Mexico City.- The match between the first and third place teams in the U-20 circuit lived up to expectations and, above all, Chivas gave a convincing demonstration of why they are the undefeated leaders of the Clausura 2023, as Pumas demanded the best of El Rebaño in terms of game play, mentality and determination, as they got up from a 2-0 deficit to win 2-3 this Saturday in Matchday 8. With this Los Tapatíos reached 20 points and will visit Tigres next week.
The goals:
20' Gael Rodríguez blocked a pass near the box and then crossed the ball to send it in.
26' César Huerta was left alone in the center to face the goalkeeper and with a right-footed shot made it 2-0.
38' 'La Hormiga' González took a throw-in on the left and left Daniel Villaseca alone inside the box, who shot past González to make it 2-1.
47' The equalizer came after a great individual action by Enrique Ledesma on the right, who opened the space to find González in the center, who just pushed the ball into the back of the net.
60' The Red and Whites' comeback came thanks to a superb penalty kick taken by Gael García, who capitalized with great power and close to the right post.
The highlights:
7' Erick Montiel saved a Luis Caicedo penalty kick with a great move on his left side.
32' Juan Zavala set up Armando González inside the box, who eluded the goalkeeper and shot almost without an angle, but Caicedo cleared the ball off the goal line.
55' Gael Rodríguez entered the box alone on the left and shot powerfully but wide.
88' Erick Montiel was the hero as he made a one-handed save on Oliver Perez's shot from inside the box on the left.
Pumas U-20 2-3 Chivas U-20
(Gael Rodríguez at 20', César Huerta at 26')
(Daniel Villaseca at 38', Enrique Ledesma at 47', Gael García on penalty kick at 60')
Referee: Jesús Enrique Herrera Armenta
La Cantera
Lineups:
Pumas U-20: 1 Julio González; 189 Jesús Rivas, 193 Héctor Ramírez, 195 José Caicedo, 196 Mateo Casares, 6 Marco García, 209 Jorge Alaniz, 247 Marco Hernández, 12 César Huerta, 202 Fernando Sámano, 208 Gael Rodríguez.
Coach Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
Chivas U-20: 231 Erick Montiel; 203 Fernando Piña, 208 Ismael Angulo, 187 Diego Delgadillo, 202 Daniel Flores, 184 Matías Cendejas, 194 Enrique Ledesma, 209 Daniel Villaseca, 189 Gael García, 190 Juan Zavala, 192 Armando González.
Coach Arturo Ortega
And how did Chivas U-18 do?
Later, also at La Cantera facilities, El Rebaño U-18 team got its second victory of the CL23, defeating UNAM by the minimum difference and taking the extra point in the penalty shootout, which moved them up to the 14th place with 10 points.
The goal:
34' Jonathan Padilla was in charge of capitalizing on the efforts of Los Tapatíos up front and scored the goal that would ultimately mean victory for El Guadalajara.
Pumas U-18 0-1 Chivas U-18
(Jonathan Padilla at 34')
Referee: Oscar Guajardo Medina
La Cantera
Lineups:
Pumas U-18: 232 Pablo Lara; 234 Andrés Araujo, 237 Joseph Vázquez, 238 Julián Freyfeld, 241 Ángel Rico, 243 Gerardo Serralde, 244 Kléber Carranza, 246 Ricardo Ramírez, 250 Abraham de León, 249 Ralph Fonseca, 254 Santiago López.
Coach Miguel Carreón
Chivas U-18: 251 David Nungaray; 253 Guillermo Gallardo, 233 Diego Ochoa, 232 Francisco Méndez, 254 Mario Anaya, 245 Osvaldo Plascencia, 234 Jonathan Padilla, 242 Carlos Corona, 185 Gibrán Ortiz, 282 Xandor Camacho, 247 Andrew Martínez.
D.T. Luis Felipe Peña
