
León vs Cruz Azul, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Clausura 2025 - Quarterfinals
· 1st LegAbout
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
- 4': Salvador Reyes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, León. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.
- 10': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
- 10': Steven Mendoza (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
- 12': Sebastián Santos (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
- 14': Goal! León 0, Cruz Azul 1. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 17': Corner, León. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
- 17': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
- 19': Goal! León 0, Cruz Azul 2. Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
- 23': Foul by Nicolás Fonseca (León).
- 23': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, León. Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
- 26': Iván Moreno (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Offside, León. Steven Mendoza is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Rodrigo Echeverría (León).
- 28': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Rodrigo Echeverría (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Goal! León 1, Cruz Azul 2. Sebastián Santos (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 33': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
- 36': Andrés Guardado (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Cristian Jiménez (Cruz Azul).
- 36': Cristian Jiménez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Andrés Guardado (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Attempt saved. Steven Mendoza (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
- 41': Goal! León 1, Cruz Azul 3. Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, León 1, Cruz Azul 3.
- 45': Second Half begins León 1, Cruz Azul 3.
- 46': Goal! León 2, Cruz Azul 3. Iván Moreno (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Mendoza.
- 48': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
- 48': Foul by Adonis Frías (León).
- 48': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Adonis Frías (León).
- 51': Adonis Frías (León) is shown the red card.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Substitution, León. Edgar Guerra replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
- 59': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Nicolás Fonseca (León).
- 60': Attempt missed. Edgar Guerra (León) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 62': Attempt missed. Cristian Jiménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 62': Attempt saved. Andrés Guardado (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Santos with a cross.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul).
- 64': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Luka Romero replaces Andrés Montaño because of an injury.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Nicolás Fonseca (León).
- 69': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
- 70': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
- 70': Iván Moreno (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
- 72': Steven Mendoza (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Luka Romero (Cruz Azul).
- 74': Sebastián Santos (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Cristian Jiménez.
- 77': Attempt missed. Steven Mendoza (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 79': Attempt missed. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, León. David Ramírez replaces Iván Moreno.
- 81': Attempt saved. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 83': David Ramírez (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
- 84': Substitution, León. Jhonder Cádiz replaces Sebastián Santos.
- 85': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli.
- 85': Offside, León. Andrés Guardado is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Steven Mendoza (León).
- 88': Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury García replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
- 89': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury Morales replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+3': Rodrigo Echeverría (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Andrés Guardado (León) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': David Ramírez (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+4': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+5': Salvador Reyes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Luka Romero (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+7': Steven Mendoza (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Andrés Guardado (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+7': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Corner, León. Conceded by Érik Lira.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, León 2, Cruz Azul 3.
- 0': Match ends, León 2, Cruz Azul 3.
Statistics
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14 | Fouls | 7 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 3 |
54.4 | Possession | 45.6 |
12 | SHOTS | 7 |
6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
395 | Accurate Passes | 293 |
469 | Passes | 372 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
10 | Crosses | 26 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
51 | Long Balls | 67 |
17 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
20 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
4 | Interceptions | 7 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
24 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Attendance: 13,667
Line-Ups
León (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Óscar Jiménez (GK) |
22 | Adonis Frias ![]() |
21 | Jaine Barreiro |
26 | Salvador Reyes |
31 | Sebastian Santos |
4 | Nicolás Fonseca |
18 | Andrés Guardado ![]() |
20 | Rodrigo Echeverría ![]() |
7 | Iván Moreno |
11 | Stiven Mendoza |
8 | Emiliano Rigoni |
Cruz Azul (3-5-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Kevin Mier (GK) |
6 | Erik Lira |
5 | Jesús Orozco |
32 | Cristian Jiménez ![]() |
8 | Lorenzo Faravelli |
15 | Ignacio Rivero |
19 | Carlos Rodríguez |
29 | Rodolfo Rotondi |
2 | Jorge Sánchez |
9 | Ángel Sepúlveda |
10 | Andres Montaño |
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