Goal and Highlights: Leon 0-1 Cruz Azul, Liga MX 2021

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¡Celestes en la Cima!🔝

Con gol de Bryan Angulo “La Máquina” se llevó la victoria, ante León, en calidad de visitante.

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On matchday 9, Leon hosts Puebla and Cruz Azul hosts Mazatlan.

Scored by Angulo.

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¡G⚽⚽⚽L! Bryan Angulo define ante la salida del portero y le da la ventaja a “La Máquina” en los minutos finales del encuentro.

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The match has ended. Leon 0-1 Cruz Azul.

The referee adds four more minutes to the match.

Godinez! He barely got in and smashed the ball against the post. The tie was close.

Leon:  Fernando Navarro leaves y Jose de Jesus Godinez enters.

Cruz Azul: Orbelin Pineda leaves and Pablo Aguilar enters.

Goal Cruz Azul! Scored by Bryan Angulo.

Yellow card for Luis Romo.

After checking the VAR, the referee decides to change the red card to yellow. Rafael Baca is warned.

The referee goes to the VAR to check Baca's expulsion.

Red card for Rafael Baca.

Cruz Azul: Elias Hernandez enters and Roberto Alvarado leaves.

Yellow card for Julio Cesar Dominguez.

Leon comes close! A cross into the area for Navarro who takes an awkward shot; the ball goes over the goal.

Cruz Azul was close to the area making a few plays. They ended with a Luis Romo cross into the area that failed to connect with anyone.

Leon: Davila and Mosquera are out; Gigliotti and Campbell are in.

Leon comes close! Ramirez reaches the end line on the right, sends a cross into the box that Davila fails to connect.

Cruz Azul arrived in the area, Shaggy crossed with force, however, he didn't find a finisher at the area.

Cruz Azul: Yoshimar Yotun and Santiago Gimenez are out; 'Pol' Fernandez and Bryan Angulo are in.

The second half begins at the Nou Camp Stadium.

The first half has ended. Leon 0-0 Cruz Azul.

Yellow card for Angel Mena.

The referee adds two more minutes to the first half.

Leon arrives on the right with Ramirez who crosses into the area, but Angel Mena fails to connect correctly.

Yellow card for Juan Escobar.

Mena is encouraged and takes a shot looking for the opponent's goal, but the ball goes over Corona's goal.

Half an hour into the match and both teams are finding it difficult to get past three-quarters of the field. Possession is very even.

Santiago Gimenez's header passes close to Cota's goal.

The medical team is checking Luis Romo after William Tesillo fouled the Cruz Azul player.

Yellow card for William Tesillo.

Corona did well to save Navarro's shot. His shot ends up going just wide of the left post.

Cruz Azul: Adrián Aldrete leaves injured and 'Shaggy' Martínez enters.

Adrian Aldrete receives medical assistance and has already requested his substitution.

The match has started!

Corona, Dominguez, Escobar, Alvarado, Rivero, Pineda, Romo, Baca, Aldrete, Yotun y Gimenez.

Cota, Barreiro, Mosquera, Tesillo, Ramirez, Navarro, Gonzalez, Moreno, Mena, Davila y Meneses.

The players are already on the field doing warm-up exercises. 

Angel Mena has scored only one goal against Cruz Azul since his arrival at León.

This weekend, the absence of Jonathan Rodriguez due to muscular discomfort was confirmed. On Leon's side, Luis Montes will not play today due to an injury.

With the proper hygiene protocols in place, the protagonists of this match are already at the Nou Camp Stadium. 

The Nou Camp Stadium is home to the Emerald team and began construction on August 18, 1965 with a capacity for 28,050 spectators.

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Luis Montes | La Fiera's strikers needs balls into the area and the midfield has been essential to go forward. Montes is the leader of the midfield and the team. He is the key for his teammates to look for the rival target.

Jonathan Rodriguez | After the suspension imposed by Cruz Azul, 'El Cabecita' returned to his best level and scored last game. La Maquina has a good offensive line and undoubtedly, Rodriguez is a fundamental part of scoring goals.

J. Corona; L. Romo, A. Aldrete, P. Aguilar, J. Escobar; I. Rivero, R. Baca, R. Alvarado, O. Pineda; J. Rodriguez, S. Gimenez.

R. Cota; A. Mosquera, W. Tesillo, J. Barreiro, L. Montes, Y. Moreno, A. Mena, J. Meneses, R. Gonzalez, J. Ramirez y V. Davila.

The central referee for Leon vs Cruz Azul will be Oscar Mejia; Jose Alfredo Lopez, first line; Michel Caballero, second line; Louis Adrian Vielmas, fourth assistant. 

After starting with two defeats, Cruz Azul has had a streak of five consecutive victories and tonight will be looking for a sixth against a León team that has had an irregular start. La Máquina has it in its hands to remain at the top as leaders and can take advantage of the excellent form of its players. Cruz Azul is coming off a 3-2 win over Toluca in what was a very entertaining match. Juan Reynoso's pupils are in first place in the table with 15 points from five wins and two defeats.

Since Matchday 4 against San Luis, León had not won and the pressure was starting to get to the current champion. It was not until last match that, with a solitary but excellent goal by Ángel Mena, Leon won at Ciudad Universitaria against Pumas, who were unable to draw. This victory will be good for the team's morale and Ignacio Ambriz's men will want to repeat the dose today against Cruz Azul. La Fiera is in 14th place with 7 points from two wins, one draw and three defeats. 

The Leon vs Cruz Azul match will be played at the stadium Nou Camp, in Leon, Mexico. The kick-off is scheduled at 10:00pm ET.

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