Monterrey vs Cruz Azul, 1st Leg

Liga MX

Monterrey

MTY

1-0

Final

Cruz Azul

CAZ

1st Leg

Estadio BBVA

Match pulse

MTYAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'CAZ

47%Possession53%

15Shots5

4On target1

3Corners0

1Saves3

11Fouls14

45'+2'Juan EscobarCAZ50'Santiago GimenezCAZ83'Pablo AguilarCAZ

Team	1H	2H	T
MTY	1	0	1
CAZ	0	0	0

Who won: Monterrey 1-0

Monterrey beat Cruz Azul 1-0 in 1st Leg on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Estadio BBVA. Goals for Monterrey: Maximiliano Meza (9').

Player of the game

Maximiliano Meza

MTY · 1 G

7.2

Deserved to win

13%

MTY · 0.14 xG

84%

Draw

CAZ · 0.04 xG

Monterrey created better chances: they win this game 13% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Monterrey 1, Cruz Azul 0.
Second Half ends, Monterrey 1, Cruz Azul 0.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by José Alvarado (Monterrey).
90'+4'MTY
Free kick won
Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'MTY
Foul
Foul by Claudio Kranevitter (Monterrey).
89'
Sub
Subbed on for A. González
Substitution, Monterrey. Claudio Kranevitter replaces Arturo González.
M. Kranevitter
89'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Meza
Substitution, Monterrey. José Alvarado replaces Maximiliano Meza.
J. Alvarado
88'
Foul
Foul by Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul).
88'CAZ
Free kick won
Celso Ortíz (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Yellow card
Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
P. Aguilar
83'
Foul
Foul by Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul).
83'CAZ
Free kick won
Arturo González (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'
Free kick won
Roberto Alvarado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'
Foul
Foul by Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey).
82'
Sub
Subbed on for O. Pineda
Substitution, Cruz Azul. Bryan Angulo replaces Orbelín Pineda.
B. Angulo
81'
Sub
Subbed on for I. Rivero
Substitution, Cruz Azul. José Martínez replaces Ignacio Rivero.
J. Martínez
80'
Free kick won
Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Foul
Foul by Vincent Janssen (Monterrey).
79'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Funes Mori
Substitution, Monterrey. Vincent Janssen replaces Rogelio Funes Mori.
V. Janssen
77'
Free kick won
Maximiliano Meza (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'
Offside
Offside, Monterrey. Arturo González tries a through ball, but Jesús Gallardo is caught offside.
72'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Arturo González (Monterrey) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
70'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
J. Rodríguez
69'
Shot hit woodwork
Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.

Leaders

MTYCAZ

Total Shots

Alfonso González

Jonathan Rodríguez