Clausura 2018 Copa MX Final

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Clausura 2018 Copa MX Final
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EventClausura 2018 Copa MX
Necaxa Toluca
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Date11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)[1]
VenueEstadio Victoria, Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes
RefereeCésar Ramos
Attendance19,223

The Clausura 2018 Copa MX Final was the final of the Clausura 2018 Copa MX, the twelfth edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 79th overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

The final was contested in a single leg format between Liga MX clubs Necaxa and Toluca.[1] The match was hosted by Necaxa at Estadio Victoria in Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes on 11 April 2018. The winners earned a spot to face Monterrey (Apertura 2017 winners) in the 2018 Supercopa MX.[2]

Qualified teams[]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Necaxa 4 (1960, 1966, 1995, Clausura 2016)
Toluca 3 (1956, 1961, 1989)

Venue[]

Estadio Victoria, host of the final

Due to the tournament's regulations, the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage will host the final, thus Estadio Victoria hosted the final.[3] The venue has been home to Necaxa since the club relocated from Mexico City in the Apertura 2003 season.[4] The venue has previously hosted various Ascenso MX finals, the most recent being the first leg of the 2015–16 promotional final where they defeated F.C. Juárez 1–0; the team would eventually be promoted to Liga MX after winning 3–0 on aggregate.[5][6]

Background[]

Necaxa has won the tournament three times while Toluca has won it twice. Before reaching the final, the last time Necaxa reached a final of any kind was the 2015–16 promotional final where they defeated F.C. Juárez 3–0 on aggregate, that same season the club also lost the Clausura 2016 Copa MX Final to Veracruz.[7][5] Toluca last reached a final in 2014 where they lost the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Final to Cruz Azul on away goals.[8]

The clubs previously met in a final nearly 20 years earlier where a José Cardozo-led Toluca defeated an Alex Aguinaga-led Necaxa 6–4 on aggregate to capture the Mexican Primera División Verano 1998 championship.[9]

Necaxa, won two, drew one and lost one during the group stage as they were seeded fifth. They eliminated Atlas in the Round of 16, UNAM in the quarterfinals, and Santos Laguna in the semifinals.

Toluca, won two, drew one and lost one during the group stage as they were seeded seventh. They eliminated Oaxaca in the Round of 16, Tapachula in the quarterfinals, and Zacatepec on penalty kicks in the semifinals.

Road to the finals[]

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

Necaxa Round Toluca
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Zacatepec 5–0 (H) Matchday 1 Zacatecas 2–2 (H)
Murciélagos 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Santos Laguna 1–2 (A)
Zacatepec 0–2 (A) Matchday 3 Santos Laguna 2–0 (H)
Murciélagos 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 Zacatecas 4–3 (A)
Group 6 runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Zacatepec 4 9
2 Necaxa 4 7
3 Murciélagos 4 1
Source: Copa MX
 Final standings Group 4 winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Toluca 4 7
2 Santos Laguna 4 7
3 Zacatecas 4 2
Source: Copa MX
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Atlas 2–1 (H) Round of 16 Oaxaca 2–0 (H)
UNAM 2–1 (A) Quarterfinals Tapachula 3–1 (A)
Santos Laguna 2–1 (H) Semifinals Zacatepec 1–1 (4–3 pen.) (A)

Final[]

Necaxa1–0Toluca
  • S. García Goal 87' (o.g.)
 Report
Attendance: 19,223
Referee: César Ramos
Necaxa[10][11]
Toluca[10][11]
GK 1 Argentina Marcelo Barovero (c)
DF 17 Mexico Miguel Ponce Yellow card 68' Substituted off 90+3'
DF 31 United States Ventura Alvarado Yellow card 50'
DF 5 Chile Igor Lichnovsky
DF 2 Honduras Brayan Beckeles
MF 24 Mexico Fernando González
MF 18 Chile Felipe Gallegos
MF 13 Mexico Roberto Alvarado
MF 10 Mexico Dieter Villalpando Substituted off 89'
FW 15 Chile Víctor Dávila Substituted off 75'
FW 32 Paraguay Carlos González
Substitutions:
GK 25 Mexico Yosgart Gutiérrez
DF 33 Mexico Mario de Luna Substituted in 89'
MF 7 Mexico Daniel Álvarez
MF 8 Mexico Xavier Báez Substituted in 90+3'
MF 29 Chile Marcelo Allende
MF 34 Colombia Gustavo Culma
FW 9 Mexico Martín Barragán Substituted in 75'
Manager:
Mexico Ignacio Ambríz
GK 1 Mexico Alfredo Talavera
DF 26 Colombia Cristian Borja
DF 5 Chile Osvaldo González
DF 3 Argentina Santiago García Yellow card 14'
DF 13 Mexico Aldo Benítez Substituted off 76'
MF 15 Mexico Antonio Ríos Substituted off 88'
MF 35 Mexico Juan Delgadillo Substituted off 58'
MF 14 Argentina Rubens Sambueza (c) Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 90+4'
MF 24 Argentina Pablo Barrientos Red card 90+3'
FW 23 Colombia Luis Quiñones
FW 25 Argentina Alexis Canelo
Substitutions:
GK 22 Mexico Luis Manuel García
DF 4 Uruguay Maximiliano Perg Substituted in 76'
DF 33 Mexico Carlos Calvo
MF 17 Mexico Leonel López
MF 28 Mexico Jorge Sartiaguin
FW 10 Mexico Ángel Reyna Substituted in 58'
FW 20 Colombia Fernando Uribe Substituted in 88'
Manager:
Argentina Hernán Cristante

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera
Miguel Ángel Hernández
Fourth official:
Adonai Escobedo

References[]

  1. ^ a b "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  2. ^ "Copa y Supercopa MX se definirán el fin de semana de Final del Mundial". 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Copa Mx: Necaxa vs Toluca: Horario y dónde ver por tv en vivo la final de la Copa MX 2018". 10 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2018-04-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ a b "Necaxa se lleva la Final de Ida al imponerse 1-0 a FC Juárez".
  6. ^ "Necaxa regresa a Primera División". 21 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Veracruz, Campeón de la Copa MX".
  8. ^ "Cruz Azul, Campeón de CONCACAF".
  9. ^ "Con tintes noventeros, Necaxa y Toluca disputarán final de Copa".
  10. ^ a b "Necaxa vs. Toluca - 12 April 2018 - Soccerway".
  11. ^ a b "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
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