The Apertura 2009 Liguilla Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the Apertura 2009 champion.
Necaxa won 1-0 at home in the first leg, but after 90 minutes in the second leg Irapuato were 2-1 up and so the tie was taken into extra time. The second leg would eventually end 3-3, meaning Necaxa won tournament 4-3 on aggregate.
Final rules Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams will play two games, one at each team's home stadium. As the highest seeded team determined at the beginning of the Liguilla, Irapuato was to have home-field advantage for the second leg. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.
Final summary First leg
NECAXA: GK 31 Iván VázquezDF 34 Luis Alberto PadillaDF 33 Pablo Quatrocchi (c)DF 26 Pierre Ibarra DF 48 Arturo Javier LedesmaMF 30 Everaldo BarbosaMF 38 Marco Antonio ReynaMF 40 Juan de Dios Hernández MF 50 Paulo César Chávez FW 56 Nelson Sebastián Maz FW 59 Mauricio Romero Alvizu Substitutes:GK 45 Pedro HernándezDF 57 Obed Isai RincónMF 51 Carlos Alberto Hurtado MF 58 Oscar ZeaFW 32 Luis Valdés FW 44 Jesús MendozaFW 49 Alejandro Castillo Manager: Omar Arellano Nuño
IRAPUATO: GK 12 Alfonso BlancoDF 2 César Márquez DF 3 Miguel Alejandro Gutiérrez (c)DF 9 Leonardo Casanova DF 13 Gandhi Vega MF 7 José de Jesús GutiérrezMF 8 Jorge Manrique IslasMF 27 Gerardo Martín GómezFW 22 Roberto Nicolás Saucedo FW 10 Diego Alberto Olsina FW 11 Ariel González Substitutes:GK 1 Manuel Gerardo CoronaDF 6 Francisco RazoMF 58 Efraín Cruz MF 39 Noél Alberto Castillo FW 37 José Israel ValadezFW 45 José Cruz Gutiérrez FW 18 Gonzalo PizzichilloManager: Osvaldo Batocletti
Assistant referees: Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes Luis Manuel Rivera López Fourth official: Mario Alonso Villa García
Second leg
IRAPUATO: GK 12 Alfonso BlancoDF 2 César Márquez DF 3 Miguel Alejandro Gutiérrez (c) DF 9 Leonardo Casanova MF 7 José de Jesús Gutiérrez MF 8 Jorge Manrique IslasMF 27 Gerardo Martín Gómez FW 22 Roberto Nicolás Saucedo FW 10 Diego Alberto OlsinaFW 11 Ariel GonzálezFW 18 Gonzalo Pizzichillo Substitutes:GK 1 Manuel Gerardo CoronaDF 6 Francisco RazoMF 58 Efraín Cruz MF 39 Noél Alberto CastilloFW 37 José Israel Valadez FW 45 José Cruz Gutiérrez Manager: Osvaldo Batocletti
NECAXA: GK 31 Iván Vázquez DF 34 Luis Alberto PadillaDF 33 Pablo Quatrocchi (c) DF 26 Pierre IbarraDF 48 Arturo Javier LedesmaMF 30 Everaldo Barbosa MF 38 Marco Antonio Reyna MF 40 Juan de Dios Hernández MF 50 Paulo César Chávez FW 56 Nelson Sebastián Maz FW 59 Mauricio Romero AlvizuSubstitutes:GK 45 Pedro HernándezDF 57 Obed Isai RincónMF 51 Carlos Alberto Hurtado MF 58 Oscar ZeaFW 32 Luis ValdésFW 54 Alberto Jorge Orozco FW 49 Alejandro Castillo Manager: Omar Arellano Nuño
Víctor Javier Gutiérrez Martínez Juan Carlos Salinas Salinas Fourth official: Israel Perea Vazquez
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