América vs Monterrey, 2026 Leagues Cup, Semifinals

· Monterrey win 5-4 on penalties
América
  • 57': Ramón Juarez
  • 63': Alan Cervantes
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Monterrey win 5-4 on penalties
Monterrey
  • 49': Diego Rossi
  • 69': Lucas Ocampos (P)

About

América are hosting Monterrey at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Leagues Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Alan Cervantes (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey).
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Cervantes (Club América).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 3': Carlos Salcedo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Raphael Veiga (Club América).
  • 4': Cristián Borja (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Diego Rossi (Monterrey).
  • 6': Offside, Monterrey. Diego Rossi is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Cristián Borja (Club América).
  • 9': Diego Rossi (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Isaías Violante (Club América) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey). Assisted by Alan Cervantes.
  • 10': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Esteban Andrada.
  • 10': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Hugo Cuypers.
  • 11': Foul by Israel Reyes (Club América).
  • 11': Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Kevin Álvarez (Club América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Jesús Corona (Monterrey).
  • 16': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Óliver Torres.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Isaías Violante (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henry Martín with a headed pass.
  • 17': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Kevin Álvarez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Érick Sánchez.
  • 18': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Gerardo Arteaga.
  • 18': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Óliver Torres.
  • 19': Offside, Monterrey. Gerardo Arteaga is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Isaías Violante (Club América) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristián Borja with a cross.
  • 24': Offside, Monterrey. Diego Rossi is caught offside.
  • 26': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Gerardo Arteaga.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Corona (Monterrey).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Alan Cervantes (Club América) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 29': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Esteban Andrada.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Isaías Violante (Club América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey). Assisted by Alan Cervantes.
  • 30': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Esteban Andrada.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (Monterrey) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Corona.
  • 34': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Érick Sánchez.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
  • 41': Cristián Borja (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey).
  • 42': Foul by Raphael Veiga (Club América).
  • 42': Orbelín Pineda (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Raphael Veiga (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Ricardo Chávez.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Érick Sánchez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Cristián Borja (Club América).
  • 45'+4': Óliver Torres (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Club América 0, Monterrey 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Club América 0, Monterrey 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Isaías Violante (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Cervantes.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Veiga.
  • 48': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
  • 49': Goal! Club América 0, Monterrey 1. Diego Rossi (Monterrey) right footed shot from long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Raphael Veiga (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey). Assisted by Isaías Violante.
  • 56': Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Brian Rodríguez (Club América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Ricardo Chávez (Monterrey).
  • 57': Goal! Club América 1, Monterrey 1. Ramón Juárez (Club América) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphael Veiga with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jesús Corona with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Óliver Torres.
  • 62': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Víctor Guzmán.
  • 63': Goal! Club América 2, Monterrey 1. Alan Cervantes (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphael Veiga following a fast break.
  • 66': Penalty conceded by Kevin Álvarez (Club América) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Penalty Monterrey. Orbelín Pineda draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 69': Goal! Club América 2, Monterrey 2. Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Foul by Israel Reyes (Club América).
  • 70': Diego Rossi (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Hugo Cuypers (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 72': Foul by Henry Martín (Club América).
  • 72': Carlos Salcedo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Chávez with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Henry Martín (Club América).
  • 73': Carlos Salcedo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodolfo Cota (Club América). Assisted by Jesús Corona.
  • 77': Substitution, Club América. Óscar Perea replaces Isaías Violante.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Orbelín Pineda (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodolfo Cota (Club América).
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Jesús Corona (Monterrey) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
  • 81': Substitution, Monterrey. Luca Orellano replaces Lucas Ocampos.
  • 81': Foul by Alan Cervantes (Club América).
  • 81': Diego Rossi (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Henry Martín (Club América).
  • 82': Orbelín Pineda (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Substitution, Club América. Alejandro Cárdenas replaces Henry Martín.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Raphael Veiga (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Carlos Salcedo.
  • 86': Ramón Juárez (Club América) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Monterrey. Fidel Ambríz replaces Orbelín Pineda.
  • 88': Cristián Borja (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Luca Orellano (Monterrey).
  • 90': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Carlos Salcedo.
  • 90': Foul by Ramón Juárez (Club América).
  • 90': Carlos Salcedo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Óscar Perea (Club América) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Israel Reyes.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Gerardo Arteaga.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Alan Cervantes (Club América).
  • 90'+3': Diego Rossi (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Club América 2, Monterrey 2.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Club América 2, Monterrey 2.
  • 91': Goal! Club América 2(1), Monterrey 2. Raphael Veiga (Club América) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 91': Goal! Club América 2(1), Monterrey 2(1). Luca Orellano (Monterrey) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 92': Goal! Club América 2(2), Monterrey 2(1). Brian Rodríguez (Club América) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 93': Goal! Club América 2(2), Monterrey 2(2). Diego Rossi (Monterrey) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Club América 2(3), Monterrey 2(2). Israel Reyes (Club América) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Goal! Club América 2(3), Monterrey 2(3). Víctor Guzmán (Monterrey) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Penalty missed. Alan Cervantes (Club América) right footed shot is too high.
  • 96': Goal! Club América 2(3), Monterrey 2(4). Jesús Corona (Monterrey) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 97': Goal! Club América 2(4), Monterrey 2(4). Érick Sánchez (Club América) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 98': Goal! Club América 2(4), Monterrey 2(5). Hugo Cuypers (Monterrey) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 99': Penalty Shootout ends, Club América 2(4), Monterrey 2(5).
  • 0': Match ends, Club América 2(4), Monterrey 2(5).

Statistics

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6 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 14
3 Saves 2
51.4 Possession 48.6
14 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
322 Accurate Passes 292
399 Passes 369
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 55
28 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 9
14 Effective Tackles 12
25 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 3
23 Effective Clearances 23
23 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA

Line-Ups

AME América (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Rodolfo Cota (GK)
29 Ramón Juarez
3 Israel Reyes
26 Cristian Borja
5 Kevin Álvarez
23 Raphael Veiga
13 Alan Cervantes
28 Érick Sánchez
9 Henry Martín
7 Brian Rodríguez
12 Isaías Violante
América Substitutes:
Ricardo Gonzalez, Dagoberto Espinoza, Emilio Lara, Edwin Cerrillo, Miguel Vazquez, Franco Rossano, Alejandro Cárdenas, Ícaro ca Conceição, Osvaldo Arriaga, Óscar Perea, Fernando Tapia.

MTY Monterrey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Esteban Andrada (GK)
13 Carlos Salcedo
4 Víctor Guzmán
3 Gerardo Arteaga
2 Ricardo Chávez
9 Diego Rossi
25 Orbelín Pineda
8 Óliver Torres
99 Hugo Cuypers
17 Jesús Corona
7 Lucas Ocampos
Monterrey Substitutes:
Iker Fimbres, Daniel Aceves, Fidel Ambríz, Luca Orellano, Luis Reyes, Stefan Medina, Cesar Garza, César Ramos, Roberto de la Rosa, Uros Djurdjevic, Jorge Rodríguez, Luis Cárdenas.

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