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 contested in a single leg format between Liga MX clubs, Puebla and Guadalajara. The leg was hosted by Puebla at their temporary home at Estadio Universitario BUAP in Puebla, Puebla on April 21, 2015. The winner earned 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.
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) hosted the final.
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. PueblaRoundGuadalajaraOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultAtlante2–0 (H)Matchday 1Sinaloa2–2 (H)Atlante1–1 (A)Matchday 2Sinaloa0–1 (A)Mérida2–1 (H)Matchday 3BUAP2–0 (H)Mérida2–0 (A)Matchday 4BUAP1–0 (A)Toluca3–4 (A)Matchday 5Irapuato1–0 (A)Toluca1–0 (H)Matchday 6Irapuato1–0 (H)Final standingsOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultMérida2–1 (H)QuarterfinalsQuerétaro0–0 (4–3) (A)Monterrey3–0 (H)SemifinalsChiapas2–1 (H)
Match
GK 1 Fabián VillaseñorDF 4 Facundo ErpenDF 24 Sergio Pérez DF 12 Óscar Rojas DF 16 Michael Orozco MF 28 Francisco Torres MF 7 Luis Miguel Noriega (c)MF 19 Flavio Santos FW 21 Luis Gabriel ReyFW 13 Alfonso Tamay FW 11 Matías Alustiza Substitutions:GK 30 Rodolfo CotaDF 5 Mario de Luna MF 8 Gerardo Espinoza MF 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco MF 22 John Pajoy FW 9 Hérculez GómezFW 29 Wilberto Cosme Manager: José Guadalupe Cruz
GK 1 José Antonio Rodríguez DF 2 Néstor Vidrio DF 16 Miguel Ángel Ponce DF 3 Kristian ÁlvarezDF 27 Hedgardo Marín MF 15 Fernando Arce (c)MF 5 Patricio Araujo MF 19 David Toledo MF 28 Giovanni Hernández FW 11 Aldo de NigrisFW 31 Erick TorresSubstitutions:GK 29 Luis Ernesto MichelDF 13 Carlos SalcedoMF 14 Jorge EnríquezMF 17 Jesús Sánchez MF 33 Marco Fabián FW 9 Omar BravoFW 21 Carlos Fierro Manager: José Manuel de la Torre
Assistant referees: Marvin Torrentera Telly Saldivar Fourth official: Roberto Rios Jácome
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