Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final

Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final
Event Apertura 2017 Copa MX
Monterrey Pachuca
1 0
Date 21 December 2017 (2017-12-21)[1]
Venue Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Referee Jorge Antonio Pérez
Attendance 35,658

The Apertura 2017 Copa MX Final was the final of the Apertura 2017 Copa MX, the eleventh edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 78th overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

The final was contested in a single leg format between Liga MX clubs Monterrey and Pachuca.[1] The match was hosted by Monterrey at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in the Monterrey suburb of Guadalupe on 21 December 2017. The winners will earn a spot to face the winners of the Clausura 2018 in the 2018 Supercopa MX.[2]

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Monterrey 3 (1964, 1969, 1992)
Pachuca None[note 1]

Venue

Estadio BBVA Bancomer hosted the final

Due to the tournament's regulations, the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage will host the final, thus Estadio BBVA Bancomer will host the final.[3] The venue which opened on 2 August 2015 is the newest venue in Liga MX and has been home to Monterrey since the Apertura 2015 season.[4] The venue has previously hosted two Liga MX finals, the Clausura 2016 and the Apertura 2017.[5][6]

Background

Monterrey has won the tournament once while Pachuca has won it twice in the Amateur era (1907–1943) but never in the Professional era. Pachuca won the inaugural tournament in 1908 defeating Reforma 4–0 in the final.[7] Before reaching this final, the last time Monterrey reached a reached a final of any kind was eleven days earlier where they lost to their arch-rivals UANL in the Apertura 2017 final.[6] Pachuca last reached a final of any kind eight months earlier when they also defeated UANL 2–1 on aggregate to capture the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.[8]

These two clubs last faced each other in a final the previous year when Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate after a late equalizer in the 93rd minute in the Clausura 2016 Liga MX Final.[5]

Monterrey won three, drew one and scored eight goals during group stage, as they were seeded third. They eliminated UdeG on penalty kicks in the Round of 16, Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals and América on penalty kicks in the semifinals.

Pachuca won three, drew one and scored four goals, as they were seeded fifth. They eliminated Zacatepec in the Round of 16, Tijuana in the quarterfinals and Atlante in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Monterrey Round Pachuca
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Celaya 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 Sonora 1–0 (A)
UNAM 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Querétaro 0–0 (H)
Celaya 1–0 (A) Matchday 3 Querétaro 1–0 (A)
UNAM 3–1 (H) Matchday 4 Sonora 2–1 (H)
Group 2 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Monterrey 4 10
2 UNAM 4 5
3 Celaya 4 1
Source: Copa MX
 Final standings Group 8 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Pachuca 4 10
2 Querétaro 4 5
3 Sonora 4 1
Source: Copa MX
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
UdeG 2–2 (4–3 pen.) (H) Round of 16 Zacatepec 5–0 (H)
Santos Laguna 4–1 (H) Quarterfinals Tijuana 4–0 (H)
América 0–0 (3–0 pen.) (H) Semifinals Atlante 2–0 (H)

Match

Monterrey 1–0 Pachuca
Hurtado  57' Report
Attendance: 35,658
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
Monterrey[9][10]
Pachuca[9][10]
GK22Argentina Juan Pablo Carrizo
DF11Argentina Leonel Vangioni
DF15Argentina José María Basanta (c)Yellow card 44'
DF3Mexico César Montes
DF33Colombia Stefan Medina
MF25United States Jonathan González
MF16Paraguay Celso Ortiz 87'
MF13Uruguay Carlos Sánchez
FW18Colombia Avilés Hurtado
FW8Colombia Dorlan Pabón 72'
FW7Argentina Rogelio Funes Mori 81'
Substitutions:
GK1Mexico Hugo González
DF5Mexico Luis Fuentes
DF6Mexico Efraín Juárez 87'
MF14Mexico Alfonso González 81'
MF21Mexico Jesús Molina 72'
FW29Mexico Marco Bueno
FW289Mexico Ángel Lopez
Manager:
Argentina Antonio Mohamed
GK13Mexico Alfonso Blanco (c)
DF12Mexico Emmanuel García 78'
DF4United States Omar Gonzalez
DF23Colombia Óscar MurilloYellow card 12'
DF18Mexico Joaquín Martínez
MF16Mexico Jorge Hernández
MF14Mexico Érick Aguirre 65'
MF5Mexico Víctor Guzmán
MF2Japan Keisuke Honda
FW7Chile Angelo Sagal
FW29Argentina Franco Jara 65'
Substitutions:
GK21Mexico Óscar Pérez
DF6Mexico Raúl López 78'
DF26Uruguay Robert Herrera
MF19Mexico Francisco Antonio Figueroa
MF298Mexico Erick Sánchez 65'
FW9Argentina Germán Cano
FW289Mexico Roberto de la Rosa 65'
Manager:
Uruguay Diego Alonso

Assistant referees:
Andres Hernández Delgado
Miguel Angel Chua Ortiz
Fourth official:
Diego Montaño Robles

Notes

  1. ↑ Does not include finals from Amateur era.

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.lacopamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/23208/previo-de-la-gran-final
  2. ↑ http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3763216/copa-y-supercopa-mx-se-definiran-el-fin-de-semana-de-final-del-mundial
  3. ↑ http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/11/28/definen-hora-y-fecha-para-la-final-de-copa-mx
  4. ↑ http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/deportes/futbol/2015/08/2/emotiva-ceremonia-de-monterrey-en-inauguracion-de-nuevo-estadio
  5. 1 2 http://www.ligamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/16508/pachuca-campeon-del-clausura-2016
  6. 1 2 http://www.ligabancomer.mx/cancha/detallenoticia/23172
  7. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mexcuphist.html
  8. ↑ http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=467860
  9. 1 2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/22/mexico/copa-mexico/club-de-futbol-monterrey/club-pachuca/2693037/?ICID=HP_MS_42_01
  10. 1 2 http://lacopamx.net/cancha/informeArbitral/87581/eyJpZENsdWJsb2NhbCI6IjE0IiwiaWRDbHVidmlzaXRhIjoiMTEifQ==/informe-arbitral-monterrey-vs-pachuca-final-estadio-bbva-bancomer-tdn
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