GAME NOTES
Club Tijuana (Mexico) v Cruz Azul (Mexico) Tijuana, Mexico – Estadio Caliente
Semifinals, 1st Leg
(First-ever CCL meeting)
Tuesday – April 1, 2014 •
Quarterfinals v LA Galaxy – 1st Leg: 1-0 away loss; 2nd Leg: 4-2 home win (Goals: Jaimen Ayovi 2’, 10’; Dario Benedetto 26’; Richard Ruiz 82’)
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Won Group 7 to advance to quarterfinals (Club Tijuana, 10 points; Luis Angel Firpo, 7; Victoria, 0)
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Group 7 record: GP – 4; W – 3; D – 1; L – 0; GF – 10; GA – 2
• Group 7 results: 0-0 away draw v Luis Angel Firpo; 3-2 away win v Victoria (Goals: Paul Arriola 11’, Diego Olsina 40’, Cristian Pellerano 68’); 1-0 home win v Luis Angel Firpo (Goal: Fidel Martinez 82’); 6-0 home win v Victoria (Goals: Diego Olsina 17’; Paul Arriola 32’; Emmanuel Cerda 35’; Herculez Gomez 60’, 68’, 85’) • CCL appearances (1): 2013-14
Club Tijuana
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All-Time CCL record: GP – 6; W – 4; D – 1; L – 1; GF – 14; GA – 5
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All-Time CCL home record: GP – 3; W – 3; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 11; GA – 2
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Herculez Gomez is tied with former Santos teammate Oribe Peralta for 5th on CCL all-time scoring list (12 goals…9 with Santos, 3 with Club Tijuana)
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Herculez Gomez is the only player to score more than 1 goal in each of the last three editions of the CCL
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Used 28 players in 2013-14 CCL (4 players made 2013-14 CCL debut during quarterfinals Jaimen Ayovi, Dario Benedetto, Elio Castro, Hernan Pellerano)
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Joe Corona (5 starts, 1 sub) and Greg Garza (5 starts, 1 sub) are only two players on roster to appear in all six 2013-14 CCL games
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Emmanuel Cerda has 2 career CCL goals (1 with Toluca, 1 with Club Tijuana)
• Advanced to quarterfinals of 2013 Copa Libertadores, before falling to eventual champion Atletico Mineiro of Brazil (3-3 on aggregate, Atletico Mineiro advanced on away goals rule) • In 2013 Copa Libertadores group-stage play, defeated 2012 FIFA Club World Cup champion Corinthians, 1-0, on March 6, 2013…Javier Gandolfi scored the game-winning goal (65’) • Quarterfinals v Sporting Kansas City – 1st Leg: 1-0 away loss; 2nd Leg: 5-1 home win (Goals: Mariano Pavone 2’, 23’, 55’; Mauro Formica 65’; Christian Gimenez 70’)
Cruz Azul
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Won Group 3 to advance to the quarterfinals (Cruz Azul, 12 points; Herediano, 6; Valencia, 0)
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Group 3 record: GP – 4; W – 4; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 10; GA – 2
• Group 3 results: 3-0 home win v Herediano (Goals: Jair Pereira 31’, Mariano Pavone 41’, Gerardo Torrado 45’); 2-1 away win v Valencia FC (Goals: Jeronimo Amione 17’, Jesus Lara 85’); 3-0 home win v Valencia FC (Goals: Achille Emana 6’, 31’, 75’); 2-1 away win v Herediano (Goals: Achille Emana 6’; Jesus Lara 89’) •
CCL appearances (4): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14 … advanced to at least semifinals each time
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Best CCL finish: Runner-up (2008-09, 2009-10)
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CONCACAF Champions Cup champion (5): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1996, 1997 … shares record for most titles with Club America
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All-Time CCL record: GP – 46; W – 30; D – 6; L – 10; GF – 104; GA – 37
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All-Time CCL away record: GP – 23; W – 12; D – 2; L – 9; GF – 41; GA – 26
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All-Time CCL semifinal record: GP – 6; W – 2; D – 1; L – 3; GF – 10; GA – 7
• CCL semifinals results: (2008-09) v Puerto Rico Islanders, 2-0 away loss, 3-1 home win; (2009-10) v Pumas, 1-0 away loss, 5-0 home win; (2010-11) v Monterrey, 2-1 away loss, 1-1 home draw •
All-Time CCL record v Mexican opponents: GP – 12; W – 6; D – 2; L – 4; GF – 16; GA – 9
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Holds CCL records for most games played (46), most wins (30) and is tied with Santos for most goals scored (104)
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Lost 1st leg in each of previous 3 CCL semifinal appearances, scoring 1 goal and conceding 5
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Conceded 1 goal or fewer in 12 of last 14 CCL games, including 7 in a row
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1 of 2 teams to complete 2013-14 group stage with a perfect 4-0-0 record (Toluca is the other)
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In quarterfinal, 2nd leg win v Sporting Kansas City, a Cruz Azul player (Mariano Pavone) scored 3 or more goals in a CCL match for the 9th time
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All-Time leading CCL scorer: Javier Orozco (24 goals … currently plays for Santos)
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