In this week 1 match on the 9th of January, Cruz Azul plays host to Tijuana in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 4th placed Cruz Azul is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Monterrey. Funes Mori scored the first goal for Monterrey in the 10th minute from the penalty spot, then Meza added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Arturo Alfonso Gonzalez Gonzalez. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while tijuana sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Pachuca. Bryan Gonzalez scored the first goal for Pachuca in the 24th minute, but Oscar Fabian Murillo Murillo got the equalizer for Tijuana on an own goal in the 45th minute But luckily in the 83rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Yairo Moreno. Tijuana is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Monday Oct 4th, Cruz Azul was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Luís Romo struck first for Cruz Azul in the 17th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tijuana couldn’t manage to score, and Cruz Azul took the shutout win.
Tijuana is fortunate enough to have Manotas Paez in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Alvarado Hernandez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Cruz Azul.