Clausura 2015 Copa MX Final

Clausura 2015 Copa MX Final
Event Clausura 2015 Copa MX
Date April 21, 2015
Venue Estadio Universitario BUAP, Puebla, Puebla
Referee Luis Enrique Santander

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 will be contested in a single leg format between Liga MX clubs, Puebla and Guadalajara.[1] The leg will be hosted by Puebla at their temporary home at Estadio Universitario BUAP in Puebla, Puebla on April 21, 2015. The winner will earn 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) will host the final.[3]

Background

Puebla has 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

For more details on this topic, see Clausura 2015 Copa MX.

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

Puebla Round Guadalajara
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Atlante 2–0 (H) Matchday 1 Sinaloa 2–2 (H)
Atlante 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Sinaloa 0–1 (A)
Mérida 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 BUAP 2–0 (H)
Mérida 2–0 (A) Matchday 4 BUAP 1–0 (A)
Toluca 3–4 (A) Matchday 5 Irapuato 1–0 (A)
Toluca 1–0 (H) Matchday 6 Irapuato 1–0 (H)
Group 5 winner
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Puebla 6 4 1 1 3 11 6 +5 16
Mérida 6 4 0 2 2 13 7 +6 14
Toluca 6 2 1 3 1 9 13 −4 8
Atlante 6 0 2 4 0 5 12 −7 2
 Final standings Group 4 winner
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 RW
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Guadalajara 6 4 1 1 2 7 3 +4 15
Sinaloa 6 3 2 1 2 11 8 +3 13
BUAP 6 2 0 4 1 7 9 −2 7
Irapuato 6 1 1 4 0 1 6 −5 4
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Mérida 2–1 (H) Quarterfinals Querétaro 0–0 (4–3) (A)
Monterrey 3–0 (H) Semifinals Chiapas 2–1 (H)

Match

21 April 2015
20:00
Puebla 4–2 Guadalajara
Erpen  6'
Rey  25'
Alustiza  59' (pen.), 67' 		Report de Nigris  54', 55'
Estadio Universitario BUAP, Puebla, Puebla
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
Puebla
Guadalajara
GK 1 Mexico Fabián Villaseñor
DF 4 Argentina Facundo Erpen
DF 24 Mexico Sergio Pérez  62'
DF 12 Mexico Óscar Rojas
DF 16 United States Michael Orozco  12'
MF 28 Mexico Francisco Torres  64'
MF 7 Mexico Luis Miguel Noriega (c)
MF 19 Mexico Flavio Santos  63'
FW 21 Colombia Luis Gabriel Rey
FW 13 Mexico Alfonso Tamay
FW 11 Argentina Matías Alustiza  69'
Substitutions:
GK 30 Mexico Rodolfo Cota
DF 5 Mexico Mario de Luna  63'
MF 8 Mexico Gerardo Espinoza
MF 10 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco  69'
MF 22 Colombia John Pajoy  62'
FW 9 United States Hérculez Gómez
FW 29 Colombia Wilberto Cosme
Manager:
Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz
GK 1 Mexico José Antonio Rodríguez
DF 2 Mexico Néstor Vidrio  38'  68'
DF 16 Mexico Miguel Ángel Ponce  69'
DF 3 Mexico Kristian Álvarez
DF 27 Mexico Hedgardo Marín Red card 87'
MF 15 Mexico Fernando Arce (c)
MF 5 Mexico Patricio Araujo
MF 19 Mexico David Toledo  52'
MF 28 Mexico Giovanni Hernández
FW 11 Mexico Aldo de Nigris
FW 31 Mexico Erick Torres
Substitutions:
GK 29 Mexico Luis Ernesto Michel
DF 13 Mexico Carlos Salcedo
MF 14 Mexico Jorge Enríquez
MF 17 Mexico Jesús Sánchez  48'
MF 33 Mexico Marco Fabián  52'
FW 9 Mexico Omar Bravo
FW 21 Mexico Carlos Fierro  69'
Manager:
Mexico José Manuel de la Torre

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera
Telly Saldivar
Fourth official:
Roberto Rios Jácome

References

  1. ↑ "Puebla disputará Final de Copa MX ante Chivas" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Copa MX dará un boleto para Libertadores" (in Spanish). Record.com.mx. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Reglamento de competencia Copa MX Apertura 2013, articulo 2" [Apertura 2013 Copa MX Competition rules, Article 2] (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga MX. 5 November 2013.