Guadalajara kicked off the 16th matchday of the Clausura 2024 this morning at the Verde Valle facilities, where both Chivas U-23 and U-18 teams scored important points against Querétaro ahead of the final matchday of the tournament.
Here we give you a detailed account of the performance of the Guadalajara representatives and their outlook prior to the end of the tournament.
How did Chivas U23 do?
The Red-and-White youngsters secured their sixth win of the CL24 with a 2-1 victory over Querétaro.
This moved José Meléndez's team up to ninth place in the standings with 22 points and keeps them alive in the fight to enter the Liguilla.
Even though the visitors took an early lead, just 2' into the second half with a strong shot by Jesús Vega, the Guadalajara youth team managed to turn the game around. Armando Gonzalez was in charge of the equalizer, closing the gap on a breakaway down the left by Gael Garcia.
The 'Hormiga' himself gave the Red-and-White the three points at 55', completing an excellent high press from Chiverío that left him one-on-one inside the box, only to finish with an inside right to the near post.
Chivas Under 23 2-1 Querétaro Under 23
(Armando González at 21' and 55')
(Jesús Vega at 2')
Referee: Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra Armenta
Verde Valle
-Chivas U23: 191 Axel Leyva; 50 Mateo Chávez, 63 Matías Cendejas (C), 187 Diego Delgadillo, 188 Francisco Méndez; 48 Leonardo Jimenez, 211 Diego Martínez, 47 Gael García; 69 Daniel Villaseca, 34 Armando González (C) and 205 Ariel Castro.
D.T. José Meléndez
-Querétaro U23: 182 Carlos Jiménez; 193 Ángel Ramírez, 214 José García, 19 Jesús Vega, 22 Marco García; 183 Aldahir Pérez, 186 José Pérez, 195 Diego Araujo, 203 Juan Daccarett (C); 220 Christopher Figueroa, 11 Paolo Yrizar.
D.T. Alan Zamora
How did Chivas U18 do?
After 16 matches, Guadalajara U18s drew 1:1 with Querétaro at the Verde Valle facilities. Sergio Pinto's team is now 47 points clear at the top of the league, and despite missing out on the extra point in a penalty shootout, they have taken a step back from Rayados, their closest rival in the table.
The Red-and-White youth players generated goal options in the first 45' that were unsuccessful due to small details, but which did reflect the superiority of Guadalajara on the field.
The second half arrived and with it came the Rebaño Sagrado's goal from the head of Raúl Nuño at 53'. Xandor Camacho broke down the left and crossed left-footed to the far post, where the red-and-white 244 was on hand to hammer the ball past Querétaro's near post.
Unfortunately for our team, the visitors found the equalizer at 67' with a header by José Sánchez from a corner kick.
Chivas U18s 1-1 Querétaro U18s
(Raúl Nuño at 53')
(José Sánchez at 67')
Referee: Luigui Israel Casillas Lupercio
Verde Valle
-Chivas U18: 251 David Nungaray; 223 Diego Ochoa, 237 Alexis Gallegos (C), 247 Juan Capuchino; 75 Hugo Mata, 236 Juan Pablo Uribe, 246 Cristian Inda, 235 Isaac Martínez, 244 Raúl Nuño; 234 Xandor Camacho and 256 Diego Latorre.
D.T. Sergio Pinto
-Querétaro U18: 252 Ismael Flores; 192 Carlo Soldati, 237 Christian Rivera, 242 Jovany López, 245 José Sánchez (C); 249 Thiago Martínez, 251 Leonardo Morales, 232 Aarón Covarrubias, 256 Mauricio Casillas, 259 Pablo Muñoz; 241 Claudio Robles.
D.T. Rodrigo Roque
