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{{Infobox football match
| title                   = Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final
| image                   =
| event                   = [[Primera División de México Apertura 2008 Liguilla]]
| team1                   = [[C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul|Cruz Azul]]
| team1association        = {{flagicon|MEX|size=30px}}
| team1score              = 2
| team2                   = [[Deportivo Toluca|Toluca]]
| team2association        = {{flagicon|MEX|size=30px}}
| team2score              = 2
| details                 = On [[Aggregate score|aggregate]]
| firstleg                = First leg
| team1score1             = 0
| team2score1             = 2
| details1                =
| date1                   = 11 December 2008
| stadium1                = [[Estadio Azul]]
| city1                   = [[Mexico City]]
| man_of_the_match1a      =
| man_of_the_match1atitle =
| man_of_the_match1b      =
| man_of_the_match1btitle =
| referee1                = Paúl Enrique Delgadillo ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]])
| attendance1             = 33,000
| weather1                =
| secondleg               = Second leg
| team1score2             = 2
| team2score2             = 0
| details2                = ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
| date2                   = 14 December 2008
| stadium2                = [[Estadio Nemesio Díez]]
| city2                   = [[Toluca]]
| man_of_the_match2a      =
| man_of_the_match2atitle =
| man_of_the_match2b      =
| man_of_the_match2btitle =
| referee2                = Roberto García ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]])
| attendance2             = 27,000
| weather2                =
| previous                = [[Primera División de México Clausura 2008 Liguilla Final|Clausura 2008]]
| next                    = [[Primera División de México Clausura 2009 Liguilla Final|Clausura 2009]]
}}
The '''Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final''' was a [[Two-legged tie|two-legged]] football match-up to determine the [[Primera División de México Apertura 2008|Apertura 2008]] champions.
The series was contested between [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.]] from [[Toluca]], [[Mexico State]], and [[C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul]] from [[Mexico City]], both of whom were playing in their first final against each other.
== 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, Toluca 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 ===
The First Leg was played in front of a capacity crowd at [[Estadio Azul]] in [[Mexico City]]. [[Paulo da Silva]] opened up the scoreboard with a goal in the 14th minute followed by a superb free kick by [[Sergio Amaury Ponce]] at the 22nd minute. Cruz Azul could not find an answer in the 2nd half though they were playing better, [[Hernán Cristante]] of Toluca had a sensational game under the three posts. The final score left Toluca with a 2-goal advantage going into the next leg.
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|date = 2008-12-11
|time = 20:00
|team1 = [[Cruz Azul]]
|score = 0 &ndash; 2
|report = [http://www.televisadeportes.com/futbol/futbolmexico/partidos/028784/cruz-azul-toluca-final-apertura-2008 (Report)]
|team2 = [[Deportivo Toluca|Toluca]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Paulo da Silva|da Silva]] {{goal|14}}<br />[[Sergio Amaury Ponce|Ponce]] {{goal|21}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Azul]], [[Mexico City]]
|attendance =
|referee = Paúl Enrique Delgadillo ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]]) }}
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|colspan="4"|'''CRUZ AZUL:'''
|-
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|-
|GK ||'''25''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Yosgart Gutiérrez]]
|-
|DF ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Carlos Bonet]]
|-
|DF ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Joaquín Beltrán]]
|-
|DF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alejandro Castro Flores|Alejandro Castro]] || || {{suboff|72}}
|-
|DF ||'''21''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jaime Lozano]]
|-
|MF ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Gerardo Torrado]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|MF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Cristian Riveros]] || {{yel|12}}
|-
|MF ||'''23''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Gerardo Lugo (footballer, born 1984)|Edgar Lugo]] || || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|MF ||'''18''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[César Villaluz]]
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Miguel Sabah]]
|-
|FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Pablo Zeballos]] || || {{suboff|71}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alfonso Blanco (footballer)|Alfonso Blanco]]
|-
|DF ||'''32''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Emilio Hassan|Emilio Hassan Viades]] || || {{subon|72}}
|-
|DF ||'''16''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rogelio Chávez]]
|-
|MF ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Gabino Velasco]]
|-
|FW ||'''29'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Martín Galván]]
|-
|FW ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alejandro Vela]] || || {{subon|71}}
|-
|FW ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|URU}} [[Nicolás Vigneri]] || || {{subon|46}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Benjamín Galindo]]
|}
|
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|colspan="4"|'''TOLUCA:'''
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|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Cristante]]
|-
|DF ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Sergio Amaury Ponce]]
|-
|DF ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Edgar Dueñas]]
|-
|DF ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Paulo Da Silva]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|DF ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Manuel De La Torre]]
|-
|MF ||'''55'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Israel López (football player)|Israel López]]
|-
|MF ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Martín Romagnoli]] ||
|-
|MF ||'''75''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Néstor Calderón]] || || {{suboff|67}}
|-
|MF ||'''10''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Antônio Naelson|Zinha]]
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Carlos Esquivel]]
|-
|FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Héctor Mancilla]] || {{yel|60}} || {{suboff|80}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[César Lozano]]
|-
|DF ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Manuel Cruzalta]]
|-
|DF ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Miguel Almazán]]
|-
|DF ||'''29'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mario Méndez (Mexican footballer)|Mario Méndez]]
|-
|MF ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Carlos Adrián Morales]]
|-
|MF ||'''21''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Diego De La Torre]] || || {{subon|67}}
|-
|FW ||'''59'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Nava]] || || {{subon|80}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Manuel de la Torre|José Manuel De la Torre]]
|}
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'''Assistant referees:'''
<br />{{flagicon|MEX}} Alberto Morín Méndez
<br />{{flagicon|MEX}} Carlos Ayala Cuéllar
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />{{flagicon|MEX}} José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto
|}
=== Second leg ===
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|date = 2008-12-14
|time = 12:00
|team1 = [[Deportivo Toluca|Toluca]]
|score = 0 &ndash; 2 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
|report = [http://www.televisadeportes.com/futbol/futbolmexico/partidos/029638/toluca-cruz-azul-final-apertura-2008 (Report)]
|team2 =  [[Cruz Azul]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Alejandro Vela|Vela]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Julio César Domínguez|Domínguez]] {{goal|77}}
|stadium = [[Estadio Nemesio Díez]], [[Toluca]], [[Mexico State]]
|attendance =
|referee = Roberto García ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]])
|penalties1 = [[Israel López (footballer)|López]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Antônio Naelson|Zinha]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Diego de la Torre|D. De la Torre]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Carlos Esquivel|Esquivel]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Héctor Mancilla|Mancilla]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Edgar Dueñas|Dueñas]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Miguel Almazán|Almazán]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 7 &ndash; 6
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Jaime Lozano|Lozano]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Miguel Sabah|Sabah]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Gerardo Torrado|Torrado]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Joaquín Beltrán|Beltrán]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Pablo Zeballos|Zeballos]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Gerardo Lugo (footballer, born 1984)|Lugo]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Alejandro Vela|Vela]] }}
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{| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|'''TOLUCA:'''
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Cristante]]
|-
|DF ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Sergio Amaury Ponce]] || {{yel|102}} || {{suboff|103}}
|-
|DF ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Edgar Dueñas]]
|-
|DF ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Paulo Da Silva]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|DF ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Manuel De La Torre]] ||  || {{suboff|70}}
|-
|MF ||'''55'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Israel López (football player)|Israel López]]
|-
|MF ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Martín Romagnoli]] || {{yel|47}}
|-
|MF ||'''75''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Néstor Calderón]] ||  || {{suboff|54}}
|-
|MF ||'''10''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Antônio Naelson|Zinha]]
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Carlos Esquivel]]
|-
|FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Héctor Mancilla]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[César Lozano]]
|-
|DF ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Manuel Cruzalta]] || || {{subon|54}}
|-
|DF ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Miguel Almazán]] || || {{subon|70}}
|-
|DF ||'''29'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mario Méndez (Mexican footballer)|Mario Méndez]]
|-
|MF ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Carlos Adrián Morales]]
|-
|MF ||'''21''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Diego De La Torre]] || || {{subon|103}}
|-
|FW ||'''59'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Nava]] || ||
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Manuel de la Torre|José Manuel De la Torre]]
|}
|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"|'''CRUZ AZUL:'''
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''25''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Yosgart Gutiérrez]]
|-
|DF ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Carlos Bonet]] ||  || {{suboff|65}}
|-
|DF ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Joaquín Beltrán]]  || {{yel|63}}
|-
|DF ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Julio Domínguez|Julio César Domínguez]]
|-
|DF ||'''16''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rogelio Chávez]] || {{yel|32}}  || {{suboff|56}}
|-
|MF ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Gerardo Torrado]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])  || {{yel|18}}
|-
|MF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Cristian Riveros]]
|-
|MF ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alejandro Vela]]
|-
|MF ||'''18''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[César Villaluz]]
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Miguel Sabah]]  || {{yel|100}}
|-
|FW ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|URU}} [[Nicolás Vigneri]] ||  || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alfonso Blanco (footballer)|Alfonso Blanco]]
|-
|DF ||'''3'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Joel Huiqui]]
|-
|DF ||'''32''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Emilio Hassan|Emilio Hassan Viades]]  || {{sent off|0|115}}
|-
|DF ||'''21''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jaime Lozano]] || {{yel|59}} || {{subon|56}}
|-
|MF ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Gabino Velasco]]
|-
|MF ||'''23''' ||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Gerardo Lugo (footballer, born 1984)|Edgar Lugo]] || {{yel|72}} || {{subon|65}}
|-
|FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Pablo Zeballos]] ||  || {{subon|46}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Benjamín Galindo]]
|}
|}
{| width=50% style="font-size: 90%"
|
'''Assistant referees:'''
<br />{{flagicon|MEX}} Arturo Velázquez Ramírez
<br />{{flagicon|MEX}} Antonio López Chávez
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />{{flagicon|MEX}} Francisco Chacón Gutiérrez
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Primera División de México Liguilla Finals}}
{{Cruz Azul matches}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Primera Division de Mexico Apertura 2008 Liguilla Final}}
[[Category:2008–09 Primera División de México season|Aper]]
[[Category:Cruz Azul matches|2008]]
[[Category:Deportivo Toluca F.C. matches|2008]]