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Cruz Azul 5-3 Veracruz · Liga MX Apertura

Cruz Azul beat Veracruz 5-3 in the Liga MX Apertura. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Cruz Azul and Veracruz met in the Liga MX Apertura on Saturday, 1 October 2016.

Goalscorers

Cruz Azul: C. Gimenez 29', 64'; J. Rojas 39', 47'; J. Benítez 90'. Veracruz: M. Cahais 11'; J. Albín 40'; L. Lopez 79'.

How the match went

The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Cruz Azul, 4 for Veracruz) and 2 red cards.

Line-ups

Cruz Azul started in a 4-4-2: Jesús Corona, Julio César Domínguez, Enzo Roco, Julián Velázquez, Omar Mendoza, Joao Rojas, Aldo Leão Ramírez, Rafael Baca, Rosario Cota, Christian Gimenez, Joffre Guerron.

Veracruz started in a 4-4-2: Pedro Gallese, Jesús Paganoni, Leobardo Lopez, Matías Cahais, Lucas Rodríguez, Adrián Luna, Jehu Chiapas, Gabriel Peñalba, Keko Villalva, Juan Albín, Julio Furch.

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Minute by minute

  1. 11'Goal! Cruz Azul 0-1 Veracruz. M. Cahais (Veracruz) scores, assisted by G. Peñalba.
  2. 29'Goal! Cruz Azul 1-1 Veracruz. C. Gimenez (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty.
  3. 39'Goal! Cruz Azul 2-1 Veracruz. J. Rojas (Cruz Azul) scores.
  4. 40'Goal! Cruz Azul 2-2 Veracruz. J. Albín (Veracruz) scores.
  5. 45'Half-time. Cruz Azul 2-2 Veracruz.
  6. 47'Goal! Cruz Azul 3-2 Veracruz. J. Rojas (Cruz Azul) scores, assisted by R. Cota.
  7. 60'Second yellow card for G. Peñalba (Veracruz), who is sent off.
  8. 64'Goal! Cruz Azul 4-2 Veracruz. C. Gimenez (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty.
  9. 79'Goal! Cruz Azul 4-3 Veracruz. L. Lopez (Veracruz) scores.
  10. 90+2'Goal! Cruz Azul 5-3 Veracruz. J. Benítez (Cruz Azul) scores, assisted by J. Rojas.
  11. 90+4'Red card! R. Cota (Cruz Azul) is sent off for violent conduct.
  12. 90+4'Red card! M. Cahais (Veracruz) is sent off for argument.
  13. 90'Full-time. Cruz Azul 5-3 Veracruz.
Full commentary (28 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cruz Azul vs Veracruz.
  2. 11'Goal! Cruz Azul 0-1 Veracruz. M. Cahais (Veracruz) scores, assisted by G. Peñalba.
  3. 29'Goal! Cruz Azul 1-1 Veracruz. C. Gimenez (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty.
  4. 39'Goal! Cruz Azul 2-1 Veracruz. J. Rojas (Cruz Azul) scores.
  5. 40'Goal! Cruz Azul 2-2 Veracruz. J. Albín (Veracruz) scores.
  6. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  7. 45+2'Yellow card for G. Peñalba (Veracruz) for argument.
  8. 45'Half-time. Cruz Azul 2-2 Veracruz.
  9. 46'The second half is under way.
  10. 46'Substitution, Cruz Azul: A. Aldrete comes on for J. C. Domínguez.
  11. 47'Goal! Cruz Azul 3-2 Veracruz. J. Rojas (Cruz Azul) scores, assisted by R. Cota.
  12. 50'Yellow card for E. Roco (Cruz Azul) for foul.
  13. 56'Yellow card for L. Rodríguez (Veracruz) for off the ball foul.
  14. 59'Substitution, Veracruz: F. Meneses comes on for Keko Villalva.
  15. 60'Second yellow card for G. Peñalba (Veracruz), who is sent off.
  16. 62'Substitution, Veracruz: E. Andrade comes on for J. Albín.
  17. 64'Goal! Cruz Azul 4-2 Veracruz. C. Gimenez (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty.
  18. 69'Yellow card for J. Chiapas (Veracruz) for foul.
  19. 76'Substitution, Veracruz: O. Vera comes on for A. Luna.
  20. 79'Goal! Cruz Azul 4-3 Veracruz. L. Lopez (Veracruz) scores.
  21. 80'Substitution, Cruz Azul: J. Benítez comes on for J. Guerron.
  22. 80'Substitution, Cruz Azul: V. Vázquez comes on for C. Gimenez.
  23. 89'Yellow card for J. Rojas (Cruz Azul) for argument.
  24. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  25. 90+2'Goal! Cruz Azul 5-3 Veracruz. J. Benítez (Cruz Azul) scores, assisted by J. Rojas.
  26. 90+4'Red card! R. Cota (Cruz Azul) is sent off for violent conduct.
  27. 90+4'Red card! M. Cahais (Veracruz) is sent off for argument.
  28. 90'Full-time. Cruz Azul 5-3 Veracruz.
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