Match Report


Club NecaxaClub Necaxa     Cruz AzulCruz Azul
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Chris GallardoC. Gallardo60
G
1
G
62Wilder ArroyoW. Arroyo
Rubisel BenavidesR. Benavides72
D
2
D
66Nahuel OsorioN. Osorio
Vinicius JairzinhoV. Jairzinho71
D
3
D
66Oribe CarmonaO. Carmona
Gustavo AvilesG. Aviles70
D
4
D
65Fabricio PeraltaF. Peralta
Nuno CortesN. Cortes68
D
5captain
D
63Pedro CarvajalP. Carvajal
Ezequiel MorenoE. Moreno71
M
6
M
72Joaquín TrejoJ. Trejo
Marvin AckleyM. Ackley70
M
7
M
66Gustavo GuevaraG. Guevara
Omar VelazquezO. Velazquez70
M
captain8
M
63Luis ReyesL. Reyes
Fernando AurelioF. Aurelio73
A
9
A
77Rui VelazquezR. Velazquez
Bernabé MartinezB. Martinez71
A
10
A
75Jhon ÁngelJ. Ángel
Bruno OlivaresB. Olivares70
A
11
A
74Miguel VelazquezM. Velazquez
 
Isaac FrancoI. Franco68
M
12
A
67Willington RoblesW. Robles
Antonio OlivaresA. Olivares68
M
13
A
61Manolo AndradeM. Andrade
Gonzalo BeltranG. Beltran67
D
14
A
61Armando OrtizA. Ortiz

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Victoria where Club Necaxa play host to Cruz Azul. A crowd of 18,129 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Club Necaxa and Cruz Azul are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Nieto.


0.00
Cruz Azul get the match underway!
2.40
Fabricio Peralta comes in with a late challenge on Bernabé Martinez. The referee calls over Fabricio Peralta and shows him a yellow card! Bernabé Martinez runs off the knock.
4.28
Luis Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Velazquez. Miguel Velazquez lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Velazquez. Rui Velazquez makes a deft header. Chris Gallardo manages to gather it.
10.44
Joaquín Trejo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jhon Ángel. Jhon Ángel shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Chris Gallardo manages to gather it.
12.39
Gustavo Guevara flicks a high pass forward. Rui Velazquez controls it well on his chest. Rui Velazquez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
16.44
Pedro Carvajal plays the ball forward to Gustavo Guevara. Gustavo Guevara flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Velazquez controls it well on his chest. Miguel Velazquez lofts in a cross ball towards Jhon Ángel. Jhon Ángel beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
20.00
Gustavo Guevara takes a short throw-in bringing Luis Reyes into play. Luis Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Velazquez. Miguel Velazquez tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
27.14
Nuno Cortes flicks a high pass forward to Omar Velazquez who brings the ball under control. Omar Velazquez flicks a high pass forward to Bernabé Martinez who brings the ball under control. Bernabé Martinez lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Aurelio. Fernando Aurelio outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
28.58
Oribe Carmona flicks a high pass forward. Joaquín Trejo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joaquín Trejo flicks a high pass forward to Jhon Ángel who brings the ball under control. Jhon Ángel sees Miguel Velazquez just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Velazquez rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
32.15
Fabricio Peralta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gustavo Guevara. Gustavo Guevara flicks a high pass forward to Rui Velazquez who brings the ball under control. Rui Velazquez lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Velazquez. Miguel Velazquez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Chris Gallardo. Excellent save.
34.18
Gustavo Aviles threads a neat ball through to Ezequiel Moreno. Ezequiel Moreno flicks a high pass forward to Bruno Olivares who brings the ball under control. Bruno Olivares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabricio Peralta.
39.14
Luis Reyes advances with the ball. Luis Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Velazquez. Rui Velazquez makes a convincing header. Chris Gallardo easily picks it out of the air!
42.20
Omar Velazquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Aurelio. Fernando Aurelio threads the ball through to Bernabé Martinez but he's offside!
45.00
Gustavo Guevara brings the ball forward. Gustavo Guevara knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Velazquez. Miguel Velazquez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Chris Gallardo is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Club Necaxa appear unchanged since the first half. Cruz Azul also appear unchanged since the first half. The Club Necaxa players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Club Necaxa kick off!
47.44
Omar Velazquez sees space and advances. Omar Velazquez whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Aurelio. Fernando Aurelio connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
48.55
Vinicius Jairzinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marvin Ackley. Marvin Ackley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Olivares. Bruno Olivares knocks in a cross ball towards Bernabé Martinez. Bernabé Martinez directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
49.48
Oribe Carmona flicks a high ball forward to Luis Reyes who takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Luis Reyes plays the ball forward to Rui Velazquez. Rui Velazquez knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Velazquez. Miguel Velazquez whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Miguel Velazquez!
53.59
Omar Velazquez sees Bernabé Martinez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bernabé Martinez lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Olivares. Nahuel Osorio hacks Bruno Olivares from behind! Penalty not given!!
55.28
Omar Velazquez barges into Joaquín Trejo. The referee calls over Omar Velazquez and warns him to calm down! Joaquín Trejo stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.58
Joaquín Trejo passes the ball forward to Rui Velazquez. Rui Velazquez shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cruz Azul are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
60.18
Club Necaxa have made a substitution with Gonzalo Beltran replacing Bruno Olivares .
61.27
Gustavo Guevara sees Miguel Velazquez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Velazquez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rubisel Benavides.
63.11
Luis Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jhon Ángel. Jhon Ángel whips in a cross ball towards Rui Velazquez. Rui Velazquez directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Chris Gallardo had no chance!! Goal for Cruz Azul!
69.28
Omar Velazquez flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Aurelio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fernando Aurelio knocks in a cross ball towards Bernabé Martinez. Bernabé Martinez makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
73.30
Joaquín Trejo clumsily knocks into Omar Velazquez. Joaquín Trejo is given a warning by the referee! Omar Velazquez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.24
Joaquín Trejo flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Velazquez who takes it down. Miguel Velazquez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.06
Club Necaxa have made a substitution with Antonio Olivares replacing Omar Velazquez .
83.38
Joaquín Trejo flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Velazquez who brings the ball under control. Miguel Velazquez knocks in a cross ball towards Jhon Ángel. Jhon Ángel makes a convincing header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
87.09
Joaquín Trejo knocks the ball forward to Jhon Ángel. Jhon Ángel plays a scrappy one-two with Rui Velazquez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jhon Ángel takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Joaquín Trejo makes a probing pass to Rui Velazquez. Rui Velazquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Club Necaxa

Cruz Azul
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
10
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.1%
65.9%
Play Area
32.9%
47.6%
19.5%

Scorers
Bernabé Martinez 69
Miguel Velazquez 49
Rui Velazquez 63
Jhon Ángel 83, 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jhon Ángel of Cruz Azul

Match Ratings