Cruz Azul vs Colorado 2025 Leagues Cup, League Phase

43': Wayne Frederick (OG)
78': Ignacio Rivero

FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Cruz Azul win 5-4 on penalties

3': Rafael Navarro
41': Andreas Maxsø

Introduction

Cruz Azul are hosting Colorado Rapids at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Leagues Cup.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
3': Goal! Cruz Azul 0, Colorado Rapids 1. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sydney Wathuta.
41': Goal! Cruz Azul 0, Colorado Rapids 2. Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Bassett with a cross following a set piece situation.
43': Own Goal by Wayne Frederick II, Colorado Rapids. Cruz Azul 1, Colorado Rapids 2.
45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Keegan Rosenberry replaces Reggie Cannon.
45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Ian Murphy replaces Andreas Maxsø.
45': Substitution, Cruz Azul. José Paradela replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Sam Vines replaces Jackson Travis.
45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Oliver Larraz replaces Cole Bassett.
56': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi replaces Rafael Navarro.
60': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Amaury Morales.
63': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jeremy Márquez replaces Luka Romero.
76': Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
78': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Colorado Rapids 2. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
82': Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Omar Campos replaces Carlos Rotondi.
88': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Mateo Levy replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
90': Penalty Shootout begins Cruz Azul 2, Colorado Rapids 2.

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 8,454

Leagues Cup Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD
+9	Seattle Sounders FC	3	9
+3	Inter Miami CF	3	8
+7	LA Galaxy	3	7
+6	Orlando City SC	3	7

Full Table

Statistics

COL		CAZ
11	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	5
10	Saves	2
32.2	Possession	67.8
13	SHOTS	29
4	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
175	Accurate Passes	434
239	Passes	505
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	8
8	Crosses	34
0.5	Cross %	0.2
54	Long Balls	61
25	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	5
2	Effective Tackles	7
3	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
7	Interceptions	2
36	Effective Clearances	11
36	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Cruz Azul (3-4-3)

No.	Name
23	Kevin Mier (GK)
6	Erik Lira
33	Gonzalo Piovi
4	Willer Ditta
19	Carlos Rodríguez
8	Lorenzo Faravelli
29	Rodolfo Rotondi
15	Ignacio Rivero
9	Ángel Sepúlveda
194	Amaury Morales
18	Luka Romero

Substitutes:

Emmanuel Ochoa, Mateusz Bogusz, Ángel Márquez, Amaury García, Andrés Gudiño, Carlos Vargas, Karol Velázquez, Jorge Sánchez, Omar Campos, José Paradela, Mateo Levy, Jesús Orozco.

Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
41	Nico Hansen (GK)
24	Noah Cobb
5	Andreas Maxsø
99	Jackson Travis
4	Reggie Cannon
18	Samuel Bassett
13	Wayne Frederick
23	Cole Bassett
9	Rafael Navarro
16	Alex Harris
47	Sydney Wathuta