GUADALAJARA, Jal., February 24, 2023.- The Black Lions came from behind to assert their local status. On the field of the Jalisco stadium, they fell behind on the scoreboard just starting the second half, but Alfonso Sosa’s team had the patience to come back and reflect the superiority that the entire game had over their rival. In the end, they defeated Atlético La Paz 3-2. An extremely valuable victory for the UdeG.
The group from the University of Guadalajara jumped onto the field of the Coloso de la Calzada Independencia with the idea of seeking victory. The first important warning was given at minute 11, when Leo Martínez jumped into the crescent area and received the ball there. Quickly, he turned around to face the goal and unleashed a low, cross shot that surpassed the goalkeeper’s throw, but passed centimeters from the post.
Three minutes later, Adrián Villalobos found the round inside the area and unleashed a right-footed kick that put all the strain on Jonathan Estrada, who held firm to deflect a corner kick. The local box was the one that tried the most and arrived constantly. At minute 33, Miguel Vallejo received a service on the edge of the large area and took a first-rate shot. The contact was not fine and the round slipped off the side.
Just when the plugin started, everything got complicated for Leones Negros. At 15 seconds, Leo Martínez missed an unbeatable chance against the goalkeeper. Moments later, before even completing the first minute of play in the second half, Michelle Benítez appeared from the left, inside the area, to reach a service that she finished off through the air, with her left foot. The crossed ball ended up in the nets for the 1-0 draw for Atlético La Paz.
The reaction of the University of Guadalajara was not long in coming. The local team was forced to jump forward. At minute 50, the home squad took a corner kick from the right side. The round was combed to the first post. Immediately, the defense could not clear. The rebound was loose in the area and Romario Hernández appeared attentive to send the round to the bottom. Quickly came the 1-1 of the long-haired team.
The moment was entirely for the university team and he did not miss it. The visitors were emotionally touched. At minute 53, Leo Martínez received through the center, outside the area. He perfectly endured the movement of his partner and opened to the right side. Wilber Rentería entered to face the goalkeeper and defined in a wonderful way to send the ball to the bottom. Thus came the 2-1 that gave justice to the team that had sought the most.
The University of Guadalajara was not satisfied with that and went for more. He knew he was vastly superior and wanted to reflect on the scoreboard more clearly. At minute 59, the play went down the left side. The center was low rise. The visiting defense was simply asleep. Jesús Henestrosa stepped forward and stretched his leg to finish off directly into the net. Thus came the 3-1 for the local team.
The visiting team did not want to give up. In ’61, he had a free kick from very long range. The high serve was poorly measured by the defense. Kristian Alvarez appeared to connect with his head. He put the round in the nets for 3-2. He had time ahead of him, but he was not able to rescue something from the Jalisco stadium. Thus, the Black Lions achieved an important victory and with 9 points they are ranked 11th. Atlético La Paz, for their part, stayed in 14th place with 7 points.
