Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final

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Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final
Event Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla
On aggregate
First leg
Date11 December 2008
Venue Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee Paúl Enrique Delgadillo (Mexico)
Attendance33,000
Second leg
(a.e.t.)
Date14 December 2008
Venue Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
RefereeRoberto García (Mexico)
Attendance27,000

The Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the Apertura 2008 champions. The series was contested between Deportivo Toluca F.C. from Toluca, Mexico State, and C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul from Mexico City, both of whom were playing in their first final against each other.

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Final rules

Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams will play two games, one at each team's home stadium. As the highest seeded team determined at the beginning of the Liguilla, Toluca was to have home-field advantage for the second leg. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

Final summary

First leg

The First Leg was played in front of a capacity crowd at Estadio Azul in Mexico City. Paulo da Silva opened up the scoreboard with a goal in the 14th minute followed by a superb free kick by Sergio Amaury Ponce at the 22nd minute. Cruz Azul could not find an answer in the 2nd half though they were playing better, Hernán Cristante of Toluca had a sensational game under the three posts. The final score left Toluca with a 2-goal advantage going into the next leg.

Cruz Azul 0 2 Toluca
(Report) da Silva Soccerball shade.svg14'
Ponce Soccerball shade.svg21'
Estadio Azul, Mexico City
Referee: Paúl Enrique Delgadillo (Mexico)
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Cruz Azul
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Toluca
CRUZ AZUL:
GK25 Flag of Mexico.svg Yosgart Gutiérrez
DF8 Flag of Paraguay.svg Carlos Bonet
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Joaquín Beltrán
DF13 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Castro Sub off.svg 72'
DF21 Flag of Mexico.svg Jaime Lozano
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Gerardo Torrado (c)
MF7 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cristian Riveros Yellow card.svg 12'
MF23 Flag of Mexico.svg Edgar Lugo Sub off.svg 46'
MF18 Flag of Mexico.svg César Villaluz
FW11 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Sabah
FW9 Flag of Paraguay.svg Pablo Zeballos Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Blanco
DF32 Flag of Mexico.svg Emilio Hassan Viades Sub on.svg 72'
DF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Rogelio Chávez
MF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Gabino Velasco
FW29 Flag of Mexico.svg Martín Galván
FW19 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Vela Sub on.svg 71'
FW15 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Vigneri Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Benjamín Galindo
TOLUCA:
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Cristante
DF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Amaury Ponce
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Edgar Dueñas
DF3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Paulo Da Silva (c)
DF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel De La Torre
MF55 Flag of Mexico.svg Israel López
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Romagnoli
MF75 Flag of Mexico.svg Néstor Calderón Sub off.svg 67'
MF10 Flag of Mexico.svg Zinha
FW11 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Esquivel
FW9 Flag of Chile.svg Héctor Mancilla Yellow card.svg 60'Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Mexico.svg César Lozano
DF24 Flag of Mexico.svg José Manuel Cruzalta
DF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Almazán
DF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Méndez
MF18 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Adrián Morales
MF21 Flag of Mexico.svg Diego De La Torre Sub on.svg 67'
FW59 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Nava Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg José Manuel De la Torre

Assistant referees:
Flag of Mexico.svg Alberto Morín Méndez
Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Ayala Cuéllar
Fourth official:
Flag of Mexico.svg José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto

Second leg

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Toluca
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Cruz Azul
TOLUCA:
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Cristante
DF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Amaury Ponce Yellow card.svg 102'Sub off.svg 103'
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Edgar Dueñas
DF3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Paulo Da Silva (c)
DF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel De La Torre Sub off.svg 70'
MF55 Flag of Mexico.svg Israel López
MF5 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Romagnoli Yellow card.svg 47'
MF75 Flag of Mexico.svg Néstor Calderón Sub off.svg 54'
MF10 Flag of Mexico.svg Zinha
FW11 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Esquivel
FW9 Flag of Chile.svg Héctor Mancilla
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Mexico.svg César Lozano
DF24 Flag of Mexico.svg José Manuel Cruzalta Sub on.svg 54'
DF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Almazán Sub on.svg 70'
DF29 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Méndez
MF18 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Adrián Morales
MF21 Flag of Mexico.svg Diego De La Torre Sub on.svg 103'
FW59 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Nava
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg José Manuel De la Torre
CRUZ AZUL:
GK25 Flag of Mexico.svg Yosgart Gutiérrez
DF8 Flag of Paraguay.svg Carlos Bonet Sub off.svg 65'
DF14 Flag of Mexico.svg Joaquín Beltrán Yellow card.svg 63'
DF4 Flag of Mexico.svg Julio César Domínguez
DF16 Flag of Mexico.svg Rogelio Chávez Yellow card.svg 32'Sub off.svg 56'
MF6 Flag of Mexico.svg Gerardo Torrado (c)Yellow card.svg 18'
MF7 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cristian Riveros
MF19 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Vela
MF18 Flag of Mexico.svg César Villaluz
FW11 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Sabah Yellow card.svg 100'
FW15 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Vigneri Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Blanco
DF3 Flag of Mexico.svg Joel Huiqui
DF32 Flag of Mexico.svg Emilio Hassan Viades Red card.svg 115'
DF21 Flag of Mexico.svg Jaime Lozano Yellow card.svg 59'Sub on.svg 56'
MF5 Flag of Mexico.svg Gabino Velasco
MF23 Flag of Mexico.svg Edgar Lugo Yellow card.svg 72'Sub on.svg 65'
FW9 Flag of Paraguay.svg Pablo Zeballos Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Benjamín Galindo

Assistant referees:
Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Velázquez Ramírez
Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio López Chávez
Fourth official:
Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez

References