Clausura 2015 Copa MX final explained

Clausura 2015 Copa MX Final
Event:Clausura 2015 Copa MX
Team1:Puebla
Team1score:4
Team2:Guadalajara
Team2score:2
Stadium:Estadio Universitario BUAP
City:Puebla, Puebla
Referee:Luis Enrique Santander
Previous:Apertura 2014
Next:Apertura 2015

The Clausura 2015 Copa MX Final was the final of the Clausura 2015 Copa MX, the sixth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 73rd overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

The final was contested in a single leg format between Liga MX clubs, Puebla and Guadalajara.[1] The leg was hosted by Puebla at their temporary home at Estadio Universitario BUAP in Puebla, Puebla on April 21, 2015. The winner earned a spot to face Santos Laguna (the winner of the Apertura edition) in the 2015 Supercopa MX to qualify as Mexico 3 to the 2016 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Venue

Due to the tournament's regulations the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage would host the final, thus Estadio Universitario BUAP (Puebla's temporary home) hosted the final.[3]

Background

Before the final, Puebla had won the tournament four times, while Guadalajara has won it twice. Before reaching this final, the last time Guadalajara reached a final of any kind was the 2010 Copa Libertadores Finals where they lost to Internacional of Brazil 5–3 on aggregate. Puebla on the other hand reached the finals of the most recent edition of Copa MX, losing 4–2 on penalties to Santos Laguna following a 2–2 draw.

Puebla won four, drew one and lost one group stage match and scored 11 goals during group stage, as they were seeded second. They eliminated Mérida in the quarterfinals and Monterrey in the semifinals.

Guadalajara won four, drew one and lost one group stage match and scored seven goals, as they were seeded fifth, they eliminated Querétaro on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals and Chiapas in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

PueblaRoundGuadalajara
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Atlante2–0 (H)Matchday 1Sinaloa2–2 (H)
Atlante1–1 (A)Matchday 2Sinaloa0–1 (A)
Mérida2–1 (H)Matchday 3BUAP2–0 (H)
Mérida2–0 (A)Matchday 4BUAP1–0 (A)
Toluca3–4 (A)Matchday 5Irapuato1–0 (A)
Toluca1–0 (H)Matchday 6Irapuato1–0 (H)
Final standings
OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult
Mérida2–1 (H)QuarterfinalsQuerétaro0–0 (4–3) (A)
Monterrey3–0 (H)SemifinalsChiapas2–1 (H)

Match

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GK 1 Fabián Villaseñor
DF 4 Facundo Erpen
DF24
DF 12
DF16
MF 28
MF 7 Luis Miguel Noriega (c)
MF 19
FW 21 Luis Gabriel Rey
FW 13
FW11
Substitutions:
GK 30 Rodolfo Cota
DF5
MF8
MF 10
MF22
FW 9 Hérculez Gómez
FW 29
Manager:
José Guadalupe Cruz
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GK 1
DF 2
DF 16
DF 3 Kristian Álvarez
DF 27
MF 15 Fernando Arce (c)
MF 5
MF 19
MF 28
FW 11 Aldo de Nigris
FW 31 Erick Torres
Substitutions:
GK 29 Luis Ernesto Michel
DF 13 Carlos Salcedo
MF 14 Jorge Enríquez
MF 17
MF 33
FW9 Omar Bravo
FW 21
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre
Assistant referees


Marvin Torrentera
Telly Saldivar
Fourth official


Roberto Rios Jácome

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Puebla disputará Final de Copa MX ante Chivas. MedioTiempo.com. 11 April 2015. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20150409111841/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2015/04/07/puebla-disputara-final-de-copa-mx-ante-chivas. 9 April 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Copa MX dará un boleto para Libertadores . Record.com.mx . 5 November 2013 . 2 June 2013 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103232206/http://www.record.com.mx/article/copa-mx-dara-un-boleto-para-libertadores . 3 November 2013 .
  3. Web site: Reglamento de competencia Copa MX Apertura 2013, articulo 2 . Liga MX . 5 November 2013 . Spanish . Apertura 2013 Copa MX Competition rules, Article 2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103202903/http://www.ligamx.net/Documents/Reglamentos/Competencia/3_COPA_MX/03_2013_07_08_1651_COPA_MX_A13.pdf . 2013-11-03 .