Guadalajara vs. Tigres UANL – Match Report – May 28, 2023

Siboldi’s team surpasses Rebaño as a visitor and thus adds the eighth star on its shield

GUADALAJARA (Diego Yvey | ESPN Digital) — Chivas he had the thirteenth star in his hands, but he lost it in seven minutes. Guadalajara he won the final 2-0. However, tigerscommanded by sebastian cordovaended up tying the score and in extra time, with a goal from Guido Pizarroended up turning it around to proclaim himself champion of the Closing 2023in what is the eighth title in its history.

Robert Alvarado He was the rojiblanco hero of the first half. Eleven minutes into the game, “Piojo” took the ball on the right wing, cut to the center to avoid the mark of javier aquino and stopped in the feline area. Not a defender came out to put pressure on the player from Chivaswho took a left-footed shot that ended up slipping into the lower corner of the goal before the flight of Nahuel Guzman.

Chivas kept the blood pressure high tigers, who was looking to shake off the first setback of the game. At 17′, Rafael Carioca picked up the ball after a corner kick from the cats and sent a cross to the second post, an area in which Andre Pierre Gignac appeared without a mark, but sent his head to the side of the goal of Miguel Jimenez.

Just three minutes after the failure of Andre Pierre Gignac, Chivas made it 2-0 on the scoreboard. In a corner kick Alexis Vega he feinted that he would put the center, but finally executed the ‘Louse’ Alvarado towards the penalty area, an area in which Victor Guzman He appeared without a mark to send the ball to the nets.

Robert Dante Siboldi made two modifications for the complementary part. He pulled out Diego Laínez already Juan Pablo Vigon to give game minutes to nicholas lopez already Fernando Gorriaránmodifications that were immediately noticed in the party process. tigers complicated the game Chivas with high pressure.

The first dangerous action of the Nuevo León team in the complementary part was presented at 56′. It was through an overflow of sebastian cordova down the left flank, he sent in a cross to nicholas lopez, footballer who appeared without a mark, but fanned his shot. On the rebound, the ball fell into the boots of Andre Pierre Gignacwho took a shot that was covered by Antonio Briseno.

Before the domain of tigers, Veljko Paunovic He also moved his pieces to contain the attacks of the cats, but it did not come out. Chivas lost defensive power with the departures of Alexis Vega y Ronaldo Cisneros by Pavel Perez e Isaac Brizuela in the absence of half an hour of regular time.

Al 63’, Antonio Briseno he reached in after a header from sebastian cordovaplay that was sanctioned as a foul, same as Andre Pierre Gignac It changed for the first goal of the cats in the final.

The tie was born from the right wing with a cross from javier aquino to second post. Despite the fact that the ball fell into the rojiblanca small area, Miguel Jiménez did not go out to cut the path, a situation that he took advantage of sebastian cordovawho, after beating the brand of Alan Mozohe sent the ball into the net with a header.

With 2-2 on the scoreboard, Chivas finally he was able to leave with the ball controlled from his court against some tigers the revs dropped. At 77′, he appeared again Robert Alvaradowho sent a center to the second post, where Victor Guzman jumped for a header, but Nahuel Guzman He took a swipe that prevented the third of the rojiblancos.

The final went to extra time. In this instance, tigers it was more dangerous with an action at 104′. Nicholas Ibanez took a powerful long-distance shot, which made it difficult for Miguel Jimenezwho left the ball in the penalty area, where it arrived Andre Pierre Gignacbut the Frenchman made a mistake before the goalkeeper from Guadalajara was bailed out.

Chivas couldn’t take the pressure tigers and ended up losing the title at 110′ on a corner kick. Fernando Gorriarán carried out the action at the second post and after a series of rebounds, he arrived Guido Pizarro to send the ball into the net with a header, which was deflected by Eduardo Torres.

The last five minutes of overtime, tigers lived with one less man due to the expulsion of sebastian cordova, for double yellow. Chivas took possession of the ball, but suffered the expulsion of Gilberto Sepulveda in the aggregate and could not generate much before the arc of tigers who ended up becoming champion of the Closing 2023.