Chivas lost away at San Luis, in a very poor display from the team in general, but especially the strikers. In an unremarkable game, a good goal by Marcelo Guerrero made the difference.
I hope my Chivas play better tonight against DC United for the return leg of the Concacaf Champion's Cup Semis.
In a game that was probably not the best they've had in a while, Chivas scored two important goals to beat Morelia at home. Especially impressive was the first one, by Bofo Bautista.
Not the result I expected, Chivas lost the Superclásico against rivals América in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium. It is the first time in 2 years (7 matches) that the holy flock loses against our most bitter opponent. Américas goalie and NT material, Francisco Guillermo Ochoa, steered them to victory with 3 saves against Omar Bravo.
Damn! At least it’s good that I don’t do bets.
Chivas didn’t perform that well in the rain on Thursday, and they let a win slip at the last moments of the game. Let’s hope that they wake up on the return leg, because we want to see them play in Japan.
My favourite team couldn’t give me a better birthday gift, and tied with Pumas (the team from the National University in Mexico City) 0-0 at their stadium in Ciudad Universitaria. The match according to reports was very intense, and the goalkeepers saved the day for both teams.
Pumas used to be my second favourite team, until a fatidic day in summer 2004 when they beat Chivas at the final for that year’s Clausura. The relationship between both teams had bittered considerably since, and their meetings have now being hyped by the media as a new “Clásico”.
This time, however, the boards didn’t warm up the game, the fans mixed without consequences in the stands and after a very good game players from both teams left the field in good spirits.
The Guadalajara team finally won a Mexican league match at home, beating relegation candidates Querétaro 2-0. The White Roosters (Gallos Blancos) actually didn’t play such a bad match, but Tepa Solís (on loan from Chivas) conceded a penalty by handballing in the box which Omar Bravo duly scored, and Ramoncito Morales sealed the scoresheet with a flawless free kick. Chivas now leads the table. The goals below.
The team from Guadalajara did what it was supposed to do since the first match and beat the Trinitarians by three goals without reply, including a brace by bench boy Santana. Bofo Bautista failed to score from the penalty spot, but he still scored in an unrelated play. Below the second goal.
In other news, the Mexican national team (without the Europe-based players) beat Venezuela by 3-1, in the first victory of the Hugo Sánchez era. Below the first two goals.
The holy flock visited Aguascalientes yesterday and won again away from home (which is rather relative, since being the most popular team in the country means that at most stadiums the crowd is mostly composed of their supporters). Bofo Bautista started again after mending his differences with the coach, and a hattrick from Omar Bravo and a nice goal by Ramoncito Morales sealed the scoresheet. Alberto Venado Medina also played an important part in the game.
Now I hope they play like this next Wednesday.
This game was postponed due to the CONCACAF Champions Cup match. The game was not great, and Chivas still hasn’t won at home.
They played at Azteca Stadium as if they had actually read the complaints in the press about their previous match: they scored 2 goals in the first 8 minutes and a last one at the end of the first half. According to mediotiempo.com, the team played very intelligent team football.
I was waiting for the goals to be posted in YouTube (especially the first, which to my understanding was an overhead kick from a defender), but they haven’t been yet.
Update: the second and the third goals linked, the first below.