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Cruz Azul Crushes Vancouver Whitecaps in CONCACAF Champions League Final
In a match dominated from start to finish by Cruz Azul, the Mexican team emphatically defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps in the CONCACAF Champions League final held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City. From the opening whistle, Cruz Azul demonstrated their superiority, maintaining possession of the ball 67% of the time and bombarding the opposing goal with 18 shots, 8 of which were on target.
The goal avalanche began early, in the 8th minute, with a goal by I. Rivero, assisted by C. Rotondi. L. Faravelli extended the lead in the 28th minute. Before the end of the first half, A. Sepulveda, also assisted by C. Rotondi, and M. Bogusz scored, leaving the score at 4-0 at halftime.
The second half was no different. A. Sepulveda once again made his presence felt on the scoreboard in the 50th minute, this time with an assist from J. Sanchez, sealing Cruz Azul’s resounding victory. The Vancouver Whitecaps, on the other hand, failed to generate a single shot on goal throughout the entire match, and their only yellow card was for R. Veselinovic in the 65th minute. The match was refereed by Walter Lopez of Guatemala.
Cruz Azul are crowned champions of the CONCACAF Champions League with an impeccable performance.
Substitutions vancouver whitecaps: at minute 46 M. Laborda came in and E. Ocampo went out., at minute 46 E. Sabbi came in and J. Nelson went out., at minute 63 R. Priso-Mbongue came in and P. Vite went out., at minute 81 D. Rios came in and J. Ngando went out., at minute 87 B. Utvik came in and R. Veselinovic went out.
Substitutions cruz azul: at minute 67 J. Orozco came in and I. Rivero went out., at minute 68 G. Giakoumakis came in and M. Bogusz went out., at minute 77 A. Morales came in and A. Sepulveda went out., at minute 78 L. Romero came in and L. Faravelli went out., at minute 87 A. H. Gutierrez Torres came in and C. Rodriguez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cruz Azul
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Vancouver Whitecaps
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