Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final

Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final
Event Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla
Cruz Azul Toluca
Mexico Mexico
2 2
On aggregate
First leg
Cruz Azul Toluca
0 2
Date 11 December 2008
Venue Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee Paúl Enrique Delgadillo (Mexico)
Attendance 33,000
Second leg
Toluca Cruz Azul
0 2
(a.e.t.)
Date 14 December 2008
Venue Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Referee Roberto García (Mexico)
Attendance 27,000

The Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the Apertura 2008 champions. The series was contested between Deportivo Toluca F.C. from Toluca, Mexico State, and C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul from Mexico City, both of whom were playing in their first final against each other.

Final rules

Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams will play two games, one at each team's home stadium. As the highest seeded team determined at the beginning of the Liguilla, Toluca was to have home-field advantage for the second leg. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

Final summary

First leg

The First Leg was played in front of a capacity crowd at Estadio Azul in Mexico City. Paulo da Silva opened up the scoreboard with a goal in the 14th minute followed by a superb free kick by Sergio Amaury Ponce at the 22nd minute. Cruz Azul could not find an answer in the 2nd half though they were playing better, Hernán Cristante of Toluca had a sensational game under the three posts. The final score left Toluca with a 2-goal advantage going into the next leg.

Cruz Azul0 – 2Toluca
(Report) da Silva  14'
Ponce  21'
Referee: Paúl Enrique Delgadillo (Mexico)
Cruz Azul
Toluca
CRUZ AZUL:
GK25Mexico Yosgart Gutiérrez
DF8Paraguay Carlos Bonet
DF14Mexico Joaquín Beltrán
DF13Mexico Alejandro Castro 72'
DF21Mexico Jaime Lozano
MF6Mexico Gerardo Torrado (c)
MF7Paraguay Cristian RiverosYellow card 12'
MF23Mexico Edgar Lugo 46'
MF18Mexico César Villaluz
FW11Mexico Miguel Sabah
FW9Paraguay Pablo Zeballos 71'
Substitutes:
GK1Mexico Alfonso Blanco
DF32Mexico Emilio Hassan Viades 72'
DF16Mexico Rogelio Chávez
MF5Mexico Gabino Velasco
FW29Mexico Martín Galván
FW19Mexico Alejandro Vela 71'
FW15Uruguay Nicolás Vigneri 46'
Manager:
Mexico Benjamín Galindo
TOLUCA:
GK1Argentina Hernán Cristante
DF16Mexico Sergio Amaury Ponce
DF14Mexico Edgar Dueñas
DF3Paraguay Paulo Da Silva (c)
DF6Mexico Manuel De La Torre
MF55Mexico Israel López
MF5Argentina Martín Romagnoli
MF75Mexico Néstor Calderón 67'
MF10Mexico Zinha
FW11Mexico Carlos Esquivel
FW9Chile Héctor MancillaYellow card 60' 80'
Substitutes:
GK12Mexico César Lozano
DF24Mexico José Manuel Cruzalta
DF4Mexico Miguel Almazán
DF29Mexico Mario Méndez
MF18Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales
MF21Mexico Diego De La Torre 67'
FW59Mexico Raúl Nava 80'
Manager:
Mexico José Manuel De la Torre

Assistant referees:
Mexico Alberto Morín Méndez
Mexico Carlos Ayala Cuéllar
Fourth official:
Mexico José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto

Second leg

Toluca
Cruz Azul
TOLUCA:
GK1Argentina Hernán Cristante
DF16Mexico Sergio Amaury PonceYellow card 102' 103'
DF14Mexico Edgar Dueñas
DF3Paraguay Paulo Da Silva (c)
DF6Mexico Manuel De La Torre 70'
MF55Mexico Israel López
MF5Argentina Martín RomagnoliYellow card 47'
MF75Mexico Néstor Calderón 54'
MF10Mexico Zinha
FW11Mexico Carlos Esquivel
FW9Chile Héctor Mancilla
Substitutes:
GK12Mexico César Lozano
DF24Mexico José Manuel Cruzalta 54'
DF4Mexico Miguel Almazán 70'
DF29Mexico Mario Méndez
MF18Mexico Carlos Adrián Morales
MF21Mexico Diego De La Torre 103'
FW59Mexico Raúl Nava
Manager:
Mexico José Manuel De la Torre
CRUZ AZUL:
GK25Mexico Yosgart Gutiérrez
DF8Paraguay Carlos Bonet 65'
DF14Mexico Joaquín BeltránYellow card 63'
DF4Mexico Julio César Domínguez
DF16Mexico Rogelio ChávezYellow card 32' 56'
MF6Mexico Gerardo Torrado (c)Yellow card 18'
MF7Paraguay Cristian Riveros
MF19Mexico Alejandro Vela
MF18Mexico César Villaluz
FW11Mexico Miguel SabahYellow card 100'
FW15Uruguay Nicolás Vigneri 46'
Substitutes:
GK1Mexico Alfonso Blanco
DF3Mexico Joel Huiqui
DF32Mexico Emilio Hassan ViadesRed card 115'
DF21Mexico Jaime LozanoYellow card 59' 56'
MF5Mexico Gabino Velasco
MF23Mexico Edgar LugoYellow card 72' 65'
FW9Paraguay Pablo Zeballos 46'
Manager:
Mexico Benjamín Galindo

Assistant referees:
Mexico Arturo Velázquez Ramírez
Mexico Antonio López Chávez
Fourth official:
Mexico Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez

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