2021 Campeones Cup
EventCampeones Cup
Columbus Crew Cruz Azul
United States Mexico
2 0
DateSeptember 29, 2021
VenueLower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Man of the MatchLucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew)
RefereeOshane Nation (Jamaica)
Attendance18,026
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The 2021 Campeones Cup was the third edition of the Campeones Cup, an annual North American football match contested between the champions of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX.[1][2]

The match featured Columbus Crew, winners of the 2020 MLS Cup, and Cruz Azul, winners of the 2021 Campeón de Campeones. The Crew hosted the match at their home stadium, Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. It was played on September 29, 2021.[3]

Match

Details

Columbus Crew United States2–0Mexico Cruz Azul
 Report
Lower.com Field, Columbus
Attendance: 18,026
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Columbus Crew
Cruz Azul
GK 24 United States Evan Bush
DF 31 France Steven Moreira downward-facing red arrow 58'
DF 4 Ghana Jonathan Mensah (c)
DF 3 United States Josh Williams
DF 30 United States Aboubacar Keita
DF 7 Portugal Pedro Santos
MF 6 United States Darlington Nagbe downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 22 Haiti Derrick Etienne downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 18 Canada Liam Fraser
MF 10 Armenia Lucas Zelarayán downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 27 Spain Miguel Berry downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
MF 17 United States Marlon Hairston upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 20 Romania Alexandru Mățan
DF 14 Costa Rica Waylon Francis
GK 13 United States Eric Dick
DF 23 United States Grant Lillard
DF 26 United States Saad Abdul-Salaam
MF 16 United States Isaiah Parente
FW 99 England Bradley Wright-Phillips upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 12 Costa Rica Luis Díaz upward-facing green arrow 64' Yellow card 66'
DF 25 Ghana Harrison Afful upward-facing green arrow 58'
DF 19 Argentina Milton Valenzuela upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
United States Caleb Porter
GK 1 Mexico Jesús Corona (c) Yellow card 32'
DF 23 Paraguay Pablo Aguilar downward-facing red arrow 46' Yellow card 32'
DF 7 Mexico Luis Romo
DF 4 Mexico Julio César Domínguez Yellow card 32'
DF 24 Paraguay Juan Escobar Yellow card 89'
MF 22 Mexico Rafael Baca downward-facing red arrow 46' Yellow card 45+1'
MF 19 Peru Yoshimar Yotún downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF 15 Uruguay Ignacio Rivero downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 31 Mexico Orbelín Pineda
MF 28 Argentina Guillermo Fernández Yellow card 77'
FW 17 Ecuador Brayan Angulo downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
DF 16 Mexico Adrián Aldrete
FW 29 Mexico Santiago Giménez upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 2 Mexico Josué Reyes
MF 20 Mexico Alexis Gutiérrez
FW 21 Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 25 Mexico Roberto Alvarado upward-facing green arrow 68'
GK 33 Mexico Sebastián Jurado
FW 18 Argentina Lucas Passerini upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 12 Mexico José Joaquín Martínez
GK 30 Mexico Andrés Gudiño
FW 32 Argentina Walter Montoya
MF 10 Venezuela Rómulo Otero upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Peru Juan Reynoso

Assistant referees:
Ojay Duhaney
Irrots Appleton
Fourth official:
Reon Radix

Statistics

Statistic Columbus Crew Cruz Azul
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 5 16
Shots on target 2 5
Saves 5 1
Ball possession 25.5% 74.5%
Corner kicks 1 11
Fouls committed 13 17
Total Passes 197 566
Passing Accuracy 68% 86.8%
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 1 6
Red cards 0 0

References

  1. ^ "MLS, Liga MX announce return of Leagues Cup". ESPN.com. March 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "MLS announces details for 2021 Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup". SBI. March 23, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Straus, Brian. "MLS Reveals Leagues Cup Participants, Campeones Cup Date". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ^ Liga MX[dead link]

External links

Campeones Cup
2021–22 in North and Central America and Caribbean association football (CONCACAF)
Columbus Crew matches
Cruz Azul matches
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