News in English:
Club Tijuana Stuns Pachuca at Estadio Hidalgo
Pachuca de Soto, Mexico – In a match held at Estadio Hidalgo, Club Tijuana achieved an unexpected victory against the home team, Pachuca, on matchday 5 of the 2025 Liga MX Apertura. Despite Pachuca’s clear ball possession advantage (69%), the visiting team demonstrated effective attacking and defensive solidity.
The first half was particularly eventful. At 33 minutes, G. Mora opened the scoring for Tijuana with a goal after an assist from R. Arciga. Just before halftime, K. Castaneda extended the Xolos’ lead, leaving Pachuca in a difficult position. The first half was also marked by a series of yellow cards, demonstrating the intensity of the match.
In the second half, Pachuca tried to come back, but encountered a well-organized Tijuana defense. The expulsion of D. Blanco in the 62nd minute further complicated things for the visiting team, forcing them to fall back and defend their lead with one less player. Despite generating numerous scoring opportunities (22 shots in total), Pachuca only managed to get four shots on target, showing a lack of effectiveness in front of the opponent’s goal. The match concluded with a victory for Club Tijuana, who knew how to seize their opportunities and withstand the pressure from Pachuca.
Substitutions pachuca: at minute 46 V. Guzman came in and Kenedy went out., at minute 46 G. Togni came in and O. Idrissi went out., at minute 67 C. Sanchez came in and Alemao went out., at minute 86 A. Bautista came in and W. Carvalho went out., at minute 87 S. D. Barreto came in and J. Berlanga went out.
Substitutions club tijuana: at minute 63 R. Arciga came in and A. Preciado went out., at minute 63 G. Mora came in and J. Gonzalez went out., at minute 76 K. Castaneda came in and A. Vega went out., at minute 86 R. Inzunza came in and A. Mejia went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Pachuca
Club Tijuana
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