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A neatly crafted pass from HAMSÍK was hit goalbound by SUSO only for the 'keeper to claw away.
15¹A free-kick from BRAHIMI floated over.
17¹A header by JELAVIC at the far post was easily collected by KAMENI.
20¹The stunned IRAIZOZ was all agog as a backpass from RIEDEWALD dropped just over.
22¹A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
32¹N'JIE made space on the left and dragged the ball to WITSEL who touched the ball over.
34¹GOAL!! An energetic JIRÁNEK ran down the right wing and knocked the ball back for GIMÉNEZ to slide home. (1-0 Cruz Azul)
39¹A cross from BELHANDA left BRAHIMI in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
43¹GOAL!! A long ball from SUSO down the middle found the lurking DE MARCOS who blasted a left foot shot into the back of the net. (2-0 Cruz Azul)
TAÏDER worked the ball to BENATIA, BONY gathered his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of IRAIZOZ.
The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from BRAHIMI.
BONY clipped the ball through a ruck of players but IRAIZOZ was a match for it as he dived to his left.
A tame strike from N'JIE trickled agonisingly wide.
FELLAINI fluffed a simple chance.
10²IRAIZOZ managed to claw away a wicked shot.
15²JELAVIC's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
18²WITSEL steamed through the Cruz Azul defence but shot straight at the Cruz Azul 'keeper.
21²The Cruz Azul 'keeper was able to block a tame header from BRAHIMI.
36²HAMSÍK was put clear by TORRADO and he pulled away from KAMENI but struck his shot just beyond the near post.
38²A good ball from KOUYATÉ on the left was collected by BONY who sliced his shot over the bar.
43²A shot from BRAHIMI seemed a certain goal but the Cruz Azul 'keeper managed to force the ball clear.
44²A pin-point pass was collected by JELAVIC and his right foot shot flew narrowly over.

 
Cruz Azul
 
League position: 15
Home league form: WXXL
Overall league form: WWXLXXLL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
(c)Gorka IRAIZOZ1Carlos KAMENI(c)
Óscar DE MARCOS2Aïssa MANDI
Jairo RIEDEWALD3Faouzi GHOULAM
Marek HAMSÍK4Axel WITSEL
Alejandro CASTRO5Mehdi BENATIA
Martin JIRÁNEK6Cheikhou KOUYATÉ
Marouane FELLAINI7Younès BELHANDA
SUSO8Yacine BRAHIMI
(p)Nikica JELAVIC9Wilfried BONY(p)
(f)Gerardo TORRADO10Saphir TAÏDER(f)
Christian GIMÉNEZ11Clinton N'JIE
Manager
Philipp OCHS  12  Stéphane M'BIA
José CORONA  13  Mamadou SAMASSA
JOÃO Pedro PEREIRA  14  Nabil BENTALEB
Álvaro PEREIRA  15  Mohamed YATTARA
Hideki ISHIGE  16  Fabrice OLINGA
 
CS Constantine
 
League position: 5
Away league form: WLLW
Overall league form: WWLLLXWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Cruz Azul 2 CS Constantine 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 35,900, Stadium: Estadio Azul, Referee: Alan Wiley 7½)

Giménez 34¹, de Marcos 43¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
  
  
  
16
613
63
510
39
819
310
42%58%
Man of the match: Axel Witsel