The Rebaño Sagrado gave an outstanding performance against the Basque team.The communion that exists between team and fans is total, and this Sunday Chivas rewarded the support of their fans, who almost filled the Akron Stadium and turned the stands into a real red and white party, with a brilliant soccer performance to beat Athletic Club 2-0 in regular time.
This score forced a penalty shootout, which was won 4-2 by the Tapatio’s, who were proclaimed winners of the Arbol de Gernika Trophy, organized as part of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Basque team and to unite these institutions that share the identity and vision of using players born in the same region or country.
The atmosphere at the Fortaleza Rojiblanca was simply spectacular from start to finish and was a splendid setting for Erick Gutiérrez to make his debut against the ChivaHermanos, as well as marking the return of Alexis Vega to the fields; both showed a good performance in the 45' they played, as 'Guti' was very participative in the midfield and was inches away from scoring a great goal from half distance, while Alexis tilted the field with his speed and short kick-off.
How did Chivas score against Athletic Club?
Guadalajara moved the scoreboard at 16', after Alejandro Mayorga went on the attack and from the left flank, he put in a powerful header that Ronaldo Cisneros was inches away from connecting, Pável Pérez appeared from behind without a mark to simply push the ball into the net.
- The second goal was the work of the #CanteraRojiblanca, as Jesús Brigido stole the ball at the Basque team's exit and then put in a pass between the lines that left Yael Padilla alone in front of the goalkeeper, who took a left-footed cross that went in just inside the right post.
Guadalajara 2-0 Athletic Club
(Pável Pérez at 16' and Yael Padilla at 71')
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández
Akron Stadium
Penalties (4-2):
Guadalajara: 0 0 0 0 (Marín, Calderón, Sepúlveda, Brígido)
Athletic Club: 0 0 0 X X X (Vesga, Morcillo, García, Vencedor)
Lineups:
Guadalajara: 30 Óscar Whalley (27 Raúl Rangel at 64'), 17 Jesús Sánchez (2 Alan Mozo at 64'), 4 Antonio Briseño, 45 Raúl Martínez (3 Gilberto Sepúlveda at 82'), 19 Alejandro Mayorga (26 Cristian Calderón at 64'), 28 Rubén González (58 Alejandro Organista at 88'), 15 Erick Gutiérrez (59 Jesús Brígido at 45'), 33 Zahid Muñoz (29 Eduardo Torres at 45'), 6 Pavel Pérez (11 Isaac Brizuela at 64'), 10 Alexis Vega (207 Yael Padilla at 45') (AM 90'+2'), 18 Ronaldo Cisneros (14 Ricardo Marín at 64').
D.T. Veljko Paunovic
- Athletic Club 1st half: 1 Unai Simón, 24 Hugo Rincón, 3 Dani Vivian, 5 Beñat Prados (AM 34'), 15 Iñigo Lekue, 8 Viwala Bita, 21 Ander Herrera (AM 21'), 11 Nicholas Williams, 10 Iker Muniain, 19 Nico Serrano, 12 Gorka Guruzeta.
D.T. Ernesto Valverde
2nd half: 13 Alex Padilla, 18 Alex Petxarroman, 4 Unai Eguiluz (16 Unai Vencedor at 82'), 23 Peru Nolaskoain, 2 Jon Morcillo, 6 Mikel Vesga, 25 Iñigo De Galarreta, 14 Unai Gomez, 17 Adu Ares (EXP 87'), 7 Alejandro Berenguer, 22 Raúl García.
D.T. Ernesto Valverde
