Tijuana 1-1 Cruz Azul: Draw on Sunday
TIJUANA. Tijuana and Cruz Azul draw 1-1. L. López scored the first goal (45') for Tijuana. C. Rodríguez settled the score 1-1 (84').
TIJUANA. Tijuana and Cruz Azul draw 1-1. L. López scored the first goal (45′) for Tijuana. C. Rodríguez settled the score 1-1 (84′). Cruz Azul couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Estadio Caliente stadium in Tijuana on Sunday and it started at 7:10 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón with the assistance of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Enrique Martínez Sandoval. The 4th official was Hector Salvador Solorio Arreola. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Cruz Azul was in firm control of the ball 59% while Tijuana was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Cruz Azul was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Cruz Azul to win the match.
Tijuana shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cruz Azul shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Tijuana received 3 yellow cards (Federico Lértora, Braian Romero and Alexis Canelo). On the opposite side, Cruz Azul received 3 yellow cards (Jesús Corona, Carlos Rotondi and Alonso Escoboza).
After playing this encounter, Tijuana will have 0 points like Atlas, Cruz Azul, Necaxa, Juárez, León, Mazatlán, Monterrey, Pachuca, Puebla, Santos Laguna, Tigres UANL and Toluca to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Cruz Azul will have 0 points like Atlas, Necaxa, Juárez, León, Mazatlán, Monterrey, Pachuca, Puebla, Santos Laguna, Tigres UANL, Tijuana and Toluca to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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42'42'
Lisandro López (Penalty Confirmed)
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45'45'
Lisandro López (Penalty)
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45'45'
Carlos Rotondi
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45'45'
Jesús Corona
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58'58'
Federico Lértora
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61'61'
Gonzalo Carneiro
Michael Estrada
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61'61'
C. Rodríguez
Christian Tabó
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62'62'
Jordan Silva
Rafael Guerrero
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69'69'
Braian Romero
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69'69'
Fabián Castillo
Braian Romero
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70'70'
Joaquín Montecinos Naranjo
Carlos Valenzuela
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76'76'
Alexis Canelo
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83'83'
Ismael Govea
Nicolás Díaz
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84'84'
Carlos Rodríguez
Rodrigo Huescas
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87'87'
Kevin Castañeda
José Juan Vázquez
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88'88'
Alonso Escoboza
Ignacio Rivero
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90'90'
Alonso Escoboza
Next match
In the upcoming Liga MX match, Tijuana will play away with Juárez on the 15th of January with a 2-2 head to head.
Cruz Azul will host Monterrey on the 14th of January with a 17-13 head to head record in favor of Cruz Azul (12 draws).
Tijuana: Formation and Lineups
Tijuana started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ricardo Alfredo Valiño chose to play with the following team: Antonio Rodríguez , Rodrigo Godinez , Lisandro López , Victor Guzmán , Nicolás Díaz , José Juan Vázquez , Federico Lértora , Fernando Valenzuela , Lucas Rodríguez , Alexis Canelo and Braian Romero .
Tijuana could not rely on the presence of Ismael Govea (injured).
Substitutes
Tijuana made 4 changes: Braian Romero for Fabián Castillo (69′), Carlos Valenzuela for Joaquín Montecinos Naranjo (70′), Nicolás Díaz for Ismael Govea (83′) and José Juan Vázquez for Kevin Castañeda (87′).
Top player: Lisandro López
Probably the most impressive player in Tijuana was Lisandro López.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 39 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.Cruz Azul: Formation and Lineups
Cruz Azul started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Raul Erasto Jacobo Gutierrez played with: Jesús Corona , Rafael Guerrero , Juan Escobar , Ramiro Funes Mori , Rodrigo Huescas , Erik Lira , Alexis Gutiérrez , José Rivero , Christian Tabó , Michael Estrada and Carlos Rotondi .
Substitutes
Cruz Azul made 4 changes: Christian Tabó for Carlos Rodríguez (61′), Michael Estrada for Gonzalo Carneiro (61′), Rafael Guerrero for Jordan Silva (62′) and Ignacio Rivero for Alonso Escoboza (88′).
Best player: Jesús Corona
The player that probably impressed the most for Cruz Azul was the goalkeeper: Jesús Corona. His rating is 8.14. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX
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