Puebla, Puebla - Chivas could not end the week in a perfect way, as despite fighting until the last minute, they ended up losing by the minimum difference against Puebla this Friday night at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium, in a match corresponding to the 14th matchday of the Apertura 2024 Tournament.
The Rebaño presented a starting eleven that promised speed and imbalance with the intention of getting a good result against La Franja, but lacked the necessary clarity to convert their approaches into goals and in the second half the local team took advantage of their only clear play to score the goal that made the difference on the scoreboard. On the next date, Chivas will host Pumas at the Akron Stadium, with the requirement to win to remain in the fight for direct Liguilla.
The goal:
- At 62' Emiliano Gómez controlled the ball with his chest on a cross-field pass to enter the box, make a cutback and shoot left-footed to beat "Tala" Rangel.
Highlights:
3' Emiliano Gómez sent the ball wide when he had the goal in front of him after a corner kick.
11' THE COWBOY! Cade Cowell entered the box on the left side to shoot at the near post, but "Wacho" Jiménez managed to keep the ball out.
21' "Tala" Rangel prevented a La Franja goal by deflecting Emiliano Gómez's shot at the near post.
28' Cade Cowell looked for a shot at the near post, but failed to connect with the ball so his left-footed shot went wide of the Puebla goal.
35' UUUFFF Yael Padilla came up just short of scoring the first goal of the match after controlling the ball and putting in a left-footed shot, but his shot went over the crossbar.
43' A one-two between Luis Quiñones and Brayan Angulo produced a powerful shot, but it was off target.
55' Cowell sent a cross over the top to Ricardo Marín, who headed but failed to hit the ball solidly to the side.
90'+2 Luis Gabriel Rey appeared in the area to head the ball, but the ball went over the La Franja goal.
90'+4 Once again, Rey got up in the box to head the ball, but "Wacho" managed to save the ball.
Puebla 1-0 Chivas
(Emiliano Gómez 62')
Referee: Ismael Rosario López
Cuauhtémoc Stadium
Lineups:
Puebla: 25 Miguel Jiménez, 4 Efraín Orona, 17 Emmanuel Gularte, 204 José Pachuca (16 Arturo Herrera 74'), 26 Brayan Angulo, 5 Diego de Buen, 6 Pablo González, 15 Facundo Waller (7 Daniel Álvarez 87'), 2 Gustavo Ferrareis (AM 71'), 24 Luis Quiñones (33 Jorge Rodríguez 87') and 11 Emiliano Gómez (12 Raúl Castillo 87').
D. T. José Manuel de la Torre
Chivas: 1 Raúl Rangel, 2 Alan Mozo (24 Carlos Cisneros 85'), 21 José Castillo, 13 Gilberto Orozco Chiquete, 50 Mateo Chávez, 28 Rubén González (65 Luis Gabriel Rey 85'), 20 Fernando Beltrán (15 Erick Gutiérrez 65'), 5 Víctor Guzmán, 31 Yael Padilla (29 Fidel Barajas 73'), 16 Cade Cowell (6 Pavel Pérez 73') and 19 Ricardo Marín.
D. T. Arturo Ortega
