The third was the charm for Chivas, who finally won at home in the Clausura 2023 by winning 2-1 to the Xolos of Tijuana. Thus, the Serbian, Veljko Paunovic, already knew what it is to leave the Akron Stadium with the three points in the bag, thanks to two penalties well taken by Víctor Guzmán.
El Pocho is the soul of Guadalajaraalready reached four goals that have meant points, but this Wednesday’s double is more important as it is the first win at home, with which they reached 12 points, which puts the Guadalajara team in fifth place.
A defeat once morest Toluca and the suffered tie once morest Querétaro had the Akron Stadium without knowing the victory. Also Miguel Herrera, new DT of the Xolos, presented himself with a setback on one of the courts where he normally does well.
Chivas vs. Xolos; that was the game
Veljko Paunovic moved his eleven to seek the long-awaited victory as a local, but Xolos sent the first warning when Lucas Rodríguez received the ball in the area and trying to define with a crossed leg, he sent it from one side.
The next goal was at 26′ and it was 1-0 for Tijuanawhen Federico Lertora shot inside the area in a series of rebounds, and the Argentine received a sock from Daniel Ríos, and without hesitation he sent it to save.
The score woke up Chivas, who at 36′ found the 1-1 penalty. It was the third goal for Víctor Guzmán with the rojiblanca shirt, who received the maximum penalty, following scoring for a foul by Lisandro López on Roberto Alvarado.
Already in the second half, Chivas touched the border goal once more in a good play by Alvarado, who left it in Ronaldo Cisneros, and the young attacker shot and sent the ball to him for a corner kick.
Al 48’, Diego Montaño expelled Carlos Valenzuela for a spectacular foul on Jesús Sánchez; but it went to the VAR and it was yellow. The duel continued and Valenzuela himself tried with a shot that went high at 63′, and Chivas responded at 68′ with a powerful impact from Carlos Cisneros that crashed into the post of the border goal.
It seemed that they were dividing points, until at 86′, Lisandro found the ball inside his area, hit him in the hand and in the VAR a penalty was awarded to Chivas.
At 89′, Pocho took the ball and he charged it to his right, left of the goalkeeper, José Antonio Rodríguez to give Chivas the victory 2-1although in the end there was a scare due to a ball that hit the crossbar, shot by Lucas Cavallini, from Xolos.
So, Chivas already won at homealthough their strikers are still dry in the Clausura 2023 and totally depend on how inspired Víctor Guzmán is.
Goals of Chivas vs Xolos 2023
