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Club Tijuana Edges Out Atlas in Thrilling Match at Estadio Caliente
Tijuana, Mexico – Club Tijuana defeated Atlas 3-4 in a thrilling Liga MX Clausura 2024 matchday 11 encounter at the Estadio Caliente. The game, officiated by Fernando Hernandez of Mexico, was a high-intensity affair with a fluctuating scoreline.
Xolos dominated possession (65%) in the early stages, translating this into early goals. Jonathan Zuniga opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, assisted by A. Mejia. Jhojan Julio extended the lead in the 49th minute with an assist from Zuniga, and A. Vega scored the third in the 53rd minute. However, Atlas responded with a goal from Matheus Doria in the 61st minute. The second half became a back-and-forth affair, with an Atlas goal disallowed for offside in the 68th minute. Atlas managed to equalize with a penalty converted by U. Djurdjevic in the 78th minute. Djurdjevic scored again in the 87th and 90th minutes securing a 3-4 victory for his team.
Despite the win, Club Tijuana finished the game with two fewer players, following a yellow card for U. Bilbao in the 47th minute, a red card for the same player in the 79th minute, and a yellow card to F. Boya in stoppage time. Atlas also received two yellow cards in the final moments of the match.
The statistics reflect the intensity of the game: Club Tijuana had 9 shots (4 on target), 6 corners, and committed 14 fouls, while Atlas registered 13 shots (5 on target), 8 corners, and committed 16 fouls.
Substitutions club tijuana: at minute 58 G. Mora came in and K. Castaneda went out., at minute 58 A. Valenzuela came in and I. Tona went out., at minute 58 R. Arciga came in and A. Vega went out., at minute 71 R. Franco came in and A. Mejia went out., at minute 71 S. Nicholson came in and J. Zuniga went out.
Substitutions atlas: at minute 61 D. Gonzalez came in and G. Del Prete went out., at minute 84 M. Coccaro came in and V. H. Rios De Alba went out., at minute 90 P. Ramirez came in and A. Rocha went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Club Tijuana
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Atlas
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