Mexican Liga BBVA MX

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

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
León
  • 5': Jhonder Cádiz
FT
1 - 2
Cruz Azul
  • 45'+2': Lorenzo Faravelli
  • 83': Rodolfo Rotondi

About

León are hosting Cruz Azul at Estadio León, León de los Aldamas, 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.
  • 1': Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Diego Hernández (León).
  • 5': Goal! León 1, Cruz Azul 0. Jhonder Cádiz (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Hernández with a through ball.
  • 6': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Stiven Barreiro.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Jhonder Cádiz (León) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edgar Guerra with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, León. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a headed pass.
  • 14': Offside, León. Jhonder Cádiz is caught offside.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Offside, Cruz Azul. Mateo Levy is caught offside.
  • 24': Hand ball by Mateo Levy (Cruz Azul).
  • 25': Foul by Diego Hernández (León).
  • 25': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Diego Hernández (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Iván Moreno (León).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 29': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 29': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Edgar Guerra (León).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Diego Hernández (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jhonder Cádiz with a headed pass.
  • 35': Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Paúl Bellón (León).
  • 36': Paúl Bellón (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Stiven Barreiro.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 42': Edgar Guerra (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 42': Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Goal! León 1, Cruz Azul 1. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, León 1, Cruz Azul 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins León 1, Cruz Azul 1.
  • 47': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 47': Mateo Levy (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jhonder Cádiz (León) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Hernández with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 52': Jhonder Cádiz (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Iván Moreno (León) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Hernández.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Érik Lira.
  • 58': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Luis Romo replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 59': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda replaces Amaury Morales.
  • 59': Corner, León. Conceded by Érik Lira.
  • 59': Corner, León. Conceded by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Romo.
  • 63': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Alfonso Blanco.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, León. Sebastián Santos replaces Iván Moreno.
  • 65': Foul by Jhonder Cádiz (León).
  • 65': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Jordy Alcívar (León).
  • 68': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero replaces Jorge Sánchez.
  • 69': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Camilo Cándido replaces Mateo Levy.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 71': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Paúl Bellón.
  • 72': Substitution, León. Ángel Estrada replaces Jordy Alcívar because of an injury.
  • 72': Substitution, León. Jesús Hernández replaces Diego Hernández.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 76': Offside, León. Jhonder Cádiz is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 80': Corner, León. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 80': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 80': Jesús Hernández (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Edgar Guerra (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Guardado with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 82': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ángel Estrada.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Goal! León 1, Cruz Azul 2. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Andrés Guardado (León) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Santos with a cross.
  • 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Carlos Vargas replaces Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 89': Substitution, León. Gonzalo Nápoli replaces Edgar Guerra.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (León) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Estrada.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda with a headed pass.
  • 90': Corner, León. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 90'+1': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 90'+4': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, León 1, Cruz Azul 2.
  • 0': Match ends, León 1, Cruz Azul 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 5
56.9 Possession 43.1
22 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
375 Accurate Passes 259
448 Passes 329
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
21 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 67
19 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
7 Blocked Shots 3
18 Effective Tackles 17
26 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 14
11 Effective Clearances 27
11 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Attendance: 21,585

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

LEO León (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Alfonso Blanco (GK)
25 Paul Saracho Yellow Card
21 Jaine Barreiro
18 Andrés Guardado
26 Salvador Reyes
15 Edgar Guerra
28 José David Ramírez
13 Jordy Alcivar
7 Iván Moreno
19 Diego Hernández
29 Jhonder Cádiz
León Substitutes:
Pedro Hernández, Sebastian Santos, Diego Lomelí, Ángel Estrada, José Alvarado, Jesús Hernández, Hector Uribe, Mauricio Isais, Óscar Jiménez, Gonzalo Napoli.

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

No. Name
23 Kevin Mier (GK)
6 Erik Lira
33 Gonzalo Piovi Yellow Card
4 Willer Ditta
19 Carlos Rodríguez Yellow Card
8 Lorenzo Faravelli Yellow Card
14 Alexis Gutierrez
29 Rodolfo Rotondi
2 Jorge Sánchez
214 Mateo Levy
194 Amaury Morales
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Camilo Cándido, Luis Romo, Ángel Sepúlveda, Raymundo Rubio, Amaury García, Andrés Gudiño, Carlos Vargas, Ignacio Rivero, Jorge García.

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