Incredible but true, the Querétaro ended his losing streak playing as a visitor and finally won, beating the Xolos de Tijuana 2-1 in the Day 14 of the Clausura 2023 to break up with 52 games without winning away from home.
When was your last victory in someone else’s yard?
The people of Queretaro did not know the victory since February 2020when they beat Necaxa. It was 3 years that weighed until the Xolos got on the road to leave this curse behind.
with the triumph, Mauro Gerk’s men even aspire to the Closing Repechage 2023; those from Tijuana cannot walk with Miguel Herrerawho even he was expelled In the second half.
Querétaro did not beat anyone in someone else’s yardand with great desire he stood on the field of the Caliente Stadium and at minute 31, Raúl Zúñiga made it 1-0 scoring thanks to a local glitch. It was a free kick for the visit taken by Omar Mendoza, and the South American took advantage of a great mistake by Rodrigo Godínez to ignite a volley ball and put it inside the goal of José Antonio Rodríguez.
Pedro Canelo responded and at 38′ tried to tie by sending a ball from one side, in which a penalty was requested from the Queretaro goalkeeper.
In the second half, the White Roosters increased the advantage when at 55′, Ángel Sepúlveda took advantage of a filtered shot and inside the area made it 2-0. It was a ball that Tijuana lost at the start, Manuel Duarte recovered it and left it with his teammate to expand the ball.
The match continued Xolos tried and mightn’t get close; this caused even the despair of are technician, Miguel Herrera, who saw the expulsion in the plugin.
It was until 89′, when Joaquín Montecinos made it 2-1 that gave life to Xolos, by not failing inside the area in a filtered ball that he crossed to finally beat Gil Alcalá.
The goal revived the locals who were nothing to tie when at 90′, Canelo shot inside the area and did not have the necessary luck to beat the Queretaro goalkeeper and tie.
The duel culminated with the frontiers on the goal of Gallos Blancos, but there was no chance of a tie.
