Necaxa 1-2 Cruz Azul — Liga MX, 7 Aug 2021
Cruz Azul beat Necaxa 2-1 in the Liga MX Apertura - 3 on 7 August 2021 at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. Alejandro Zendejas, Santiago Giménez got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Necaxa have won 1 and Cruz Azul 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-020'Own Goal
- 25'VARPenalty cancelled
- 25'VARPenalty cancelled
- 2-028'Penalty
- 43'Argument
- Half-time1-1
- 46'out: Y. Yotún
- 46'
- 55'
- 55'
- 57'
- 2-171'assist: Orbelín Pineda
- 72'
- 72'
- 80'
- 80'
- 80'
- 82'Argument
- 87'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Necaxa
- 7.5Maximiliano SalasF
- 7.2Alejandro ZendejasM
- 7.0Mauro QuirogaF
- 6.9Agustín OliverosD
- 6.9Fabricio FormilianoD
- 6.9Alonso EscobozaM
- 6.9Alan MedinaM
- 6.9Fernando GonzálezM
- 6.7Brian GarcíaD
- 6.7Julio GonzálezD
- 6.7Édgar HernándezG
- 6.7Idekel DomínguezD
- 6.6Ángel SepúlvedaF
- 6.6Jonathan GónzalezM
- 6.6Rodrigo AguirreF
- 6.2Sergio BareiroM
Cruz Azul
- 7.5Orbelín PinedaF
- 7.2Santiago GiménezF
- 6.9Walter MontoyaF
- 6.9Rafael BacaM
- 6.7Alexis PeñaD
- 6.7José RiveroM
- 6.7Andrés GudiñoG
- 6.6Julio César DomínguezD
- 6.6Juan EscobarM
- 6.6Brayan AnguloF
- 6.5Lucas PasseriniF
- 6.5Jonathan RodríguezF
- 6.3Joaquín MartínezD
- 6.3Jaiber JimenezM
- 6.3Pablo AguilarD
- 6.3Yoshimar YotúnM
Line-ups
Substitutes
NecaxaG. Vázquez
Substitutes
- 26Julio González55'D6.7
- 10Maximiliano Salas72'F7.5
- 9M. Quiroga72'F7.0
- 25Jonathan Gónzalez55'M6.6
- 18R. SandovalD
- 6Fernando ArceM
- 19S. Bareiro80'M6.2
- 28L. GarcíaM
- 5V. PoggiM
- 200R. CastellanosG
Cruz AzulJ. Reynoso
Substitutes
- 19Y. Yotún46'M6.3
- 21Jonathan Rodríguez46'F6.5
- 18Lucas Passerini80'F6.5
- 2J. ReyesD
- 20Alexis GutiérrezM
- 12J. Martínez80'D6.3
- 29Santiago Giménez71'57'F7.2
- 206Cristian JiménezM
- 181A. CabañasG
- 239J. Díaz
Team statistics
Necaxa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximiliano Salas | 18 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Alejandro Zendejas | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Mauro Quiroga | 18 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Agustín Oliveros | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Fabricio Formiliano | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alonso Escoboza | 55 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alan Medina | 55 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Fernando González | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Brian García | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Julio González | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Édgar Hernández | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Idekel Domínguez | 80 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Ángel Sepúlveda | 72 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jonathan Gónzalez | 35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Rodrigo Aguirre | 72 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sergio Bareiro | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Cruz Azul
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbelín Pineda | 80 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Santiago Giménez | 33 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Walter Montoya | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Rafael Baca | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Alexis Peña | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| José Rivero | 80 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Andrés Gudiño | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Julio César Domínguez | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Juan Escobar | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Brayan Angulo | 57 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Lucas Passerini | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jonathan Rodríguez | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Joaquín Martínez | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jaiber Jimenez | 45 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Pablo Aguilar | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Yoshimar Yotún | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
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