Final scorer: Cruz Azul 1-2 Tijuana | Matchday 9, Apertura 2022 Liga MX
Min. 94 | Carlos Rodríguez puts in a fierrazo in the last minute but the ball is covered by the defense and Cruz Azul forgives the last one with a new header from Carneiro.
Min. 90 | Renato Ibarra takes the ball and is left alone in front of Jurado but the Azul goalkeeper comes out in a great way and covers the shot with his chest to save his goal from the third goal.
Min. 88 | The game is stopped by a header between ngel Romero and Titi Rodriguez but both players get up and can continue in the dispute.
Min. 85 | Cruz Azul’s fans go all out against Uriel Antuna when he is taken off the field and the attacker disapproves of the boos from the stands. Rodrigo Huescas is the one who takes his place.
Min. 83 | Once again, Nacho Rivero sends a measured center for the appearance of Tab, but his countryman turns his head a lot and once again Tijuana is saved.
Min. 81 | STICK, STICK, STICK. Gonzalo Carneiro shoots alone in the small area but ends up crashing the ball into the crossbar and miraculously the equalizer does not fall.
Min. 80 | Ignacio Rivero steals the ball and sends a service to Carneiro but Lisandro arrives well to cut and save his goal of receiving the tie in the final stretch.
Min. 78 | Ricardo Valio responds quickly to the change and puts the truck in the back. Pedro Alexis Canelo leaves the field for the entry of Francisco Contreras and takes care of the advantage.
Min. 76 | Cruz Azul already makes its third and fourth change of the evening. Angel Romero and Christian Tab enter to try to launch themselves to rescue the Machine. Those who leave are Julio Domnguez and Carlos Rotondi.
Min. 72 | Cruz Azul continues to insist on the front but without clarity and the ball reaches the hands of Jonathan Orozco without any complications in this second half.
Min. 70 | Cruz Azul wants to have the ball to go get the tie but they don’t find precision in the last third and now Carneiro dives to deceive the whistler but he doesn’t take the bait.
Min. 66 | Those from Tijuana mount a counterattack at full speed and goooooooooooooooooooooal from Xolos. Di Santo pushes her on her first ball and the somersault of the visit is consumed.
Min. 63 | Xolos from Tijuana also responded with a couple of changes to balance the balance. Lopez and Montecinos leave for Renato Ibarra and Franco Di Santo to enter.
Min. 61 | Rotondi puts in a wonderful filtered ball for Carneiro but the striker does not contact the ball well and again Cruz Azul forgives the winning goal.
Min. 59 | Cruz Azul already makes two changes to go for the score. Michael Estrada and Luis Abram leave the field to give entrance to Gonzalo Carneiro and Alonso Escoboza.
Min. 58 | Nachi Rivero is full of confidence and hits a very strong shot but Orozco blocks the ball and the rebound is for Rotondi but his shot is deflected and ends up in a corner kick.
Min. 56 | The VAR supports the flag bearer’s decision and the decision to annul Michael Estrada’s goal in his debut with Cruz Azul is upheld. The Machine is already preparing changes.
Min. 54 | Ignacio Rivero sends a great ball to Michael Estrada, who faces Orozco and defines to beat him but the whistle cancels the goal for offside and the VAR already reviews it,
Min. 52 | Once again Escobar arrives in the area, makes a cut and looks for a service from below but Orozco stretches to keep the ball and end the dangerous play.
Min. 49 | Juan Escobar appears alone in the area to finish off with a header but the ball goes to one side and the Paraguayan forgives the clearest for the Machine.
Min. 47 | Both teams try to do damage on the wings but the defenses cut the attempts and the tie remains.
Min. 46 | ARENDAAAAANCAAAAAAAAAAAA The second half at the Azteca stadium and let’s see if either team can break the draw or leave with a draw.
Min. 43 | Tijuana mounts a counterattack at full speed but before entering the area he slows down and stays without generating danger to try the go-ahead goal before the whistle.
Min. 41 | Estrada tries to score the goal after a series of rebounds in the Tijuana area, but the ball is never comfortable for him to go to the goal and the tie remains close to halftime.
Min. 39 | Joaqun Montecinos steals the ball at Cruz Azul’s exit but the flag bearer marks a foul and the Chilean loses his head with the claims, for which he gets the yellow card.
Min. 37 | Cruz Azul opens the ball for Antuna, who does not hesitate to put in a fierrazo and the shot goes just wide of the goal and ends up hitting the net but from the outside.
Min. 36 | Very long ball by Funes Mori trying to find Antuna alone in the area but the ball hits and escapes the cement midfielder who does not hesitate to thank the Argentine defender.
Min. 34 | Ignacio Rivero is the engine of Cruz Azul tonight and he is the one who shows the most desire to go for the second goal, but Xolos’ defense closes all the spaces.
Min. 30 | Ivn López sends a great cross into the area and Titi Rodríguez enters just to push it but he makes poor contact with the ball and forgives Tijuana’s second in a very clear arrival.
Min. 28 | The fans present at the Azteca begin to press every time Tijuana has the ball and want their team to regain the lead as soon as possible, but now it is the visitors who are looking for the goal.
Min. 24 | Goooooooooooooal from Tijuana. Victor Guzmn sends a center shot that Funes Mori tries to cut but he ends up sending it to the bottom of his goal and this is quickly tied.
Min. 24 | Tijuana seeks to respond as soon as possible and is already putting people in the area, but the defense cuts off the attempt and it is a corner kick for the border team.
Min. 21 | Gooooooooooooolaaaazoooooo from Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero takes the free kick and does it in a great way to beat Orozco and open the scoring for La Mquina.
Min. 20 | Lisandro López commits a foul before entering the area and quickly becomes the first cautioned of this match for Tijuana.
Min. 18 | Filtered ball for the appearance of Michael Estrada in the area. The Ecuadorian looks for his first goal but the defense covers the attempt and everything ends in a corner kick.
Min. 15 | Rotondi takes the ball, begins to remove rivals and ends up receiving a foul outside the area. Cruz Azul has a good free kick to try to open the scoring.
Min. 13 | New center from the side by Uriel Antuna looking for Carlos Rodríguez but the defense combs and sends a corner kick, where Juan Escobar claims a penalty.
Min. 11 | Finally Tijuana manages to cross the midfield with the ball at their feet but Carlos Rotondi arrives to commit a foul and cut off the visitor’s advance.
Min. 9 | The Tijuana team has not been able to shake the dominance of La Mquina Cementera and delivers the ball very quickly every time it comes out from its lower zone.
Min. 6 | It didn’t take long for the local team to take possession of the ball but they still couldn’t find their men in attack and now it was Escobar who attempted a cross that Rotondi couldn’t finish off.
Min. 4 | Cruz Azul tries to do damage with a cross to the area for Michael Estrada but López gets up to cut the serve and move the danger away from his defensive zone.
Min. 1 | Arraaaaaaaaancaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the game in the Azteca and the first to touch the ball are the cement workers looking for a long line for Estrada’s debut but the defense rejects the attempt.
21:00 hrs | Players are already jumping into league protocol and we’re just seconds away from kickoff… Vaaaamoooooos with the actions from the Azteca Stadium!
20:50 hrs | The warm-up of both teams is already ending and the players are already returning to the locker room to fine-tune the last details and go out to the initial whistle in a few minutes.
20:40 hrs | The players of both teams are already on the pitch of the Azteca Stadium to warm up and we are getting closer to the kick-off.
20:35 hrs | On the part of the border squad, the player to watch this evening is Lucas Rodríguez, who has been a fundamental piece in the Tijuana attack since his arrival at the team.
20:30 hrs | Carlos Rotondi left pleasant impressions in his last appearance against Toluca, making him the player to watch tonight by the Cement Machinery of Cruz Azul.
20:25 hrs | After half a tournament, Cruz Azul’s squad already looks more complete and the only player who is absent for tonight is Alejandro Mayorga, so the rest of the parts are available.
Tijuana starting lineup
20:20 hrs | The Xolos de Tijuana do not save anything and go with the following starting eleven: Jonathan Orozco, Ismael Govea, Lisandro López, Vctor Guzmán, Federico Lertora, Lucas Rodríguez, José Vázquez, Joaquín Montecinos, Alexis Canelo and Edgar López.
Estrada is a starter with Cruz Azul!
20:15 hrs | Cruz Azul launches its starting lineup and there will be a debut: Sebastian Jurado, Julio Domnguez, Luis Abram, Juan Escobar, Ramiro Funes Mori, Ignacio Rivero, Carlos Rodriguez, Rafael Baca, Carlos Rotondi, Uriel Antuna, Michael Estrada.
20:10 hrs | The great novelty of Cruz Azul for this match is that You will already be able to count on your new contract, Michael Estrada, who arrived to reinforce the Cementeros’ forward line.
20:05 hrs | The good news for Cruz Azul is that the suspension of Sebastián Jurado for the expulsion before Toluca was withdrawn yes you can be part of the team tonight against Xolos.
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20:00 hrs | We’re just over an hour from kick-off at the Azteca and the Cruz Azul players already make their presentation with a good face and the illusion of getting the three points tonight.
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Welcome to Cruz Azul vs Tijuana!
Hello, very good evening and welcome. Day 9 of the Apertura 2022 in Liga MX does not stop and This Wednesday offers us a great dish with the duel between Cruz Azul and Tijuana.
The Machine does not live the best of its moments and has lost the games in the last two dates, so he seeks to start reversing the situation starting tonight.
The clash will begin at 9:05 p.m. in Mexico City from the mythical Azteca Stadium, from where we will bring you the best actions live.
