Puebla vs. Club Tijuana: A tense match with Tijuana taking the win
Club Tijuana secured a dramatic victory over Puebla in an exciting match that was decided in the closing minutes. The game, played at Tijuana’s Estadio Caliente, was marked by intensity and yellow cards, with a total of 10 bookings, including a red for Puebla player Luis Quinones.
Puebla opened the scoring in the 8th minute with a goal from Emiliano Gularte, assisted by Luis Quinones. The visiting team dominated the early stages, but Tijuana responded and equalized in the 60th minute with a goal from Jesús Corona, assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
Controversy arose in the 48th minute when a goal by Ángel Gómez was ruled out by VAR for a previous foul. The home team pressed hard in search of the winning goal and finally achieved it in the 90th minute with a strike from Camilo González, assisted by Eduardo Reynoso.
Club Tijuana showed its superiority in possession, controlling the ball 81% of the time compared to Puebla’s 19%. They also outshot Puebla, with 27 shots, 10 of them on target, compared to Puebla’s 5 (2 on target). Tijuana also dominated in corners, with 14 compared to Puebla’s 2.
Despite the victory, Tijuana had a difficult day on the pitch, receiving 4 yellow cards. Puebla, on the other hand, accumulated 6 yellow cards and one red, indicating a very close and intense match.
With this win, Club Tijuana consolidates its position in the standings, while Puebla will need to work hard to regain ground.
Substitutions puebla: at minute 46 J. R. Pachuca Martinez came in and A. Herrera went out., at minute 84 D. Alvarez came in and E. Gomez went out., at minute 90 A. Robles came in and P. Gonzalez went out., at minute 90 B. Angulo came in and F. F. Waller Martiarena went out.
Substitutions club tijuana: at minute 53 G. Mora came in and J. Zuniga went out., at minute 70 E. Reynoso came in and J. Corona went out., at minute 80 A. Mejia came in and R. Inzunza went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Club Tijuana
Puebla
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