Clausura 2015 Copa MX Final

Clausura 2015 Copa MX Final

Event	Clausura 2015 Copa MX
Puebla Guadalajara 4 2
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 was 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

Before the final, Puebla had 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

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

Puebla v Guadalajara

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 Fabián Villaseñor DF 4 Facundo Erpen DF 24 Sergio Pérez  62' DF 12 Óscar Rojas DF 16 Michael Orozco  12' MF 28 Francisco Torres  64' MF 7 Luis Miguel Noriega (c) MF 19 Flavio Santos  63' FW 21 Luis Gabriel Rey FW 13 Alfonso Tamay FW 11 Matías Alustiza  69' Substitutions: GK 30 Rodolfo Cota DF 5 Mario de Luna  63' MF 8 Gerardo Espinoza MF 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco  69' MF 22 John Pajoy  62' FW 9 Hérculez Gómez FW 29 Wilberto Cosme Manager: José Guadalupe Cruz

GK 1 José Antonio Rodríguez DF 2 Néstor Vidrio  38'  68' DF 16 Miguel Ángel Ponce  69' DF 3 Kristian Álvarez DF 27 Hedgardo Marín  87' MF 15 Fernando Arce (c) MF 5 Patricio Araujo MF 19 David Toledo  52' MF 28 Giovanni Hernández FW 11 Aldo de Nigris FW 31 Erick Torres Substitutions: GK 29 Luis Ernesto Michel DF 13 Carlos Salcedo MF 14 Jorge Enríquez MF 17 Jesús Sánchez  48' MF 33 Marco Fabián  52' FW 9 Omar Bravo FW 21 Carlos Fierro  69' Manager: 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.