Cruz Azul 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Mexican side Cruz Azul are taking part in the Club World Cup for the first time

Mexican side Cruz Azul will face Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup after an extra-time win over Australian team West Sydney Wanderers.

The A-League outfit, who later had two men sent off, took the lead in Rabat, Morocco through Iacopo La Rocca.

Gerardo Torrado equalised with a penalty with a minute left and he struck again from the spot after Mariano Pavone had put Cruz ahead.

Cruz Azul will play European champions Real in Rabat on Tuesday, 16 December.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
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Line-ups

Cruz Azul

• 1J Corona
• 15Flores
• 3Rodríguez
• 4Domínguez
• 2PintoSubstituted forValadezat 78'minutes
• 21BáezSubstituted forRojasat 69'minutes
• 6Torrado
• 33Formica
• 10GiménezBooked at 37mins
• 8FabiánSubstituted forVelaat 105'minutes
• 9Pavone

Substitutes

• 5Castro
• 7Barrera
• 11Rojas
• 12Allison
• 16Chávez
• 17Loeschbor
• 18Valadez
• 19Vela
• 20Torres
• 23Zurdo Rodríguez
• 25Gutiérrez
• 27Bernardello

Western Sydney Wanderers

• 1Covic
• 5HamillBooked at 73mins
• 13SpiranovicBooked at 74mins
• 4Topor-StanleyBooked at 102mins
• 22AdelekeSubstituted forGolecat 72'minutes
• 18La RoccaBooked at 84mins
• 8Poljak
• 17CastelenSubstituted forColeat 78'minutes
• 19Bridge
• 12Rukavytsya
• 7HalitiSubstituted forJuricat 68'minutesBooked at 87mins

Substitutes

• 2Cole
• 3Mullen
• 6Golec
• 9Juric
• 10Rodrigues Saba
• 16Sotirio
• 20Bouzanis
• 23Trifiro
• 31Fofanah
• 32Alessi
• 35Baccus
• 40Heward-Belle

Referee:

Noumandiez Doue

Attendance:

2,600

Match Stats

Home TeamCruz AzulAway TeamWestern Sydney Wanderers

Possession

Home57%

Away43%

Shots

Home29

Away9

Shots on Target

Home7

Away2

Corners

Home10

Away4

Fouls

Home17

Away29

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Cruz Azul 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.

Posted at 120'+2'

Second Half Extra Time ends, Cruz Azul 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.

Posted at 120'+1'

Attempt missed. Mark Bridge (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brendan Hamill.

Goal!

Posted at 118'

Goal! Cruz Azul 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

Posted at 118'

Penalty conceded by Mateo Poljak (Western Sydney Wanderers) with a hand ball in the penalty area.

Posted at 116'

Offside, Cruz Azul. Christian Giménez tries a through ball, but Joao Rojas is caught offside.

Posted at 113'

Foul by Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul).

Posted at 113'

Nikita Rukavytsya (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 112'

Foul by Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul).

Posted at 112'

Antony Golec (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 111'

Attempt blocked. Ismael Valadez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joao Rojas with a cross.

Posted at 110'

Mariano Pavone (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 110'

Foul by Shannon Cole (Western Sydney Wanderers).

Goal!

Posted at 108'

Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Mariano Pavone (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Posted at 108'

Attempt saved. Ismael Valadez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerardo Flores with a cross.

Posted at 108'

Attempt blocked. Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 106'

Foul by Ismael Valadez (Cruz Azul).

Posted at 106'

Brendan Hamill (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at

Second Half Extra Time begins Cruz Azul 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.

Substitution

Posted at 105'

Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alejandro Vela replaces Marco Fabián.

Posted at 105'+1'

First Half Extra Time ends, Cruz Azul 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.

Posted at 105'

Attempt missed. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.

Posted at 105'

Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Nikita Rukavytsya.

Posted at 103'

Attempt missed. Mauro Formica (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 103'

Attempt missed. Christian Giménez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Dismissal

Posted at 102'

Second yellow card to Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western Sydney Wanderers) for a bad foul.

Posted at 101'

Ismael Valadez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 101'

Foul by Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western Sydney Wanderers).

Posted at 100'

Offside, Cruz Azul. Julio C. Domínguez tries a through ball, but Marco Fabián is caught offside.

Posted at 99'

Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 99'

Foul by Tomi Juric (Western Sydney Wanderers).

Posted at 98'

Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateo Poljak.

Posted at 98'

Attempt missed. Mauro Formica (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 96'

Attempt missed. Mariano Pavone (Cruz Azul) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joao Rojas with a cross.

Posted at 95'

Attempt blocked. Julio C. Domínguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 95'

Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.

Posted at 93'

Attempt missed. Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Giménez with a cross.

Posted at 92'

Joao Rojas (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 92'

Foul by Antony Golec (Western Sydney Wanderers).

Posted at

First Half Extra Time begins Cruz Azul 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.

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