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Morelia's Boy Frustrated With Cruz Azul's Defensive Shell
Morelia tried to put their best foot forward but were done in by a defensive-minded Cruz Azul side, Morelia manager Tomas Boy said.
Dec 3, 2009 2:43:43 AM
Morelia and Cruz Azul tied 0-0 in a packed Estadio Morelos and Monarcas now need a win Saturday in Mexico City to advance to the final.
The match featured a mostly defensive struggle, one that Cruz Azul was responsible for.
"Each side tried to do their part," Morelia boss Tomas Boy said in a post-match press conference. "We had several opportunities, attacked and tried to win, held the ball a lot but they worked hard on their defense and weren't looking to go forward too much because they tried to cut our game out from under us. We made the effort."
Cruz Azul's defensive play was a complete turnaround from their quarterfinal series against Puebla. In that series, Puebla scored four goals in the first half of the first leg and wound up with six total goals in the series.
This time around, Morelia found little space to manuever in.
"They tried to do what they did because the aggregate score is in their favor," Boy explained. "They tried to do what benefited them, and they did just that. But we have a game in front of us. Our team plays very well as a visitor and we will try and go look for the game."
During the regular season, Morelia had the third-most road points with 13. Morelia had a 4-3-1 record away from Michoacan while scoring eight goals and yielding three.
While Cruz Azul were nearly strong at home during the regular season - a 6-3-0 mark with 21 goals scored - Boy has faith in his team and their tactics, no matter how Cruz Azul take the field.
"I don't think I'm going to change. We have to look for the win," Boy said. "Our team will try to put forth a similar game plan as (Wednesday's) and what our rival does is not my concern."
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