Cruz Azul vs Veracruz

Liga MX

Cruz Azul

6-2-0

4-1

Final

Veracruz

2-1-5

Estadio Banorte

Match pulse

CAZAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'VER

46%Possession54%

10Shots7

4On target2

4Corners3

1Saves1

13Fouls7

29'Rafael BacaCAZ33'Jesús PaganoniVER57'Milton CaraglioCAZ

Team	1H	2H	T
CAZ	1	3	4
VER	0	1	1

Who won: Cruz Azul 4-1

Cruz Azul beat Veracruz 4-1 on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Estadio Banorte. Goals for Cruz Azul: Roberto Alvarado (33'), Elías Hernández (56'), Milton Caraglio (70') and Rodrigo Noya (own goal) (77'). Goals for Veracruz: Bryan Carrasco (48' pen).

Player of the game

Elías Hernández

CAZ · 1 G, 1 A

8.2

Deserved to win

CAZ · 0.10 xG

27%

Draw

71%

VER · 0.83 xG

Veracruz deserved better: 71% on chances, lost 1-4

Play by play

Match ends, Cruz Azul 4, Veracruz 1.
Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 4, Veracruz 1.
90'+3'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Diego Chávez (Veracruz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilder Cartagena.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Bryan Carrasco (Veracruz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Iván Marcone (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
I. Marcone
90'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julio Domínguez with a cross.
E. Hernández
88'
Offside
Offside, Veracruz. Cristian Menéndez tries a through ball, but José Rivas is caught offside.
87'
Free kick won
Jefferson Murillo (Veracruz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Iván Marcone (Cruz Azul).
84'
Free kick won
Walter Montoya (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Veracruz).
82'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Méndez
Substitution, Cruz Azul. Walter Montoya replaces Edgar Méndez.
W. Montoya
79'
Corner awarded
Corner, Veracruz. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
OWN GOAL77'
Own goal
R. Noya
Own Goal by Rodrigo Noya, Veracruz. Cruz Azul 4, Veracruz 1.
CAZ 4 - 1 VER
76'
Offside
Offside, Veracruz. Joe Abrigo tries a through ball, but Bryan Carrasco is caught offside.
72'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Caraglio
Substitution, Cruz Azul. Martín Cauteruccio replaces Milton Caraglio.
M. Cauteruccio
72'
Free kick won
Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72'
Foul
Foul by José Rivas (Veracruz).
GOAL70'
Goal! Header
M. Caraglio · ast R. Alvarado
Goal! Cruz Azul 3, Veracruz 1. Milton Caraglio (Cruz Azul) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
CAZ 3 - 1 VER
69'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Flores
Substitution, Cruz Azul. Igor Lichnovsky replaces Gerardo Flores.
I. Lichnovsky
65'
Free kick won
Gerardo Flores (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65'
Foul
Foul by Jefferson Murillo (Veracruz).
65'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Elías Hernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edgar Méndez.
E. Hernández
64'
Handball
Hand ball by Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul).