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It's over
Celaya wins 2-1 in the second leg of the quarterfinals, 3-1 on aggregate with two goals in less than 5 minutes that destabilized the Cancun team, which could only react with a goal.
90'
5 minutes of compensation are added.
89'
Celaya substitution, Jhory Misael Celaya exits and Andrés Didyer Catalán enters.
Alan Eduardo Arreola of Cancún is cautioned and receives a yellow card.
85'
Triple change for Celaya, Ricardo Marín, Mauro Alejandro Brasil and Jesús Ernesto Miranda come out, Diego Luis González, Noé Aldair Topete and Adrián Lozano come in.
80'
Cancún substitution, Armando Cipriano Zamorano exits and Alan Eduardo Arreola enters.
76'
Celaya are starting to wake up in this second half, they are in front looking for the third, even so the pace has slowed,
71'
Celaya substitution, Diego Jiménez exits and Mauro Raúl Fernández enters.
69'
Cancun begins to lose intensity in attack, many players can be seen to be frustrated.
64'
Cancún substitution, Junior Moreira exits and Felipe Eduardo Hermosillo enters.
63'
Celaya is less and less motivated to go forward, and is just defending, on the other hand, Cancún is still looking for a second goal.
58'
Heriberto Aguayo Muñoz receives a card after arriving late in a sweep on the opponent.
55'
Jesús Ernesto Miranda is left lying on the turf after a shot that he avoided, so medical assistance is called in.
50'
With the changes Cancún looks different, having more of the ball, keeping it in midfield.
45'
The second half of Celaya's victory over Cancún FC begins.
Triple substitution for Cancún, Orlando Botello, Osciel De La Cruz and Ricardo Javier Cruz are replaced by Edson Aldair García, Daniel Yair Delgadillo and Arturo Sánchez.
45+3'
The first half is over for the Celaya bulls, but Cancún is not giving up and is looking for the equalizer on aggregate.
45+1'
Celaya is saved, after a breakaway by the rival team, Botello was in front of Alisson who blocked the shot and saved the goal.
45'
3 minutes of compensation are added.
42'
Cancún doesn't give up, they continue to lead, Celaya have slowed down their pace and have less chances in the opponent's area.
37'
Alejandro Zamora of Club Celaya is shown the yellow card after committing a foul in the attacking half.
35'
Celaya flies forward, looking to score another to end the game and kill Cancún's hopes of advancing.
30'
GOOOOL! by Cancun, Michael Perez shoots inside the box from a corner kick to make it 2-1.
27'
Celaya slowed down after the goals, and Cancún tried to wake up and go forward, trying to score the discount.
22'
Cancún wasted a free kick that could have scored the team's first, but the ball went wide.
17'
GOOOOOL! by Celaya, Jesús Ernesto Miranda appears to finish alone in the box after a great cross, being alone against the goal and just pushes it in.
16'
GOOOOOL! by Celaya, Ricardo Marín appears to head the ball into the net, but the goalkeeper did not make a good save and the ball goes into the net.
15'
Cancún can't get out of their own area, the home team has pushed them back into their own area, barely allowing them to breathe.
10'
Celaya continues to dominate the match, putting the Cancún defense in trouble as they constantly see the ball in their area.
5'
Celaya started with more dominance in the match, trying to reach the opponent's area, but Cancún's defense cut the ball off.
The match kicks off
The match between Celaya and Cancún is ready to kick off at the Miguel Alemán stadium, where there is a good crowd.
They take the field
Both teams take the field to kick off this match at the Miguel Alemán stadium, corresponding to the second leg of the quarterfinals in Liga Expansión MX.
Cancún's starting XI
This is the starting XI with which the local team will take the field at the Miguel Alemán stadium to face Celaya.
El 11 de la tarde 💥
— Cancún FC (@cancun_fc) May 1, 2022
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Celaya's starting XI
This is the starting XI with which the local team will take the field at the Miguel Alemán stadium to face Cancún.
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Shining in the promotion
Jordan Guivin, a 24-year-old midfielder who performed well in Peruvian soccer and played for Universidad San Martín and Cienciano, is now playing for Toros de Celaya and is on his way to his first title. In a team video, they highlighted the Peruvian player's performance and pointed out his virtues.
"Jordan Guivin, on his own, has had a great performance with Club Celaya in his first Liga Expansion MX tournament. At 24 years of age, the Peruvian holding midfielder has stood out for his ability and technique with the ball at his feet. Just a few months ago he was unquestionable in his country's U-23 process towards the Olympic Games," the video mentions.
They go to prison for homophobic shouting
The board of directors of the Liga de Expansión MX informed that two fans of Cancún FC were sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office after being detected shouting discriminatory cries during the first leg of the quarterfinals. According to the press release, both fans were detected by security agents at the Andres Quintana Roo stadium, when they were shouting at the visiting goalkeeper.
He admits it won't be easy
Federico Vilar, coach of Cancún FC, admitted that it will not be easy to reach the semifinals, aware that his team has to go out to die to come back from 1-0 down and reach the semifinals, the Argentinean said that it will be enough to be more accurate to achieve the goal.
"We have enough arguments to get a good result," he emphasized.
Celebrating Children's Day
Cancun FC visited the facilities of the Aitana Foundation to spend time together and hand out toys on the occasion of Children's Day.
Goalkeeper Antonio Monterde and African midfielder, Abdoul Kairou Amoustapha, went on behalf of the institution, to sign and take pictures with the children and staff of the foundation, respectively.
"Many of our children love soccer and now they have the opportunity to spend time with the team. Cancun is a tourist place, where many people come, but also in our society there are many needs, things we must do, such as sports and health, among others," said Yusi Dzib.
They need 2 goals
Celaya will host La Ola Futbolera at the Miguel Alemán Valdés stadium, where the team coached by Israel Hernández will be looking to finish the job to advance to the Semifinal, while the team coached by Federico Vilar needs to win by two goals if they want to stay alive.
Refereeing Quartet
The designated center referee is Juan Andrés Esquivel González, the standard bearers will be Sandra Elizabeth Ramírez Alemán and Heder Adán Trujillo Escareño, and the fourth official will be Héctor Salvador Solorio Arreola.
Semifinal at the moment
Following the results of Saturday's matches, Toros de Celaya will face Cimarrones de Sonora, who advanced to the semifinals after eliminating Alebrijes de Oaxaca 1-0 on aggregate, in the second leg of a 0-0 draw.
Last match at the Miguel Alemán
Celaya last triumphed on November 17, 2021, in a 3-1 win at the Miguel Alemán Valdés with goals from Ricardo Marín, Fernando Illescas, Leobardo López and Adán Zaragoza. So they have the numbers in their favor.
Rumors are silenced
The president of Club Celaya, Carlos Benavides, mentioned that the club will not move and that there was no approach from any businessman for the team to leave the stadium.
"I don't know whether to say I'm sorry or angry, it's normal when the tournament is ending to start talking about a change or sale, I have come firmly to develop this tournament, we want Celaya to be a model agent and that can't be done from one day to the next," he said.
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What time is Celaya vs Cancun match for Liga Expansion MX?
This is the start time of the game Celaya vs Cancun of 01st on May in several countries:
México: 18:00 horas CDMX, ESPN
Argentina: 19:00 horas
Chile: 21:00 horas
Colombia: 18:00 horas
Perú: 18:00 horas
EE.UU.: 19:00 horas ET
Ecuador: 18:00 horas
Uruguay: 20:00 horas
Paraguay: 19:00 horas
España: 01:00 horas
Antecedents
Both teams have met on 4 occasions, leaving 3 wins for the bulls and 1 for the Cancún team in all competitions.
Cancún 2-0 Celaya, January 11, 2022
Celaya 3-1 Cancún, November 17, 2021
Celaya 4-0 Cancún, February 17, 2021
Cancún 0-2 Celaya, November 18, 2020
How are they doing?
Celaya are coming off a narrow win over CF Mérida on the last day of the regular season, finishing in third place with 30 points.
On the other hand, Cancún lost 1-0 to Leones negros in the last round and in the playoffs they went all the way to penalties, beating Tepatitlán de Morelos 4-1 after tying 2-2 in regular time.
Cancun FC clarifies fan incident
Cancun FC recently clarified that the two fans who made discriminatory chants during the match against Celaya last Thursday were removed from the Quintana Roo Stadium, however, clarified that they were not referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office, as stated by Liga BBVA Expansión MX.
"We make it generally known that indeed two people who did not comply with the regulations set by the Mexican Football Federation by making the homophobic shout, were identified and taken to the stadium offices where they were explained the offense committed, so they were invited to leave the stadium peacefully. They were not at any time referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office," Cancún FC wrote in a press release.
Watch out for this Celaya player
Diego Rafael Jiménez is the club's main striker this season, scoring 5 goals in 1195 minutes played.
Keep an eye on this Cancun player
Daniel Yair Delgadillo has scored 5 goals in 1119 minutes, making him a main threat up front.
Wants to buy Leganés
Leganés could change its owner, the 'pepinero' team sees with good eyes the sale of the club, started negotiating with an American investment group. As mentioned by 'AS' and 'COPE', the group that owns Cancun FC is interested in acquiring the Madrid club.
Negotiations have already begun, but no agreement has been reached. And it is said that it is not the only one interested, there are also negotiations with Grupo Orlegi.
They achieved their first pass
Cancún FC achieved their first pass to the quarterfinals in a dramatic way, against Tepatitlán FC, having 5 wins in a row over the Morelos team. In the second leg, they will be looking to turn the score around and reach their first semifinal.
They are going to Chihuahua
Celaya could see its last minutes in the Liga de Expansión MX, as a group of businessmen are looking to take it to Chihuahua, as mentioned by Luis Castillo of Récord that they are getting along with the Achar family, where Anwar Elías Ortiz and Mario Trevizo approached Grupo Orlegi for Tampico Madero, but with the sale to La Paz, they turned to Celaya.
He talks about his goals in Mexico
Jordan Guivin is living one of his best moments in Mexico after Celaya FC reached the quarterfinals with his goal against Venados. The Peruvian spoke about his future goals in Aztec soccer.
"It is a great opportunity to be here, playing in a great club, the truth is that I am very happy to be here, since I have been treated in the best way since I arrived and it is a showcase to be in a First Division team in Mexico or any other country", he told Infobae.
Welcome
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