': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Victor López (Monterrey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Cortizo with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 45'+5': Esteban Andrada (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul).
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, Monterrey 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, Monterrey 0.
  • 47': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
  • 47': Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 0. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a through ball.
  • 50': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Monterrey) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Esteban Andrada.
  • 54': Offside, Cruz Azul. Camilo Cándido is caught offside.
  • 58': Hand ball by Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey).
  • 62': Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
  • 62': Germán Berterame (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
  • 63': Luis Romo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Monterrey. Sergio Canales replaces Luis Romo.
  • 63': Substitution, Monterrey. Brandon Vazquez replaces Germán Berterame.
  • 64': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Tony Leone.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 66': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Érik Lira replaces Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 66': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Rodrigo Huescas replaces Camilo Cándido.
  • 67': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 1. Victor López (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Aguirre.
  • 70': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Monterrey 1. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Substitution, Monterrey. Maximiliano Meza replaces Jordi Cortizo.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 76': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 77': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Édson Gutiérrez.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Tony Leone.
  • 79': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Édson Gutiérrez.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Carlos Salcedo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Érik Lira.
  • 80': Substitution, Monterrey. Jaziel Martínez replaces Omar Govea.
  • 81': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Édson Gutiérrez (Monterrey).
  • 81': Édson Gutiérrez (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 82': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Sergio Canales.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 82': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Brandon Vazquez.
  • 83': Foul by Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul).
  • 83': Rodrigo Aguirre (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
  • 84': Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Offside, Monterrey. Rodrigo Aguirre is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul).
  • 90': Jaziel Martínez (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Rodrigo Aguirre (Monterrey).
  • 90': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Édson Gutiérrez.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Carlos Vargas replaces Carlos Rotondi.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Maximiliano Meza.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+4': Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Rodrigo Aguirre (Monterrey).
  • 90'+4': Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Édson Gutiérrez.
  • 90'+5': Esteban Andrada (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey).
  • 90'+6': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 2, Monterrey 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 2, Monterrey 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 2, Monterrey 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 10
1 Saves 0
45.6 Possession 54.4
3 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
345 Accurate Passes 437
422 Passes 501
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
73 Long Balls 62
35 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 12
15 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 13,585

Liga MX Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Cruz Azul 8 +12 19
2 Toluca 8 +10 18
3 Tigres UANL 8 +7 17
4 Monterrey 8 +1 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CAZ Cruz Azul (3-1-4-2)

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

MTY Monterrey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Esteban Andrada (GK) Yellow Card
20 Sebastián Vegas Yellow Card
32 Antonio Leone
17 Jesús Gallardo
6 Edson Gutiérrez Yellow Card
29 Rodrigo Aguirre
5 Omar Govea Yellow Card
27 Luis Romo
9 Germán Berterame
210 Victor Lopez
19 Jordi Cortizo
Monterrey Substitutes:
Alfonso González, Maximiliano Meza, Jaziel Martínez, Sergio Canales, Christian Franco, Joaquín Moxica, Víctor Guzmán, Brandon Vázquez, Luis Cárdenas, Érick Aguirre.

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