Goal and Highlights
90'
It's over! Celaya completes the feat and qualifies to the next stage.
89'
It's out! Dionicio Escalante brings down Hernández and the referee shows him the red card.
81'
LEones Negros substitution. Guzmán replaces García
80'
Atlético Morelia changes. Monges and Zazueta are substituted for del Ángel and Escoto.
75'
Goal, goal, goal for Celaya! Zamora sends a lethal header into the goal, the ball goes in without a problem to open the scoring.
67'
He's off! Juan de Alba receives a second yellow card and is ejected from the match.
66'
He missed it! Ricardo Marín shot, but the ball ended up being saved by López.
64'
Penalty for Celaya! Juan de Alba brings down Gael Acosta inside the box and the penalty is called.
56'
Close! Vallejo's shot, but Allison ends up diving to prevent the first one from going in.
52'
Galván's shot, but the ball ends up in the goalkeeper's hands.
45'
The match restarts for the second half.
45+4'
The first half is over, the score remains at zero.
44'
Powerful shot by Rentería, but the ball ends up in Allison's hands.
38'
Close! Good rebound by Melgarejo preventing the visitors from shooting in the area.
34'
Rentería wants to generate danger, but the ball is rejected.
25'
Celaya is looking to get the ball, a lot of fighting in this match.
17'
Martinez and company press the home goal in search of the goal
9'
A very tight game in the midfield, with both teams looking to take control of the ball.
0'
Actions begin in Celaya.
Leones Negros: LineUp
F. López; J. de Alba, R. Rabago, A. Mota, D. Ecalante; J. Hernández, M. Galván, M. Vallejo, W. Rentería, J. Henestrosa; L. Martínez.
Celaya: LineUp
G. Allison; D. Zamora, R. Peña, L. López, R. Melgarejo; E. del Ángel, D. Aguilar, G. Acosa, A. Domínguez; A. Escoto, R. Marín.
On the field
Both teams are already on the field, ready to warm up before the start of this important match.
They arrived
Celaya is already at the stadium and will be looking for a great game and an important victory.
Present
Leones Negros will go all out to reverse the score and go for three of the four goals they need to qualify for the next phase.
Leones Negros Statements
Alfonso Sosa spoke about what he saw in the first leg: "I think so, according to the options they gave us, they were superior, they were clear and if we could have conceded one or two more goals, we could also have scored some goals, we had some one-on-one situations against the goalkeeper, some others as well, especially in the first half, we had a play where the goalkeeper was able to defend quite well, but in general they were a much better team than us".
Watch out for this player
Alonso Hernández is the player to watch for Leones Negros, the striker will be looking to continue scoring goals and thus contribute to his team, which will be looking to qualify for the next phase by reversing the score.
It won't be long now!
Less than an hour to go until the start of this important match, a great game is coming with a tough U. de G. team.
What a thing!
In the last match between these teams in the regular season, the score ended one-nil in favor of Celaya, a match played on the fourth day of the competition.
Watch out for this player
Leones Negros must pay special attention to Ricardo Marín, the striker was crowned scoring champion with ten goals, so he will be looking for more goals in this match.
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Channels for Celaya vs Leones Negros online
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What time is the Cimarrones vs Correcaminos match corresponding to the playoffs for the Liguilla of the Liga de Expansion MX?
This is the kick-off time for the Cimarrones vs Correcaminos match on April 26, 2023 in several countries:
Argentina: 21:00 hours
Bolivia: 21:00 hours
Brazil: 21:00 hours
Chile: 21:00 hours
Colombia: 7:00 p.m.
Ecuador: 7:00 p.m.
Spain: 21:00 hours
United States: 9:00 p.m. PT and 11:00 p.m. ET
Mexico: 7:00 p.m.
Paraguay: 21:00 hours
Peru: 20:00 hours
Uruguay: 22:00 hours
Venezuela: 20:00 hours
Japan: 8:00 p.m.
India: 8:00 p.m.
Nigeria: 7:00 p.m.
South Africa: 7:00 p.m.
Australia: 7:00 p.m.
United Kingdom ET: 7 p.m.
Leones Negros Statements
Jesús Henestrosa spoke before this match: "We ended frustrated, sad about the result because we know we could have done more, but it was a bad match and now we are 100% motivated to do our best in the second leg.... Mentally we are preparing ourselves because we know that tomorrow is going to be a match in which our heads will be very important". "We have to fight as hard as we can and why not think big, we are aware of the situation and I think we have to do a very intelligent job, very thoughtful to be able to get the result. Everything seems to indicate that we are uphill, but I believe we have a competitive team that can achieve great things, so we are going to work hard and give it our faith".
How will Leones Negros arrive?
Leones Negros arrives to this match with an unfavorable score, after qualifying for the playoffs, Paco Ramírez's team was not able to give the necessary fight to its rival and arrives to this match with a very adverse score.
How does Celaya fare?
Celaya was convincing in the first leg and managed to come away with a very convincing score, Ramírez's team will be looking to seal their passage and qualify for the next stage.
Celaya vs Leones Negros will be played at the Miguel Alemán Valdés Stadium.
The Celaya vs Leones Negros match will be played at the Miguel Alemán Valdés Stadium, located in Celaya, Guanajuato. The stadium has a capacity for 650,000 people.
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