GAME NOTES
Cruz Azul (Mexico) v Sporting Kansas City (USA)
Quarterfinals, 2nd Leg
Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Azul
Wednesday – March 19, 2014
(Sporting Kansas City won 1st leg, 1-0, on March 12, 2014)
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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
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Best CCL finish: Runner-up (2008-09, 2009-10)
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Advanced to at least semifinals in previous 3 CCL appearances
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All-Time CCL record: GP – 45; W – 29; D – 6; L – 10; GF – 99; GA – 36
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All-Time CCL home record: GP – 22; W – 17; D – 4; L – 1; GF – 58; GA – 10 … only loss v Atlante in 2008-09 final, first leg (2-0)
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All-Time CCL quarterfinal record: GP – 7; W – 6; D – 0; L – 1; GF – 11; GA – 2
Cruz Azul
• CCL quarterfinal results: (2008-09) v Pumas, 1-0 home win, 1-0 away win; (2009-10) v Arabe Unido, 1-0 away win, 3-0 home win; (2010-11) v Santos, 2-0 home win, 3-1 away win; (2013-14) v Sporting Kansas City, 1-0 away loss •
All-Time CCL record v U.S. opponents: GP – 7; W – 5; D – 0; L – 2; GF – 16; GA – 8
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All-Time CCL record v U.S. opponents at home: GP – 3; W – 3; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 12; GA – 4
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Holds record for most games played (45) and most wins (29) in CCL history … scored 2nd most goals (99), Santos is 1st with 104
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Conceded 1 goal or less in 11 of last 13 CCL games
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Conceded 1 goal or less in 20 of 22 all-time CCL home games, including 16 shutouts
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Unbeaten in last 15 CCL home games (12 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses)
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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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All-Time leading CCL scorer: Javier Orozco (24 goals … currently plays for Santos)
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Won CCL quarterfinal, 1st leg, 1-0 at home on March 12, 2014 (Goal: Kevin Ellis 17’)
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Won Group 2 to advance to the quarterfinals (Sporting Kansas City, 8 points; Olimpia, 7; Real Esteli, 1)
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Group 2 record: GP – 4; W – 2; D – 2; L – 0; GF – 5; GA – 1
• Group 2 results: 2-0 away win v Real Esteli (Goals: Ike Opara 32’, Dom Dwyer 76’); 2-0 away win v Olimpia (Goals: Soony Saad 27’, 1 home draw v Real Esteli (Goal: Jacob Peterson 78’); 0-0 home draw v Olimpia
Sporting Kansas City
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CCL appearances (1): 2013-14
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All-Time CCL record: GP – 5; W – 3; D – 2; L – 0; GF – 6; GA – 1
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All-Time CCL away record: GP – 2; W – 2; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 4; GA – 0
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2nd team from U.S. to go unbeaten in first 5 CCL games…in 2011-12, FC Dallas started 4-1-0, conceding only 1 goal over that period
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Conceded 0 goals in last 216 minutes of CCL play
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Tied with Costa Rica’s Alajuelense for least amount of goals conceded in 2013-14 CCL group stage (1 goal)
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Jacob Peterson has 2 career CCL goals (1 with Sporting Kansas City, 1 with Toronto FC in 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake in 2010-11)
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Played in 2 CONCACAF Champions Cups (2002, 2005)
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Advanced to 2002 CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals by overcoming Santos in quarterfinals, 3-2 on aggregate
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