GAME NOTES
Cruz Azul (Mexico) v Toluca (Mexico)
Final, 1st Leg
Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Azul
Tuesday – April 15, 2014
(First-ever CCL meeting)
• 2013-14 CCL Results: Semifinals v Club Tijuana – 1st leg: 1-0 away loss; 2nd leg: 2-0 home win (Goals: own-goal, Javier Guemez 2’; Julio Dominguez 50’); 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’); 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’)
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 … 1 of 2 teams to have a perfect group stage record (Toluca)
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CCL appearances (4): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14 … advanced to at least semifinals each time and final on 3 occasions
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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 – 48; W – 31; D – 6; L – 11; GF – 106; GA – 38
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All-Time CCL home record: GP – 24; W – 19; D – 4; L – 1; GF – 65; GA – 11
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All-Time CCL final record: GP – 4; W – 1; D – 1; L – 2; GF – 2; GA – 4
• CCL final results: (2008-09) v Atlante, 2-0 home loss; 0-0 away draw; (2009-10) v Pachuca, 2-1 home win (Goals: Emanuel Villa 20’; own-goal, Carlos Gerardo Rodrguez 24’), 1-0 away loss •
All-Time CCL record v Mexican opponents: GP – 14; W – 7; D – 2; L – 5; GF – 18; GA – 10
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Holds CCL records for most games played (48), most wins (31) and most goals scored (106)
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Shares record with Monterrey for most appearances in CCL final (3)
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Conceded 1 goal or fewer in 14 of last 16 CCL games, including 9 in a row … conceded 1 goal or fewer in 22 of 24 all-time CCL home games
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Won 4 straight CCL home games by a combined score of 13-1
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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)
• 2013-14 CCL Results: Semifinals v Alajuelense – 1st leg: 1-0 away win (Goal: Paulo Da Silva 71’); 2nd leg: 2-0 home win (Carlos Esquivel 34’; Juan Manuel Salgueiro 62’) Quarterfinals v San Jose Earthquakes – 1st leg: 1-1 away draw (Goal: Raul Nava 67’); 2nd leg: 1-1 home draw (Goals: Isaac Brizuela 69’) … advances 5-4 on penalty kicks; Group 6 – 3-1 home win v Caledonia AIA (Goals: Edgar Benitez 24’, Miguel Almazan 30’, Raul Nava 61’); 2-1 away win v Comunicaciones (Goals: Raul Nava 16’, Juan Carlos Cacho 25’); 5-1 away win v Caledonia AIA (Goals: Raul Nava 17’, 67; Carlos Esquivel 28’; Edy Brambila 41’; Antonio Naelson Matias – Sinha 72’); 5-1 home win v Comunicaciones (Goals: Raul Nava 6’, 89’; Edgar Benitez 23’, 72’; Erbin Trejo 67’)
Toluca
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Won Group 6 to advance to quarterfinals (Toluca, 12 points; Comunicaciones, 6; Caledonia AIA, 0)
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Group 6 record: GP – 4; W – 4; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 15; GA – 4 … 1 of 2 teams to have a perfect group stage record (Cruz Azul)
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CCL appearances (3): 2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14
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Best CCL finish: Final (2013-14)
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CONCACAF Champions Cup champion (2): 1968, 2003
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All-Time CCL record: GP – 26; W – 14; D – 6; L – 6; GF – 56; GA – 23
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All-Time CCL away record: GP – 13; W – 5; D – 3; L – 5; GF – 18; GA – 15
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6th different Mexican team to advance to CCL final (Cruz Azul – 3, Monterrey – 3, Santos – 2, Atlante – 1, Pachuca – 1)
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All-Time CCL record v Mexican opponents: GP – 4; W – 0; D – 1; L – 3; GF – 1; GA – 4 … shutout in last 3 games
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Most goals scored by a single team in 2013-14 CCL (20) … Cruz Azul is second (17)
• Conceded 1 goal or fewer in 11 straight CCL games … Monterrey holds the CCL record for consecutive games holding opponents to 1 goal or less at 12 (April 27, 2011 April 18, 2012)
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Unbeaten in last 4 CCL away games, after going winless in previous 7
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9 of last 12 CCL goals have been scored in 2nd half, including 7 of last 8
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Raul Nava is 2013-14 CCL top scorer with 7 goals
• All-Time leading CCL scorers: Raul Nava (10 goals); Hector Mancilla (9); Juan Cuevas (5); Antonio Naelson Matias – Sinha (4), Edgar Benitez, Isaac Brizuela, Carlos Esquivel (3 each); Nestor Calderon, Diego de la Torre, Vladimir Marin (2 each)
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