Mexican Liga BBVA MX

América vs Monterrey, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Apertura 2024 - Finals

· 1st Leg
  • 39': Kevin Álvarez
  • 49': Alejandro Zendejas
FT
2 - 1
1st Leg
  • 35': Sergio Canales

Liga MX: USMNT's Zendejas scores América game-winner in 1st leg final

U.S. international Alejandro Zendejas proved to be the hero for Club América after scoring the game-winning goas to give his team a 2-1 victory over Monterrey in the Liga MX first leg final.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
  • 4': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Substitution, Monterrey. Roberto de la Rosa replaces Lucas Ocampos because of an injury.
  • 5': Offside, América. Álex Zendejas is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Roberto de la Rosa (Monterrey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
  • 10': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Óliver Torres (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Kevin Álvarez (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
  • 14': Corner, América. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Ramón Juárez (América) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo following a corner.
  • 17': Offside, América. Víctor Dávila is caught offside.
  • 23': Corner, América. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stefan Medina.
  • 26': Foul by Iker Fimbres (Monterrey).
  • 26': Henry Martín (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
  • 35': Goal! América 0, Monterrey 1. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Víctor Dávila (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 39': Goal! América 1, Monterrey 1. Kevin Álvarez (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
  • 41': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerardo Arteaga with a headed pass.
  • 43': Foul by Héctor Moreno (Monterrey).
  • 43': Luis Malagón (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Henry Martín (América).
  • 44': Héctor Moreno (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Israel Reyes (América).
  • 45': Roberto de la Rosa (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, América 1, Monterrey 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins América 1, Monterrey 1.
  • 49': Goal! América 2, Monterrey 1. Álex Zendejas (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo with a through ball.
  • 51': Substitution, Monterrey. Érick Aguirre replaces Víctor Guzmán.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Kevin Álvarez (América) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Víctor Dávila (América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Cáceres with a through ball.
  • 54': Corner, América. Conceded by Luis Cárdenas.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Cristián Borja (América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 56': Corner, América. Conceded by Luis Cárdenas.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Sebastián Cáceres (América) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Zendejas with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Foul by Henry Martín (América).
  • 58': Stefan Medina (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Érick Aguirre (Monterrey).
  • 58': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (América).
  • 59': Germán Berterame (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Jonathan dos Santos (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Fimbres.
  • 63': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 64': Substitution, América. Diego Valdés replaces Víctor Dávila.
  • 64': Substitution, América. Alan Cervantes replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
  • 65': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
  • 65': Henry Martín (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Substitution, Monterrey. Jesús Corona replaces Sergio Canales.
  • 66': Substitution, Monterrey. Sebastián Vegas replaces Héctor Moreno.
  • 66': Substitution, Monterrey. Brandon Vázquez replaces Roberto de la Rosa.
  • 67': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey).
  • 67': Corner, América. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Alan Cervantes (América) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Foul by Iker Fimbres (Monterrey).
  • 70': Kevin Álvarez (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Óliver Torres (Monterrey).
  • 73': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Óliver Torres (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Cristián Borja (América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a headed pass.
  • 75': Corner, América. Conceded by Érick Aguirre.
  • 76': Corner, América. Conceded by Érick Aguirre.
  • 77': Offside, América. Henry Martín is caught offside.
  • 78': Substitution, América. Cristian Calderón replaces Cristián Borja.
  • 78': Substitution, América. Brian Rodríguez replaces Henry Martín.
  • 79': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
  • 81': Foul by Ramón Juárez (América).
  • 81': Jesús Corona (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Ramón Juárez (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (América).
  • 82': Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Offside, América. Álex Zendejas is caught offside.
  • 85': Substitution, América. Néstor Araújo replaces Sebastián Cáceres.
  • 85': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (América).
  • 85': Iker Fimbres (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
  • 88': Attempt saved. Álvaro Fidalgo (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
  • 88': Corner, América. Conceded by Luis Cárdenas.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Kevin Álvarez (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Iker Fimbres (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Rodríguez.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, América 2, Monterrey 1.
  • 0': Match ends, América 2, Monterrey 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
52.8 Possession 47.2
7 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
412 Accurate Passes 364
479 Passes 426
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 61
33 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 5
15 Tackles 7
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 6
20 Effective Clearances 18
20 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Location: Puebla, Mexico
Attendance: 36,933

Line-Ups

AME América (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Luis Malagón (GK)
29 Ramón Juarez Yellow Card
4 Sebastián Cáceres
3 Israel Reyes
26 Cristian Borja
5 Kevin Álvarez
8 Álvaro Fidalgo
6 Jonathan dos Santos Yellow Card
17 Alejandro Zendejas
11 Víctor Dávila
21 Henry Martín

MTY Monterrey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Luis Cárdenas (GK)
15 Héctor Moreno
4 Víctor Guzmán
3 Gerardo Arteaga
33 Stefan Medina
10 Sergio Canales
204 Iker Fimbres
30 Jorge Rodríguez
7 Germán Berterame
29 Lucas Ocampos
8 Óliver Torres Yellow Card

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