Apertura 2013 Copa MX Final

Apertura 2013 Copa MX Final

Estadio Morelos, host of the final
Event	Apertura 2013 Copa MX
Morelia Atlas 3 3
Morelia won 3–1 on penalties
Date	November 5, 2013
Venue	Estadio Morelos, Morelia, Michoacán
Referee	Fernando Guerrero
Attendance	31,830
Weather	Partly Cloudy 65 °F (18 °C) 69% humidity[1]

The Apertura 2013 Copa MX Final was the final of the Apertura 2013 Copa MX the third edition of the Copa MX under its current format and 70th overall organized by the Mexican Football Federation, the governing body of association football in Mexico.

The final is contested in a single leg format between two Liga MX clubs, Morelia and Atlas both from group 7.^[2] The leg was hosted by Morelia at Estadio Morelos in Morelia, Michoacán on November 5, 2013. The winner earned a spot to face the winner of the Clausura 2014 Copa MX in a playoff to qualify as Mexico 3 to the 2015 Copa Libertadores.^[3]

Venue

Due to the tournament's regulations the higher seed among both finalists during the group stage would host the final, thus Estadio Morelos hosted the final.^[4] The home venue of Morelia since 1989, it staged four Liga MX finals, one CONCACAF Champions Cup final as well as eight matches of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[5][6][7][8]

Background

Atlas, who is a four-time winner last won the tournament back in 1968 while Morelia who have never won the tournament were runners-up back in 1965. For the first time since 1999 Atlas found themselves in final of any kind, the first since losing 5–4 in penalties to the José Cardozo led Toluca in the Verano 1999 league final.^[9] This was Morelia's first final of any kind since losing 3–2 on aggregate to UNAM in the Clausura 2011 league final. Atlas last championship of any kind came back in 1968 when they defeated Veracruz to win the 1967–68 Copa Mexico. Morelia's last championship was in 2010 when they defeated Major League Soccer club New England Revolution 2–1 with two goals by Miguel Sabah to capture the 2010 North American SuperLiga, .

Morelia won their first four group stage matches but drew and lost both of its last two matches to Atlas, as they were seeded third, they eliminated León in the quarterfinals and Monterrey in the semi-finals.

Atlas who were the best runners-up during group stage ended with 15 points, the same as final rival Morelia but Morelia had a higher goal differential. Atlas defeated UNAM in the quarterfinals and Ascenso MX club Oaxaca in penalties in the semifinals.

Road to the finals

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

Morelia				Round	Atlas
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Celaya	3–0 (A)			Matchday 1	Estudiantes Tecos	1–1 (H)
Celaya	1–0 (H)			Matchday 2	Estudiantes Tecos	3–2 (A)
Estudiantes Tecos	3–0 (A)			Matchday 3	Celaya	3–1 (H)
Estudiantes Tecos	4–0 (H)			Matchday 4	Celaya	1–1 (A)
Atlas	1–1 (A)			Matchday 5	Morelia	1–1 (H)
Atlas	0–1 (H)			Matchday 6	Morelia	1–0 (A)
Group 7 winner Team Pld W D L RW GF GA GD Pts Morelia 6 4 1 1 2 12 2 +10 15 Atlas 6 3 3 0 3 10 6 +4 15 Estudiantes Tecos 6 1 1 4 1 9 13 −4 5 Celaya 6 1 1 4 0 5 14 −9 4				Final standings	Group 7 runners-up Team Pld W D L RW GF GA GD Pts Morelia 6 4 1 1 2 12 2 +10 15 Atlas 6 3 3 0 3 10 6 +4 15 Estudiantes Tecos 6 1 1 4 1 9 13 −4 5 Celaya 6 1 1 4 0 5 14 −9 4
Opponent	Result			Knockout stage	Opponent			Result
León	2–0 (H)			Quarterfinals	UNAM	2–1 (H)
Monterrey	3–0 (A)			Semifinals	Oaxaca	1–1 (5–4) (A)

Match

Morelia v Atlas

5 November 2013 21:00

Morelia	3−3	Atlas
Montero  6' Andrade  12' Mancilla  53'	Report	Bravo  39' (pen.) Vuoso  51' Ayala  57'
	Penalties
Mancilla Vilar Zamorano	3−1	Vuoso Santos Cufré Ayala

Estadio Morelos, Morelia, Michoacán Attendance: 31,830 Referee: Fernando Guerrero

Morelia

Atlas

GK 3 Federico Vilar (c) DF 6 Joel Huiqui DF 2 Enrique Pérez DF 24 Rodrigo Godínez  44'  84' DF 7 José María Cárdenas  60' MF 26 Christian Valdez MF 28 Carlos Adrián Morales  38' MF 11 Edgar Andrade  42' MF 8 Aldo Leão Ramírez FW 9 Héctor Mancilla FW 10 Jefferson Montero Substitutions: GK 1 Carlos Felipe Rodríguez DF 15 Juan Carlos Arellano DF 19 José Antonio Olvera  42' MF 17 Hibert Ruiz  60' MF 22 Armando Zamorano  84' FW 14 Ever Guzmán FW 20 Santiago Tréllez Manager: Carlos Bustos

GK 1 Miguel Pinto (c) DF 5 Facundo Erpen DF 13 Gregorio Torres  46' DF 16 Sergio Amaury Ponce  29'  46' DF 2 Francisco Giovanni León MF 8 Lucas Ayala MF 10 José Luis Chávez  68' MF 11 Édson Rivera FW 9 Omar Bravo  29', 45' FW 30 Vicente Matías Vuoso FW 26 Flavio Santos Substitutions: GK 21 Alan López DF 25 Leandro Cufré  52'  46' MF 20 Rodrigo Millar MF 22 Juan Pablo Vigón  68' MF 106 Daniel Cisneros  77'  46' FW 17 Jahir Barraza FW 45 Carlos Nava Manager: José Luis Mata

Assistant referees: Juan Joel Rangel Juan Carlos Salinas Fourth official: Oscar Macías

References

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