Cruz Azul vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Final

· Concacaf Champions Cup
Cruz Azul
  • 8': Ignacio Rivero
  • 28': Lorenzo Faravelli
  • 37': Ángel Sepúlveda
  • 45': Mateusz Bogusz
  • 50': Ángel Sepúlveda
FT
5 - 0
Vancouver Whitecaps

    Cruz Azul thrashes Vancouver Whitecaps to win 7th Concacaf club title

    Cruz Azul thrashed the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday night at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in the final of the Concacaf Champions Cup to lift the trophy for a record-tying seventh time.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 4': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from long range on the left is too high.
    • 7': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
    • 7': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
    • 10': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
    • 10': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 12': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 13': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
    • 17': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 19': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
    • 21': Corner,Cruz Azul. Conceded by Sam Adekugbe.
    • 25': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
    • 25': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 26': Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner,Cruz Azul. Conceded by Édier Ocampo.
    • 27': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul).
    • 27': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 30': Corner,Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Conceded by Érik Lira.
    • 34': Corner,Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
    • 36': Foul by Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 36': Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Goal! Cruz Azul 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
    • 41': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC). Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda with a headed pass.
    • 45': Goal! Cruz Azul 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Emmanuel Sabbi replaces Jayden Nelson.
    • 45': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Mathías Laborda replaces Édier Ocampo.
    • 46': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
    • 46': Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon is caught offside.
    • 48': Corner,Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willer Ditta.
    • 48': Corner,Cruz Azul. Conceded by Emmanuel Sabbi.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 50': Goal! Cruz Azul 5, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
    • 52': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 61': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
    • 61': Foul by Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 61': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Corner,Cruz Azul. Conceded by J.C. Ngando.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
    • 63': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ralph Priso replaces Pedro Vite.
    • 65': Foul by Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 65': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jesús Orozco replaces Ignacio Rivero.
    • 67': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 70': Corner,Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 73': Foul by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
    • 73': Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
    • 77': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Amaury Morales replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 77': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Luka Romero replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
    • 79': Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 80': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 80': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Daniel Ríos replaces J.C. Ngando.
    • 82': Corner,Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ali Ahmed.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a through ball.
    • 84': Corner,Cruz Azul. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC). Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross.
    • 85': Offside, Cruz Azul. Carlos Rotondi is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Bjørn Utvik replaces Ranko Veselinovic.
    • 86': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alexis Gutiérrez replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 87': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 88': Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 89': Offside, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
    • 89': Alexis Gutiérrez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 5, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 5, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    2 Saves 0
    32.5 Possession 67.5
    0 SHOTS 18
    0 ON GOAL 8
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    213 Accurate Passes 494
    267 Passes 550
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 8
    7 Crosses 25
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    29 Long Balls 70
    13 Accurate Long Balls 51
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 6
    12 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 6
    25 Effective Clearances 14
    25 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

    Venue: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
    Location: Mexico City, Mexico
    Attendance: 33,030

    Line-Ups

    CAZ Cruz Azul (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Kevin Mier (GK)
    33 Gonzalo Piovi
    4 Willer Ditta
    29 Rodolfo Rotondi
    2 Jorge Sánchez
    6 Erik Lira
    8 Lorenzo Faravelli
    19 Carlos Rodríguez
    9 Ángel Sepúlveda
    7 Mateusz Bogusz
    15 Ignacio Rivero
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Luka Romero, Cristian Jiménez, Jesús Orozco, Amaury García, Carlos Vargas, Giorgos Giakoumakis, Andrés Gudiño, Gabriel Fernandez, Alexis Gutierrez, Amaury Morales, Omar Campos, Emmanuel Ochoa.

    VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Yohei Takaoka (GK)
    33 Tristan Blackmon
    4 Ranko Veselinovic Yellow Card
    3 Sam Adekugbe
    18 Édier Ocampo
    20 Andrés Cubas
    26 Jean-Claude Ngando
    45 Pedro Vite
    24 Brian White
    7 Jayden Nelson
    22 Ali Ahmed
    Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
    Damir Kreilach, Mathías Laborda, Adrián Zendejas, Isaac Boehmer, Ralph Priso-Mbongue, Bjørn Inge Utvik, Emmanuel Sabbi, Belal Halbouni, Tate Johnson, Jeevan Badwal, Giuseppe Bovalina, Daniel Ríos.

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