Mexican Liga BBVA MX

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

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 33': Giorgos Giakoumakis
  • 45'+2': Ignacio Rivero
  • 52': Giorgos Giakoumakis
FT
3 - 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.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Joe Corona (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Díaz with a cross.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrés Montaño.
    • 7': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Joe Corona.
    • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': VAR Decision: No Penalty Cruz Azul.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 13': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Kevin Balanta.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Balanta.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
    • 16': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Antonio Rodríguez.
    • 16': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Carlos González (Club Tijuana) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesus Vega with a cross.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Carlos González (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domingo Blanco.
    • 21': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 21': Joe Corona (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Offside, Club Tijuana. Carlos González is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 23': Joe Corona (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
    • 26': Offside, Club Tijuana. Domingo Blanco is caught offside.
    • 31': Offside, Club Tijuana. Domingo Blanco is caught offside.
    • 31': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nicolás Díaz.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez with a cross.
    • 33': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Club Tijuana 0. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Romo following a fast break.
    • 36': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
    • 36': Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Kevin Balanta (Club Tijuana).
    • 38': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Alejandro Gómez (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul).
    • 40': Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Joe Corona (Club Tijuana).
    • 40': Joe Corona (Club Tijuana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Domingo Blanco (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
    • 43': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Jesus Vega (Club Tijuana).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
    • 45'+2': Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andrés Montaño.
    • 45'+2': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Club Tijuana 0. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Christian Rivera (Club Tijuana) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aarón Mejía.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 2, Club Tijuana 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 2, Club Tijuana 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Efraín Álvarez replaces Jesus Vega.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Rafael Fernández replaces Joe Corona.
    • 45': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Raúl Zúñiga replaces Carlos González.
    • 45': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jorge García replaces Ignacio Rivero because of an injury.
    • 46': Christian Rivera (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
    • 48': Foul by Jorge García (Cruz Azul).
    • 48': Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Jorge García (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nicolás Díaz.
    • 52': Goal! Cruz Azul 3, Club Tijuana 0. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana).
    • 53': Jorge García (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Aarón Mejía (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 56': Foul by Kevin Balanta (Club Tijuana).
    • 56': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Offside, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
    • 60': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alexis Gutiérrez replaces Andrés Montaño.
    • 60': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
    • 66': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Kevin Balanta.
    • 68': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Christian Rivera.
    • 71': Hand ball by Christian Rivera (Club Tijuana).
    • 72': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana).
    • 72': Emanuel Reynoso (Club Tijuana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jorge García.
    • 72': Offside, Cruz Azul. Jorge García is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Camilo Cándido replaces Carlos Rotondi.
    • 74': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
    • 74': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Kevin Castañeda replaces Emanuel Reynoso.
    • 75': Aarón Mejía (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul).
    • 76': Substitution, Club Tijuana. Jaime Álvarez replaces Domingo Blanco.
    • 78': Kevin Castañeda (Club Tijuana) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Raúl Zúñiga.
    • 79': Offside, Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
    • 80': Aarón Mejía (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 81': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana).
    • 81': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Rafael Fernández (Club Tijuana).
    • 82': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a through ball.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Raúl Zúñiga (Club Tijuana) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+2': Nicolás Díaz (Club Tijuana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Club Tijuana. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 3, Club Tijuana 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 3, Club Tijuana 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 1
    62.3 Possession 37.7
    8 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    447 Accurate Passes 233
    531 Passes 310
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    7 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 66
    33 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    22 Effective Tackles 12
    27 Tackles 16
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    4 Interceptions 12
    19 Effective Clearances 13
    19 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
    Location: Mexico City, Mexico
    Attendance: 25,414

    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 (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    23 Kevin Mier (GK)
    27 Luis Romo
    33 Gonzalo Piovi
    4 Willer Ditta
    8 Lorenzo Faravelli
    15 Ignacio Rivero
    29 Rodolfo Rotondi
    2 Jorge Sánchez
    11 Giorgos Giakoumakis
    10 Andres Montaño
    19 Carlos Rodríguez
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Jose Suárez, Amaury García, Jorge García, Alexis Gutierrez, Andrés Gudiño, Bryan Gamboa, Uriel Antuna, Ángel Sepúlveda, Erik Lira, Camilo Cándido.

    TIJ Tijuana (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    2 Antonio Rodríguez (GK)
    28 Jesús Gómez
    35 Kevin Balanta
    4 Nicolás Diaz
    18 Aaron Mejía
    33 Emanuel Reynoso Yellow Card
    6 Joe Corona Yellow Card
    14 Christian Rivera
    32 Carlos González
    27 Domingo Blanco
    16 Jesus Vega
    Tijuana Substitutes:
    Efrain Álvarez, Jaime Alvarez, Unai Bilbao, Francisco Contreras, Diego Zaragoza, Fernando Madrigal, Rafael Fernández, Kevin Castañeda, José Corona, Raúl Zúñiga.

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