Las Chivas Subs had a morning of a learnable moments this Saturday at Verde Valle, as El Rebaño U-23s were surprised by Pachuca, losing 2-4, while El Chiverío U-18s played a great match, but were unable to capitalize on the chances they generated and ended up drawing 1-1 against the Tuzos; both matches were part of Matchday 9 of the Apertura 2023.
With these results, the U-23 team remained in third place overall with 17 points, while the U-18 team remained at the bottom of the table with 8 points, but still have their Game Day 4 match against Bravos pending. The next game for both Chivas representatives will be this Tuesday 26th at Verde Valle against Mazatlán FC, in a match in advance of match day 11.
How did the U-23 team score the goals?
- The visitors opened the scoring at 3' when Sergio Aguayo headed in a cross from the left flank.
- Pachuca extended their lead at 16' from a corner kick, after Ángel Estrada appeared at the far post to send the ball into the net.
- El Rebaño reduced the deficit at 37', when Marioni Ham received a delayed pass inside the box and crossed the ball to beat the goalkeeper.
- Los Tuzos capitalized on another corner kick at 48', when José Saldívar popped up high to send the ball home.
- Aguayo completed his brace at 75' when he took advantage of a cross to the far post, where he appeared to close the scoring with a crossed header.
- Chivas made the defeat more dignified at 75', when Armando González appeared in the heart of the area to push into the goal a ball that was left alive.
Chivas U23 2-4 Pachuca U23
(Marioni Ham at 37' and Armando González at 75')
(Sergio Aguayo at 3' and 71', Ángel Estrada at 16' and José Saldívar at 48')
Referee: Alan Cristobal Rodríguez Cancino
Verde Valle
Alignments:
Chivas U23: 51 Eduardo García, 50 Mateo Chávez, 184 Matías Cendejas, 187 Diego Delgadillo, 204 Luis Gómez, 208 Ismael Angulo, 185 Gibran Ortiz, 192 Armando González, 193 Marioni Ham, 194 Luis Ledesma and 209 Daniel Villaseca.
D.T. José Meléndez.
Pachuca U23: 81 Carlos Rodas, 32 Luis Sánchez, 112 Leonardo Vilchis, 185 René López, 192 Jonathan Gámez, 193 Pedro Martínez, 205 Sergio Hernández, 186 José Saldívar, 188 Ángel Estrada, 220 Alán Bautista and 209 Sergio Aguayo.
D.T. Luis Almada.
What were the goals for the U18s?
- Ariel Castro opened the scoreboard with a truly magnificent goal, as he took the ball in front of the goal with his back to the net, withstood the tight marking of the defense and turned to shoot a right-footed cross into the left corner of the net.
- The visitors salvaged the equalizer with 5 minutes to go, after Aldo Encinas converted a penalty kick.
- In the penalty shootout, the red and white goalkeeper Juan Liceaga excelled by saving 2 of the Tuzos' 5 shots and had a direct influence on El Rebaño's extra point.
Chivas Under 18 1(3)-(2)1 Pachuca Under 18
(Ariel Castro at 32')
(Aldo Encinas at 85')
Referee: Rafael Heras Villa
Verde Valle
Lineups:
Chivas U18: 301 Juan Liceaga, 188 Francisco Méndez, 233 Diego Ochoa, 196 Eduardo Ochoa, 235 Isaac Martínez, 244 Raúl Nuño, 303 Cristian Inda, 205 Ariel Castro, 232 Hugo Camberos, 240 Víctor García and 255 Isaac González.
D.T. Sergio Pinto
Pachuca U18: 171 David Shrem, 233 Mauricio Cabañas, 234 Yoshimar Molina, 235 Ángel Padilla, 243 Thomas Contreras, 116 Roberto Hidalgo, 126 Yerar Azcarate, 127 Ian Zavala, 198 Jesús Lara, 159 Daniel Méndez and 249 Aldo Encinas.
Coach Andrés Chitiva.
