This Saturday morning was very exciting at Verde Valle, as Chivas U23 put their heart and good soccer into the game to come from behind twice and beat Cruz Azul 3-2, in the penultimate match of the Apertura 2023. With this result, El Rebaño retained the overall runner-up position with 29 points.
How the goals were scored:
- The visitors opened the scoring at 9' through Víctor Taboada, who stole the ball at the red-and-white start and then beat the goalkeeper one-on-one with a right-footed cross.
- Luis Puente equalized the score at 19', when he received a gift from the goalkeeper in front of the net and from there, scored with a low shot that went in at the right post.
- La Máquina regained the lead in the next action, after Amaury Morales received a filtered pass, then withstood Delgadillo's hard mark and, upon reaching the box, he punched the ball to anticipate the goalkeeper's save.
- Chivas tied the score again at 71' with a bit of luck, as Enrique Ledesma controlled the ball inside the box, shook off the marking of a couple of defenders and then put in a cross that defender Luis Iturbide accidentally pushed into his goal.
- El Rebaño consummated the turnaround with a deadly counterattack on the last play of the match, after Ledesma projected Gibran Ortiz down the flank and the latter put in a powerful shot that reached the far post, where 'Chevy' Martínez appeared to send the ball into the cage.
Chivas Under 23 3-2 Cruz Azul Under 23
(Luis Puente at 18' and Sebastián Martínez at 90'+4')
(Víctor Taboada at 9', Amaury Morales at 20' and Luis Iturbide AG at 71')
Referee: Oscar Macías Romo
Verde Valle
Lineups:
Chivas U23: 201 Erick Montiel, 186 Javier Guerrero, 187 Diego Delgadillo, 202 Daniel Flores, 208 Ismael Angulo, 44 Saúl Zamora, 52 Luis Puente, 64 Jonathan Parra, 185 Gibran Ortiz, 195 Luis Ledesma and 209 Daniel Villaseca.
D.T. José Melendez.
Cruz Azul U23: 181 Alfredo Cabañas, 31 Luis Iturbide, 191 Raymundo Rubio, 209 Josué Díaz, 229 Alan Zubiri, 194 Amaury Morales, 198 Kenneth González, 199 Diego Fragoso, 200 Jorge García, 212 Víctor Taboada and 207 Armando Maya.
Coach Adrián Cortés.
What happened to the U18s?
Chivas was slightly better than La Máquina, however, they did not have the desired aim in the various scoring options they generated and ended up equalizing at 0-0 this afternoon at Verde Valle, which took the red and white team to 30 points and keeps alive their chances of qualifying for the Liguilla by holding on to eighth place.
Chivas U18 0-0 Cruz Azul U18
Referee: Omar Alejandro Ortega García
Verde Valle
Lineups:
Chivas U18: 301 Juan Liceaga, 188 Francisco Méndez, 237 José Gallegos, 236 Juan Uribe, 244 Raúl Nuño, 245 Osvaldo Plascencia, 300 José Elenes, 205 Ariel Castro, 239 Raúl Martínez, 255 Isaac González and 256 Diego Latorre.
Coach Sergio Pinto.
Cruz Azul U18: 231 Bruno Salgado, 234 Emilio Dávila, 237 Rogelio Esparza, 246 Carlos Hernández, 185 Cristopher Benítez, 241 Iván Silva, 242 Karol Velázquez, 243 Cristhian León, 260 Víctor Velázquez, 254 Humberto Montañez and 308 Emiliano Castañeda.
D.T. Héctor Gutiérrez.
