“Miguel Angel Marquez Machado opens the scoring after a rebound from consecutive Agustin Palavecino efforts, finishing off a Carlos Rodriguez assist from the resulting corner.”
Pivotal“Straight from the restart of the second half, Nicolas Ibanez doubles Cruz Azul's lead, again teed up by Carlos Rodriguez.”
Pivotal“Willer Ditta finishes off a fine team move to make it 3-0, capping a dominant opening hour for the visitors.”
Pivotal“Substitute Miguel Emilio Rodriguez Macias grabs a consolation for Necaxa off a Pedro Pedraza assist, giving the home fans something to cheer late on.”
Necaxa
Cruz Azul
Outstanding performance
Cruz Azul•MidfielderCruz Azul made light work of Necaxa, racing to a three-goal cushion by the 53rd minute through Marquez Machado, Ibanez, and Willer Ditta, with Carlos Rodriguez pulling the strings throughout. The visitors dominated the underlying numbers too, out-shooting Necaxa 22-13 and creating three big chances to their opponents' none, while also doubling them up on dangerous attacks 55-25. Necaxa's response was limited to a late consolation from substitute Miguel Emilio Rodriguez Macias in the 83rd minute, by which point the game had long been decided. For Necaxa, sitting bottom of the table, this result piles more pressure on a side already struggling for form, while Cruz Azul's comfortable win keeps them firmly in the title conversation.
How entertaining was this match?
Rogelio Cortez Pineda takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Josue Diaz Gonzalez is substituted off for Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya.
Gabriel Matias Fernandez Leites attempts a header but misses the shot.
Agustin Palavecino takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Carlos Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alan Isidro Montes Castro is substituted for Amaury Garcia Moreno.
Osinachi Christian Ebere is on, and Jose Antonio Paradela is off.
Yellow card shown to Miguel Rodriguez.
Miguel Rodriguez takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
assist: Pedro Pedraza Reyna
Goal! Miguel Rodriguez scores, making it 1-3, assisted by Pedro Pedraza.
Agustin Oliveros attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Rogelio Cortez Pineda is on, and Danny Leyva is off.
Miguel Rodriguez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Mauro Zaleta takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Gabriel Matias Fernandez Leites is on, and Nicolas Ibanez is off.
Jorge Rodarte is on, and Rogelio Gonzalez is off.
Luka Romero comes on for Miguel Angel Marquez Machado.
Javier Ruiz takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Julian Carranza takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Juan Torres takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Agustin Palavecino takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Javier Ruiz receives a yellow card.
Miguel Angel Marquez Machado takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nicolas Ibanez takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Miguel Rodriguez comes on for Owen de Jesus Gonzalez.
Pedro Pedraza is on, and Lorenzo Faravelli is off.
Corner awarded.
Mauro Zaleta takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Amaury GarcíaYellow CardYellow card shown to Amaury Garcia Moreno.
Yellow card issued to Willer Emilio Ditta Perez.
Willer Emilio Ditta Perez takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: José Paradela
Goal! Willer Emilio Ditta Perez scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Jose Antonio Paradela.
Carlos Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Julian Carranza takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Jose Antonio Paradela takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Nicolas Ibanez takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Juan Torres is substituted for Matias Espindola.
assist: Carlos Rodríguez
Goal! Nicolas Ibanez scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Carlos Rodriguez.
Raul Alejandro Martinez Ruiz is on, and Kaiky Marques Naves is off.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Danny LeyvaYellow CardDanny Leyva receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Javier Ruiz takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jose Antonio Paradela takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Miguel Angel Marquez Machado takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mauro Zaleta comes on for Carlos Vargas.
Agustin Oliveros takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Miguel Angel Marquez Machado takes a right-footed shot and scores.
assist: Carlos Rodríguez
Goal! Miguel Angel Marquez Machado scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Carlos Rodriguez.
Corner awarded.
Agustin Palavecino takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Agustin Palavecino takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jose Antonio Paradela takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Miguel Angel Marquez Machado takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Willer Emilio Ditta Perez takes a header shot but misses.
Nicolas Ibanez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Owen de Jesus Gonzalez takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Ismael Rosario Lopez Penuelas.
Two sides sitting close together in the lower half of the Apertura table collide in Aguascalientes, with Cruz Azul desperate to bounce back from a 0-2 drubbing by Atlas and Necaxa looking to turn a hard-earned draw at Pumas into a winning streak. With both teams separated by just one point, Saturday's derby carries real momentum implications for their respective Apertura campaigns.
