On Wednesday morning, Chivas' Under-21 team played the first leg of the AP25 quarterfinals, where they drew 1-1 against Tigres on field 2 at Verde Valle. With this result, the tie remains open and the Rojiblancos' future will be decided in the second leg, which will be played in Monterrey.
The Rojiblancos struck first in the match with a spectacular scissor kick goal by Ariel Castro in the 48th minute after a cross from the right. Chivas sought to extend their lead during the second half, but an unfortunate play in the final minutes allowed the visitors to tie the game.
Guadalajara will have to quickly focus on the second leg, as they must win by any score to advance to the semifinals. The second leg will be played on November 22 at the Zuazua facilities at 9:00 AM.
Chivas U21 1-1 Tigres U21
(Ariel Castro at 48')
(Luis Ibarra at 87')
Referee: Carlos Zohet Martínez Vega
Verde Valle, Field 2
Lineups:
Chivas: 190 Ángel Romero, 192 Carlos Hernández, 194 Maximiliano Bustos, 195 Diego Rosales, 203 Raúl Nuño, 214 Yohan Orozco, 70 Ariel Castro (215 Victor García at 80'), 196 Diego Covarrubias, 200 Carlos Corona (207 Raul Martínez in the 58th minute), 224 Leonardo Torres (227 Carlos Zepeda in the 88th minute), 73 Sergio Álvarez (193 Diego Latorre in the 58th minute)
Coach: José Meléndez
Tigres: 13 Juan Carrera, 184 Israel Aceves, 185 Jorge Leyva, 187 Manuel Aguilar, 189 Oscar Ruiz, 34 Bernardo Parra (193 Marcelo Salinas in the 82nd minute), 195 Germán González (196 Luis Ibarra in the 82nd minute), 204 Henrique Simeone (194 Jorge Zapata in the 72nd minute), 198 Isac Galván, 199 Isaías Galván, 201 Diego Ojeda (192 Edgar Villavicencio in the 91st minute).
Coach: Hernán Elizondo
