The most controversial moments | Cruz Azul 2-1 León: Matchday 16 Clausura of Liga MX 2025 Full-Time

Join us for minute-by-minute coverage of the Cruz Azul vs León matchday 16 in the Liga MX Clausura, goals and more

THE GAME IS OVER! Cruz Azul takes advantage of their numerical superiority to win the game and move into second place in the tournament.

YELLOW. Fierro receives the yellow card.

GOAL, GOAL, GOAL, GOOOOOOOOOOOAL FOR CRUZ AZUL! Toro Fernández scores again at CU. He puts in the second for Cruz Azul.

This has already been the second time the forbidden chant has been heard on the CU pitch. The referee has taken no action.

We reached 90 minutes of the game and 7 more were added.

YELLOW. Jiménez is cautioned for wasting time.

Another cross down the wing from La Máquina falls flat, as the ball just goes wide of the goal.

GOAL, GOAL, GOAL, GOAL FOR CRUZ AZUL! Luka Romero heads the ball into the back of the net.

Constant fouls on the Olympic University pitch that the referee calls, but the referee doesn't consider it a yellow card.

LEÓN SUBSTITUTION. Mendoza and Ramírez come off; Moreno and Cádiz come on.

Morales continues to focus on mid-range shots, but the ball goes wide of the goal. Cruz Azul is showing more motivation and is making its numerical advantage count.

CRUZ AZUL CHANGE. Romero leaves and Faraveli enters.

Cruz Azul takes a corner kick that goes to the near post, but the ball falls to Amaury Morales, who fires a powerful shot that just misses the side of the goal.

LEON CHANGE. James Rodriguez leaves and Fierro enters.

SHOT! Toro Fernández sends a powerful shot that just goes wide of the goal. With the red card, Cruz Azul finds more space.

WOW! Amaury Morales unleashes a powerful shot that hits the left post. León is saved.

RED. Nico Fonseca leaves León with 10 men after a second yellow card.

A corner kick for Cruz Azul is taken with a cross, but La Fiera recovers the ball and plays it out, although they cannot get past the halfway line.

LEON EXCHANGE. Bellón enters and Rigoni leaves.

Cruz Azul's free kick is in the back of the goal. Toro Fernández was looking for the ball, but the goalkeeper's hand got in the way before he could make contact.

La Fiera opts for counterattacks, but the surprise is lost when the ball goes over the baseline.

Cruz Azul's counterattack looked good with a long pass to Chiquete, but the ball went wide down one of the wings.

CHANGE OF BLUE CROSS Rotondi, Sepúlveda and Bogusz leave, Fernández, Giakoumakis and Morales enter.

GOAL, GOAL, GOAL, GOAL FOR LEÓN! Mendoza receives the ball outside the box, carries it into the box, and finishes between two defenders to score La Fiera's goal.

Although there are dangerous plays in the areas, most of the game is concentrated in the midfield where there is an attempt to dominate that area.

Chiquete sends a shot that hits the defense. There are a series of rebounds, and León recovers the ball. They counterattack, but the defense recovers the ball.

Crosses from the wings are Cruz Azul's best bet in this match, as they have entered the box quite a bit, and although the defense rejects the ball, the attackers put the defenders on alert.

GOALKEEPER! Reyes sends a powerful shot that the goalkeeper saves with one hand. Great play by La Fiera.

Jorge Sánchez attempts to send a cross into the box, but León's defense blocks it. Cruz Azul attempts to reach the goal line with crosses.

THE SECOND HALF BEGINS! Cruz Azul and León go for the goal that opens the scoring in CU.

THE FIRST HALF IS OVER! Cruz Azul draws with León in a game with few actions.

A corner kick for León was taken with a cross into the box, but the defense blocked it. Cruz Azul had a foul before then.

GOALKEEPER! The León goalkeeper comes out just in time to block a cross for Bogusz, but the Pole couldn't touch the ball.

Cruz Azul tries to attack through the wings, but runs into León's defense, which prevents them from reaching their goal. La Fiera simply waits and relies on counterattacks.

We reached the 45th minute of the first half and 9 more were added.

CONTROVERSY! A León player fell inside the box and a penalty was called, but the referee didn't recognize a foul inside the area and didn't award anything.

YELLOW. Fonseca is cautioned for strong contact with Borgusz, a photographer taking the hit.

Cruz Azul tries to cross from the wings, but they can't overcome León's defense, which is alert at the back.

Cruz Azul pushes its lines forward to try to reach the box, but León's defense is alert to prevent the ball from reaching its destination. It's a close match on CU's field.

A corner kick for León is taken with a cross into the box that the Cementista defense blocks at the back.

Cruz Azul relies on through balls, but the ball can't reach a striker and the ball easily reaches the goalkeeper.

JAMES! A powerful shot from the Colombian is barely saved by Gudiño. The ball landed right at his feet, and he fired a shot that the Cruz Azul goalkeeper barely managed to block.

SHOT! Bogusz sends a shot from a wide angle, but the ball just goes wide of the goal. It would have been a great goal for the Pole.

Cruz Azul begins to pressure León from the start, although they are unable to win the ball and must wait until they reach midfield where they recover the ball.

Little action on the court, but both teams are trying to get to the end line. It's a close duel at CU.

SHOT! A great ball cut across the field. With no offside warning, Sepúlveda receives the ball, but instead of cutting it, he sends a shot straight into the goalkeeper's body.

Rotondi sends a cross that's blocked by the defense. Cruz Azul maintains its attack against a León team that's gaining confidence on the CU court.

SHOT! Sepúlveda sends a powerful shot that the goalkeeper stops in the back of the net.

León is offside and Cruz Azul takes advantage to play the ball out, but the result is the same because they cannot reach the area.

The Cement Machine tries to play the ball from one side to the other, but cannot get past the midfield where León already has a wall.

NADAAAA. Después de revisar el VAR, el silbante determina que no hubo falta y que no hay penalti.

The match was stopped for a review of a possible offside and a penalty awarded to Cruz Azul.

HIT! After a corner kick, the ball lands in Rotondi's lap and he fires a powerful shot that hits the crossbar. León is saved.

YELLOW CARD. Charly Rodríguez receives his first yellow card of the match.

THE ONE LEON MISSED! Mendoza arrived completely alone in the middle and shot the ball poorly. Cruz Azul's goalkeeper came out of the way and almost scored the first goal.

Cruz Azul arrives down the left flank and sends a low cross that no one can finish. The ball goes out to the opposite flank.

León tries to reach the area through the right wing, but La Máquina's defense covers all the spaces to prevent the ball from passing.

There is another corner for La Fiera, which is taken with a cross into the box that the defense blocks at the back, but the ball is deflected by León's Ramírez.

A corner kick for León is taken short, they move the ball back to three-quarters of the field and send in a cross that the defense rejects.

Bogusz receives the ball in the area and tries to dribble past the defense, but there was an offside that interrupts the cement offensive.

Cruz Azul started the game very analytically, as they played the ball through the center and sent a filtered ball that the goalkeeper managed to save in the back of the net.

LET'S GET THE GAME STARTED! The Cement Machine faces the Lion in the penultimate game of the regular season.

Upcoming Cruz Azul Matches:

04/15/25 | Liga MX | Cruz Azul vs León | 9:09 PM

04/20/25 | Liga MX | Cruz Azul vs Juárez | 7:00 PM

04/27/25 | Liga MX | Atlas vs Cruz Azul | 7:00 PM

León's upcoming matches:

• April 15, 2025 | Liga MX | Cruz Azul vs. León | 9:09 PM
• 04/20/25 | Liga MX | León vs Monterrey | 19:00
• 04/27/25 | Liga MX | Juárez vs León | 19:00

What time does Cruz Azul vs León play?

Day : Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Time : 9:09 PM (Central Mexico Time)

Phase : Matchday 16 of the 2025 Clausura

Venue : University Olympic Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico