Tijuana vs Cruz Azul

1 February 2025 · Liga MX · 2024/25 · Referee Mario Terrazas Chavez

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

  • Iván Tona 64’
  • Raúl Zúñiga 69’
  • Luka Romero 6’
  • Giorgos Giakoumakis 33’
  • Carlos Rotondi 45’ (pen)

Match summary

Cruz Azul won 3-2 away at Tijuana. Cruz Azul led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Luka Romero put Cruz Azul ahead in the 6th minute, Giorgos Giakoumakis made it 0-2 with a header in the 33rd minute, and Carlos Rotondi made it 0-3 from the penalty spot in the 45th minute. In the second half, Iván Tona pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 64th minute and Raúl Zúñiga made it 2-3 in the 69th minute.

Key events

Tijuana Cruz Azul
J. C. OsorioManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
1’
Giorgos GiakoumakisShot on target
6’
Luka RomeroLeft foot shot0-1 (Cruz Azul)
Unai BilbaoFoul
18’
33’
Giorgos GiakoumakisHeader0-2 (Cruz Azul)
33’
Carlos RotondiShot on target
42’
Carlos RotondiVAR: No penalty
45’
Carlos RotondiPenalty0-3 (Cruz Azul)
45+3’
José RiveroJorge Sánchez
Half-time0-3
Joe CoronaFrancisco Contreras
46’
Raúl ZúñigaKevin Castañeda
46’
Fernando MadrigalRamiro Franco
46’
Iván TonaDomingo Blanco
46’
Fernando MadrigalShot on target
46’
Second half underway
55’
Jesús OrozcoFoul
59’
Gonzalo PioviFoul
Efrain AlvarezShot on target
62’
Iván TonaRight foot shot1-3 (Tijuana)
64’
67’
Alexis GutiérrezLuka Romero
68’
Gabriel FernándezGiorgos Giakoumakis
68’
Giorgos GiakoumakisTime wasting
Raúl ZúñigaRight foot shot2-3 (Tijuana)
69’
Fernando MadrigalShot on target
75’
77’
Carlos RodríguezFoul
Jesús GómezArgument
80’
80’
Willer DittaArgument
Rafael FernándezShot on target
80’
85’
Gonzalo PioviShot on target
87’
Amaury GarciaAmaury Morales
Aarón MejíaGilberto Mora
90+1’
Full-time2-3

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cruz Azul attacking Tijuana attacking 
1’ Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul), open play, saved 4’ Jesús Gómez (Tijuana), open play, off target 6’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, goal 9’ Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul), from a corner, hit the woodwork 9’ Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul), from a corner, hit the woodwork 12’ Jackson Porozo (Tijuana), set piece, off target 21’ Kevin Castañeda (Tijuana), open play, off target 25’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, off target 33’ Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul), open play, goal 33’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), open play, saved 40’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), open play, blocked 45’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), penalty, goal 46’ Fernando Madrigal (Tijuana), open play, saved 47’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, blocked 51’ Joe Corona (Tijuana), open play, off target 55’ Jesús Gómez (Tijuana), set piece, off target 62’ Gilberto Mora (Tijuana), set piece, off target 62’ Efrain Alvarez (Tijuana), direct free kick, saved 64’ Iván Tona (Tijuana), open play, goal 69’ Raúl Zúñiga (Tijuana), open play, goal 75’ Fernando Madrigal (Tijuana), open play, saved 80’ Rafael Fernández (Tijuana), set piece, saved 85’ Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul), from a corner, saved 86’ Raúl Zúñiga (Tijuana), open play, off target 90+7’ José Rivero (Cruz Azul), open play, off target 1’ Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul), open play, saved 4’ Jesús Gómez (Tijuana), open play, off target 6’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, goal 9’ Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul), from a corner, hit the woodwork 9’ Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul), from a corner, hit the woodwork 12’ Jackson Porozo (Tijuana), set piece, off target 21’ Kevin Castañeda (Tijuana), open play, off target 25’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, off target 33’ Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul), open play, goal 33’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), open play, saved 40’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), open play, blocked 45’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), penalty, goal 46’ Fernando Madrigal (Tijuana), open play, saved 47’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, blocked 51’ Joe Corona (Tijuana), open play, off target 55’ Jesús Gómez (Tijuana), set piece, off target 62’ Gilberto Mora (Tijuana), set piece, off target 62’ Efrain Alvarez (Tijuana), direct free kick, saved 64’ Iván Tona (Tijuana), open play, goal 69’ Raúl Zúñiga (Tijuana), open play, goal 75’ Fernando Madrigal (Tijuana), open play, saved 80’ Rafael Fernández (Tijuana), set piece, saved 85’ Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul), from a corner, saved 86’ Raúl Zúñiga (Tijuana), open play, off target 90+7’ José Rivero (Cruz Azul), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Tijuana 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Corona
Contreras 46’
Franco 46’
Porozo
Bilbao
Gómez
Fernández
Mora 90’
Blanco 46’
Castañeda 46’
Alvarez
Cruz Azul 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Mier
Ditta
Piovi
Orozco
Rotondi
Rodríguez
Faravelli
Sánchez 45’
Morales 87’
Romero 67’
Giakoumakis 68’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jesús Corona
90′ 3 3 19 – – – – –
Defenders8 players
Ramiro Franco Taken off
45′ – – – – – 29 – – – –
Jackson Porozo
90′ 3 4 – 4 – 58 2 – – –
Unai Bilbao
90′ – 4 1 2 2 88 1 – –
Francisco Contreras Taken off
45′ 3 – – 4 1 24 2 – – –
Rafael Fernández
90′ 3 2 – 7 – 60 2 – – –
Jesús Gómez
90′ 3 1 – 7 3 46 – – 1
Joe Corona Came on as a substitute
45′ 3 – – 6 1 34 – – – –
Fernando Madrigal Came on as a substitute
45′ 2 – – 6 1 21 – – – –
Midfielders4 players
Domingo Blanco Taken off
45′ – – 14 – – 1 – 3 1 – –
Kevin Castañeda Taken off
45′ – – 31 – – – – 2 – 2 –
Gilberto Mora Taken off
89′ – – 41 4 – – – 7 – 3 –
Iván Tona Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 32 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Efrain Alvarez
90′ – – 1 1 – – 4 4 1 50 –
Raúl Zúñiga Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 2 1 – – – 4 – 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Tijuana WLDWL
Cruz Azul DDLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cruz Azul 3-0 Tijuana, 17 Jul 24 Next meeting: Tijuana 2-0 Cruz Azul, 29 Sep 25  All Tijuana vs Cruz Azul meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.