Mexican Liga BBVA MX

León vs América, 2023-24 Liga BBVA MX, Apertura 2023 - Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
León
  • 2': Paul Saracho
  • 39': Nico López
FT
2 - 2
1st Leg
América
  • 6': Henry Martín
  • 47': Henry Martín

About

León are hosting América 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': Corner, León. Conceded by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 2': Goal! León 1, América 0. Paúl Bellón (León) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Mena with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Álex Zendejas (América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo with a through ball.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Henry Martín (América) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 6': Goal! León 1, América 1. Henry Martín (América) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Layún with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Fernández.
  • 16': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
  • 17': Foul by Paúl Bellón (León).
  • 17': Henry Martín (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Iván Moreno (León) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Julián Quiñones (América) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Luis Fuentes.
  • 21': Federico Viñas (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (América).
  • 21': Igor Lichnovsky (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
  • 22': Álvaro Fidalgo (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Ángel Mena (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Mena (León).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Corner, León. Conceded by Miguel Layún.
  • 29': Substitution, León. José Alvarado replaces Ángel Mena because of an injury.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Federico Viñas (León) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, León. Conceded by Sebastián Cáceres.
  • 32': Foul by Nicolás López (León).
  • 32': Julián Quiñones (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Nicolás López (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (América) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Nicolás López (León) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Diego Valdés (América) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
  • 39': Goal! León 2, América 1. Nicolás López (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Fernández with a through ball.
  • 44': Foul by Paúl Bellón (León).
  • 44': Henry Martín (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Nicolás López (León) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elías Hernández.
  • 45': Foul by Nicolás López (León).
  • 45': Luis Fuentes (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Corner, América. Conceded by Adonis Frías.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Omar Fernández (León).
  • 45'+5': Jonathan dos Santos (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, León 2, América 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins León 2, América 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Federico Viñas (León) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by William Tesillo with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Julián Quiñones (América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Valdés.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Julián Quiñones (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Goal! León 2, América 2. Henry Martín (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 50': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (América).
  • 50': José Alvarado (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Álex Zendejas (América) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Álex Zendejas (América) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 53': Foul by José Rodríguez (León).
  • 53': Álvaro Fidalgo (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Offside, América. Álvaro Fidalgo is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Federico Viñas (León).
  • 54': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Federico Viñas (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Corner, América. Conceded by Iván Moreno.
  • 59': Corner, América. Conceded by William Tesillo.
  • 61': Substitution, León. Borja Sánchez replaces Nicolás López.
  • 61': Substitution, León. David Ramírez replaces Iván Moreno.
  • 61': Substitution, América. Jonathan Rodríguez replaces Diego Valdés.
  • 62': Foul by Henry Martín (América).
  • 62': José Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Julián Quiñones (América).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Foul by Borja Sánchez (León).
  • 65': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Borja Sánchez (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Foul by William Tesillo (León).
  • 67': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': William Tesillo (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Álvaro Fidalgo (América).
  • 68': Omar Fernández (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Adonis Frías (León) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by José Rodríguez.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Federico Viñas (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Ramírez with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Henry Martín (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo with a through ball.
  • 73': Corner, América. Conceded by Paúl Bellón.
  • 74': Substitution, América. Richard Sánchez replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
  • 75': Substitution, América. Leo Suárez replaces Henry Martín.
  • 77': Foul by Álex Zendejas (América).
  • 77': William Tesillo (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Álex Zendejas (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Foul by Borja Sánchez (León).
  • 78': Leo Suárez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, León. Conceded by Sebastián Cáceres.
  • 79': Attempt missed. William Tesillo (León) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Viñas following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by José Rodríguez (León).
  • 82': Álvaro Fidalgo (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Leo Suárez (América) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Richard Sánchez.
  • 83': Substitution, León. Sebastián Santos replaces Omar Fernández.
  • 83': Substitution, León. Brian Rubio replaces Federico Viñas.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Julián Quiñones (América).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Substitution, América. Kevin Álvarez replaces Julián Quiñones because of an injury.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Leo Suárez (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 90': Foul by Brian Rubio (León).
  • 90': Sebastián Cáceres (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Álvaro Fidalgo (América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Fuentes.
  • 90'+4': Corner, León. Conceded by Álex Zendejas.
  • 90'+4': Corner, León. Conceded by Miguel Layún.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Borja Sánchez (León) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Corner, América. Conceded by David Ramírez.
  • 90'+5': José Rodríguez (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Corner, América. Conceded by Rodolfo Cota.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, León 2, América 2.
  • 0': Match ends, León 2, América 2.
  • 0': Match ends, León 2, América 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 4
59.8 Possession 40.2
15 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
524 Accurate Passes 322
590 Passes 384
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 63
39 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 13
13 Effective Clearances 19
13 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Attendance: 25,823

Line-Ups

LEO León (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
30 Rodolfo Cota (GK)
25 Paul Saracho
6 William Tesillo Yellow Card
22 Adonis Frias
8 José Rodríguez Yellow Card
16 Omar Fernández
11 Elías Hernández
7 Iván Moreno
18 Federico Viñas Yellow Card
17 Nico López Yellow Card
13 Ángel Mena
León Substitutes:
Luís Cervantes, Sebastian Santos, Brian Rubio, Borja Sánchez, Jaine Barreiro, Alfonso Blanco, Hector Uribe, Oscar Villa, José Alvarado, José David Ramírez.

AME América (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ángel Malagón (GK)
31 Igor Lichnovsky Yellow Card
4 Sebastián Cáceres
2 Luis Fuentes
19 Miguel Layún
10 Diego Valdés
8 Álvaro Fidalgo
6 Jonathan dos Santos
21 Henry Martín
33 Julián Quiñones
17 Alejandro Zendejas Yellow Card
América Substitutes:
Santiago Naveda, Ramón Juarez, Óscar Jiménez, Emilio Lara, Richard Sánchez, Leo Suárez, Israel Reyes, Jonathan Rodríguez, Patricio Salas, Kevin Álvarez.

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