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End of the match 2-3

León and Cruz Azul put on a spectacular playoff show. La Máquina won by one goal, and the Blues are in favor of the second leg, but they couldn't play with an extra man tonight.

Nacho Rivero earns a yellow card, there's a corner kick for La Fiera, the clearance is by Erik Lira, and Kevin Mier makes a save with his hands, in front of Cadiz. This will be the final whistle of the game.

Georgios Giakoumakis commits more fouls than goals, the Greek responds more to provocations, Rodolfo Rotondi commits a foul and earns a yellow card, Andrés Guardado earns a foul for complaining.

Seven more minutes will be added to the clock. Cruz Azul is holding the clock, instead of going for it with one more goal, plus an extra player on the field, with Andrés Guardado being León's best player.

Charly Rodríguez and Ángel Sepulveda, replacing Amaury Morales and Amaury García. Two changes that leave the Celestes with a lot of work to do in pursuit of the final goal. The Celestes haven't taken advantage of playing with 11 more players than La Fiera has with 10.

Georgios Giakoumakis's shot narrowly misses Oscar Jiménez's goal on a counterattack. It could have been an own goal for the Blues, but there's a prior offside. Five minutes remaining.

Chiquete Orozco is suffering from cramp pain, but Lorenzo Faravelli says everything is fine, and there's a free kick for León. There's one more change for the home side: Sebastián Santos for Jhonder Cádiz; today's starting striker was a substitute.

Oscar Jiménez does what he failed to do in the opening minutes, defending his goal superbly, on Luka Romero's shot. Chiquete Orozco passes to no one, and the Sky Blues continue to forgive more and more, avoiding the last goal.

Georgios Giakoumakis misses the shot on goal, Luka Romero won the shot, Iván Moreno for David Ramírez, being another change for physical reasons because Iván has already made a lot of effort, Cruz Azul continues to make mistakes and does not take advantage of playing with one more man.

Georgios Giakoumakis will be the second substitution for El Azul. He's replacing Cristian Jiménez. The Maquina youth player was sent off as a precaution due to a second yellow card. Now playing with two forwards, Mendoza apologizes for a shot that went over Mier's goal.

Andrés Guardado complains to the referee about an alleged foul inside the area, but César Arturo Ramos calms him down and waits for a decision. León's players ask for a penalty, but the referee starts the game with a throw-in for Cruz Azul.

Ángel Sepúlveda and Luka Romero combine, but their connection is poor, Iván Moreno suffers a knock from Charly Rodríguez, but there are no yellow cards, the home side is better off playing with 10 than 11.

Edgar Guerra and Steven Mendoza are the two most explosive players, while Andrés Montaño is being treated on the bench, his expressions filled with annoyance, the number ten on the verge of tears. We remain 2-3 in favor of the Blues.

Andrés Guardado sends a shot from another galaxy that is stopped by the Colombian goalkeeper of Cruz Azul, it could have been the tie because he was not marked, The Little Prince with an angry face because he cannot score the goal and the first change of Cruz Azul will come which will be Andrés Montaño for Luka Romero

León substitutes Edgar Guerra for Emiliano Rigoni. Eduardo Berizzo is making moves after his red card at the start of the second half, and Charly Rodríguez is fouled hard inside León's penalty area. A free kick is called.

Andrés Montaño received a strong foul that was below the knee, but it seems that Cruz Azul's number 10 will remain on the field waiting to evolve very well and just in case there is Luka Romero warming up on the bench.

Red card

Adonis Frías is sent off for fouling Ángel Sepulveda. The home side are reduced to 10 men for that last-man challenge, and a free kick is awarded to the Blues, awarded to Andrés Montaño. There are protests from the bench and boos from the stands.

Dangerous chances ended near Óscar Jiménez's goal by Argentine midfielder Lorenzo Faravelli. Cruz Azul fans chanted as if it were a goal and demanded a yellow card, while others called for a red card for defender Frías for bringing down Ángel Sepúlveda.

León's goal 2-3

León's goal, a locker-room goal, just before the start of the second half, they get into the game, a horrible defensive error, Mendoza crosses the ball and Iván Moreno scores to reduce the score.

Second half 1-3

The second half begins, the referee's clock starts, and he sees that everything is in order, all 22 men on each side. We hope you have fun with us, don't fall asleep, because we're going to shout the goals together here.

Halftime 1-3

We go to the break, Cruz Azul is leading 3-1 against León, in a game from another era for the blue number ten. Andrés Montaño.

Two minutes of stoppage time are about to be added and Cruz Azul continues to hold the ball inside León's area and Vicente Sánchez on the bench asks them to calm down before the end of the first half.

Cruz Azul scores 1-3

Cruz Azul scores, Andrés Montaño scores twice, a stunning shot, a powerful cross into Oscar Jiménez's goal, assisted by Charly Rodríguez. La Máquina now has a 1-3 lead. The midfielder's joy is unbelievable.

Kevin Mier once again dons the hero's cape, Steven Mendoza misses the equalizer, it could have been León's second goal, now the Blues with Faravelli with Rotondi, but Ángel Sepulveda shoots inside the area and goes to Jiménez's goal.

Kevin Mier takes the ball out in an otherworldly way, showing his heart for the sky-blues, now a foul on Andrés Guardado, Cristian Jiménez fouls him and earns his second yellow card of the match.

Now the boos are for Kevin Mier, the sky-blues are unforgiving, James Rodríguez is in the stands, the Colombian star couldn't be ready for the match, Andrés Guardado is playing like a star, a captain.

León's goal 1-2

A goal from León puts them back in the game, and the Beast leads 1-2. Andrés Guardado takes out Kevin Mier, Sebastián Santos finds the ball, this whole play is from the little prince, a horrible clearance from the Colombian goalkeeper. First yellow card for Rodrigo Echeverría

We have reached more than 20 minutes of the match and Cruz Azul is calming down its offensive game, still taking advantage of the spaces left by the lion and Vicente Sánchez's team has improved a lot against the anxiety of the Guanajuato team, who wants to get into the match as soon as possible.

Azul scores 0-2

Cruz Azul scores a goal, Andrés Montaño makes it 0-2, and in such a short time the Blues are already winning. The former Mazatlán player, the Máquina's number 10, finds space and, with the help of the defender, takes a powerful shot down at Oscar Jiménez's goal, the ball ends up in.

Azul scores 0-1

Cruz Azul scores, Nacho Rivero makes it 0-1, with Ángel Sepúlveda assisting, Cuate finds the ball, taking Oscar Jiménez out of the area, Cuate waits for Nacho, and the captain calmly scores the goal with his second shot.

Corner kick for León, but La Fiera doesn't take advantage, there is a free kick, Jorge Sánchez had committed a foul on Mendoza, Emiliano Rigoni sends the cross, but the ball went to La Máquina for a counterattack, but Rivero commits a foul.

Iván Moreno was close to scoring the first goal for León, but it was all due to an error by Kevin Mier, the Colombian goalkeeper, who failed to determine the direction of the ball and it ended up in the face of the striker from León.

Cruz Azul does not look comfortable in these first minutes of the match with many difficulties and the lion taking advantage of these errors in the defense and there is a first foul that Nacho Rivero commits but there is no card against the Uruguayan captain

First half 0-0

The first 45 minutes of the match have begun. We begin with the action that has everyone excited. Today we have a great match on the pitch. We'll see goals, fouls, and cards, but above all, we're going to have fun. The referee blows his whistle and starts the clock. VAR is ready to keep an eye on things.

Cruz Azul's upcoming matches:

• 05/08/25 | Liga MX | León vs Cruz Azul | 9:10 PM
• 11/05/25 | Liga MX | Cruz Azul vs. León | 9:10 PM
• May 14, 2025 | Liga MX | Final, First Leg (if they qualify) | To be confirmed
• May 17, 2025 | Liga MX | Round 2 Final (if they qualify) | To be confirmed
• June 1, 2025 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Cruz Azul vs. Vancouver Whitecaps | 7:00 PM

Club León's upcoming matches:

• 05/08/25 | Liga MX | León vs Cruz Azul | 9:10 PM
• 11/05/25 | Liga MX | Cruz Azul vs. León | 9:10 PM
• May 14, 2025 | Liga MX | Final, First Leg (if they qualify) | To be confirmed
• May 17, 2025 | Liga MX | Round 2 Final (if they qualify) | To be confirmed
• May 21, 2025 | Friendlies | To be confirmed

What time does León vs Cruz Azul play?

Day : Thursday, May 8, 2025

Time : 9:10 PM (Central Mexico Time)

Phase : Quarterfinals (First Leg) of the Liga MX Clausura 2025

Venue : Nou Camp Stadium, León, Guanajuato, Mexico