An injury time controversial goal allowed Chivas to get a 2-2 tie against Pumas. First placed Chivas struggled but were able to bounce back from going down by two goals at halftime to get the tie. Pumas’ struggles in Guadalajara continued although both teams gave a great performance and overall the tie was a fair result. Chivas will now travel north to face off against Tigres while Pumas returns home to face off against disappointing Mazatlan.
The 1st half started with Pumas coming out without Adalberto
Carrasquilla, who was on the bench after his long trip during the FIFA break to South Africa. Chivas had the return to Luis Romo to the starting 11 after his injury. A cross into the area would be headed by Armando Gonzalez but easily saved by Pumas’ goalkeeper, Keylor Navas. A harsh foul by Rodrigo Lopez on Ruben Gonzalez earned him a Yellow card although replays showed that it should have been a red card but the referee didn’t go to VAR and the call stood. After a good run, Roberto Alvarado got off a left footed shot from outside the area that went just wide. A cross into the area would find Juninho but his right footed volley shot went well wide. Off a counter, Juninho made a great play to get off a pass to Uriel Antuna, who got off a wonderful right footed shot past Chivas’ goalkeeper, Raul Rangel, to score and give Pumas the surprising 1-0 lead. A cross into the area would go just out of reach of Gonzalez. A great pass into the area would almost get to Robert Morales but Rangel would win the ball off his feet. A cross into the area found Gonzalez but his shot was well blocked by Navas. The ball would fall to Bryan Alonso Gonzalez, who got off a great left footed shot but Navas made a magnificent save to save the score. A low cross into the area fell to Alvarado but he not only whiffed on the shot but handled the ball after. A cross into the area from Jordan Carrillo would go towards Jose Castillo, who incredibly deflected the ball past Rangel to score and own goal that gave Pumas the 2-0 lead. A cross into the area would find a wide open Alvarado, who from close range sent his shot wide in a bad miss. The halftime whistle blew and Pumas took a surprising lead to the halftime break.
The 2nd half started with Chivas subbing out Jose Castillo and Daniel Aguirre for Brian Gutierrez and Angel Sepulveda. A cross into the area was headed wide by Gonzalez. A dangerous cross into the area was saved by Navas before an attacker could get to it. Pumas subbed out Jordan Carrillo and Juninho for Pablo Bennevendo and Adalberto Carrasquilla. A great 2 vs 1 counter attack was wasted when Antuna decided to wait and then try to get a Penalty Kick that wasn’t given. A cross into the area was headed wide from close range. A great counter ended with Lopez getting off a left footed shot in the area that went just wide. Chivas subbed out Richard Ledezma for Ricardo Marin. A cross into the area that was headed back by Gonzalez was deflected by Ruben Duarte but Navas made a good save on the deflection. A cross into the area would be headed by Armando Gonzalez from close range and it went past Navas and into the net to score and place the score at 2-1. A cross into the area would be backheeled shot by Sepulveda but right to Navas. Pumas subbed out Pedro Vite and Uriel Antuna for Cesar Garza and Santiago Trigos. From outside the area, Alvarado got off a left footed shot that was saved by Navas. Chivas subbed out Efrain Alvarez and Bryan Alonso Gonzalez for Santiago Sandoval and Miguel Gomez. After a ball was failed to be cleared, it would fall to Alvarado, whose left footed shot from outside the area went wide. A cross into the area was headed by Sepulveda right to Navas. After a good cross into the area was lowered by Carrasquilla, he had was wide open in the area but his shot was blocked by Rangel, who made a good save but it was a bad miss by Carrasquilla. Pumas subbed out Robert Morales for Guillermo Martinez. Sandoval would get off a left footed shot in the area that went right to Navas. Off a corner kick, the cross into the area was headed by Romo but Navas was able to save it. After a cross into the area had Alvarado and Duarte both fall, Chivas asked for a Penalty Kick and after going to VAR, the referee gave them the PK. Armando Gonzalez stepped up to take the PK and got off a right footed shot past Navas to score and tie the match at 2-2.
Chivas continued their impressive campaign in 2026 with a tie against Pumas after going down to a 2-0 score in the first half. Pumas gave a great performance but might have been too defensive and ended up costing them two points. The match was a controversial affair as the final goal shouldn’t have been a PK although Pumas had benefited from a mistake in the first half when they should have gone down to 10 players. Pumas still were able to hold on against the first placed team and while they lose another chance to get a victory in Guadalajara, they were still able to get a solid result. Chivas will have a tough match when they face Tigres in Monterrey, as the northern team is in a huge need to add points. Meanwhile Pumas will be heavy favorites when they return home to face off against Mazatlan.
