Guadalupe, Nuevo León.- Alexis Vega only needed 28 seconds at the start of the second half to resolve a highly difficult match, thanks to his goal, Veljko Paunovic's Rebaño Sagrado debut in the 2023 Clausura Tournament with a narrow victory over Rayados; Miguel Jiménez's superb performance deserves a special mention, as Chivas came away with all three points from El Gigante de Acero.
The action that defined the match:
46' Just after the match resumed after the halftime break, Alexis Vega put Guadalajara ahead with his personal stamp, in a drive from the left to the center he scattered rivals based on his power until he shot from the front and sent the ball into the back of the net close to the right post.
The game highlights:
5' Germán Berterame had the first shot on goal, but his shot sailed over the top of the frame.
8' Miguel Jiménez saved the ball after a shot by Funes Mori, who was offside.
15' With very good reflexes, Alejandro Mayorga deflected the ball after Alfonso González's free kick.
19' Funes Mori volleyed the ball into the area after a couple of incorrect clearances by the Red and Whites.
27' Pavel Pérez put a filtered pass looking for the arrival of 'Nene' Beltrán, who took a first-time shot against Andrada's block, but his shot went too high.
29' Maxi Meza tried a powerful shot from half distance, but his shot went wide.
37' Berterame made a direct shot with his head, which passed very close to the right post.
40' With a masterful give and go, Pavel Pérez shocked La Pandilla's goal with a right-footed shot that, after beating goalkeeper Andrada, hit the crossbar.
41' El 'Wacho' prevented the home side's goal with a save to his left after Meza's curling shot.
45'+3' Funes Mori beat Miguel Jiménez with a header from a right-wing cross, but the goal was disallowed by an offside.
51' In a superb save, 'Wacho' prevented the equalizer by stopping Funes Mori's shot after a cross from Moreno.
70' Isaac Brizuela put an outside pass into the box for Ronaldo Cisneros, who stretched out as far as he could, but failed to make contact with the ball.
75' 'Wacho' again intervened perfectly to deny Maxi Meza's direct free kick with a lunge to his right.
86' Uuuuuffff! After a VAR review, Berterame had a chance to equalize for Rayados on a penalty from the 11-yard spot, but sent his shot into the stands.
90'+1' Jiménez in a big way! The red-and-white keeper blocked Rodrigo Aguirre's shot and then came up big again to deflect Berterame's header.
90'+3' IM-BA-TI-BLE! Pure reflex, 'Wacho' kept the game scoreless with a one-handed save after Aguirre's header.
Monterrey 0-1 Chivas
(Alexis Vega 46')
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
BBVA Stadium
Lineups:
Monterrey: 1 Esteban Andrada, 14 Erick Aguirre (AM 90' +7), 33 Stefan Medina, 15 Héctor Moreno, 17 Jesús Gallardo (AM 30'), 27 Luis Romo, 16 Celso Ortiz (19 Jordi Cortizo 69'), 11 Maximiliano Meza, 21 Alfonso González (29 Rodrigo Aguirre 62'), 7 Rogelio Funes Mori (10 Duván Vergara 69') and 9 Germán Berterame.
D. T. Víctor Vucetich
Chivas: 23 Miguel Jiménez, 17 Jesús Sánchez (2 Alan Mozo 61'), 3 Gilberto Sepúlveda (AM 45'+2 and 77') (EX 77'), 13 Gilberto Orozco Chiquete, 19 Alejandro Mayorga, 30 Sergio Flores (28 Rubén González 22'), 6 Pavel Pérez (5 Víctor Guzmán 79'), 20 Fernando Beltrán, 10 Alexis Vega, 62 José González (11 Isaac Brizuela 61') and 18 Ronaldo Cisneros (4 Antonio Briseño 79').
D. T. Veljko Paunovic
