By Edgardo Avelar
Once again, refereeing was the axis that determined a result of the semifinals of the Liga MX and now the Chivas were the ones affected with a controversial penalty in favor of the Nigerian Christian Ebere of the “Máquina Celeste” to finish tying 2-2 in the first leg in the Banorte stadium.
A result that left a bad taste in the mouths of the red and whites and that has them with the final ticket in hand, where it was demonstrated that the six absences in their starting team, like the five selected, Raúl “Tala” Rangel, Luis Romo, Brian Rodríguez, Roberto Alvarado and Armando Gonzálezas well as the injured Daniel Aguirre, did not affect their ability by playing face to face with the cement workers and taking a draw with the taste of victory, despite the penalty that should not have been scored.
Cruz Azul in names seemed to be stronger, especially with the new version that the coaching staff headed by Joel Huiqui has applied to them, with tactical movements such as the presence of Jeremy Márquez in Jorge Rodarte’s place, who presented a case of influenza, but which allowed the cement workers to have greater flexibility in their training.
The reality is that Chivas was a better team, with more speed, with greater inventiveness, where Richi Ledezma, Santiago Sandoval, Diego Campillo and Ángel Sepúlveda They were the best elements of the rojiblancos and those who gave the cement workers endless headaches.
The result allows Chivas to play with the result, since with the goalless draw it gives them a place in the league based on the tiebreaker criterion. Therefore, next Saturday’s match at the Jalisco stadium will still have important implications..
Cruz Azul began the duel with a greater offensive vocation, especially with José Paradela and Agustín Palavecino, but they did not take advantage of their options and instead Chivas, with Ledezma on the right side, hit a ball against the crossbar.
That opened the way for Chivas’ goal in a monumental mistake by Colombian goalkeeper Kevin Mier in a weak shot by Ricardo Marín that the goalkeeper of the “Celestial Machine” He gave him confidence and spit the ball so that Santiago Sandoval took advantage of the gift to make it 1-0 in the 29th minute.
That was a blow for the light blues who seemed ready to be sacrificed, but out of nowhere, Carlos Rodríguez from the right sector took a tremendous shot with almost no shooting angle, with so much effect that He left goalkeeper Óscar Whalley standing and he only saw the ball go over the top into his goal in the 36th minute..
Chivas came out with everything in the second half and in the 49th minute they were ahead on the scoreboard again. with a shot where Miguel Gómez sent a center from the left that Sepúlveda He finished between Willer Ditta and Gonzalo Piovi to beat Mier’s goal.
Six minutes later, when Cruz Azul was trying to react, a play arrived on the line of the large area from the right sector. where the Nigerian Christian Ebere disputed the ball with Diego Campillo and where it seems that the Chivas defender steps on the African, but in the review it is noted how Ebere is the one who steps on the defender in what should have been the expulsion for the Nigerian.
Chivas comes out with the ticket in hand thanks to the tiebreaker criteria and leaves the ball bouncing on the court. Cruz Azul to find out if they can change history or, if not, give the Guadalajara pass to the grand closing.
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