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Tense Draw in Torreón: Santos Laguna and Chivas Split Points
Torreón, Mexico – In a hard-fought match at the Estadio Corona, Santos Laguna and Guadalajara Chivas drew in a game marked by intensity and controversy. Despite Chivas’ territorial dominance with 66% possession and a total of 15 shots, effectiveness wasn’t on their side.
Santos Laguna took the lead in the 29th minute thanks to a penalty converted by B. Barticciotto. Despite having considerably less ball possession (34%) and fewer shots on target (2 out of 3), the home team managed to capitalize on their opportunity.
The second half witnessed a missed penalty by A. Pulido for Chivas in the 73rd minute, frustrating their hopes of leveling the score until that moment. The match heated up in the final minutes, with several yellow cards shown to both teams, culminating in a red card for H. Ortega of Santos Laguna in added time.
In summary, an intense and disputed match, with Santos Laguna defending their initial lead tooth and nail, while Chivas will lament the wasted opportunities and the lack of scoring punch.
Substitutions guadalajara chivas: at minute 46 E. Alvarez came in and A. Pulido went out., at minute 46 G. Sepulveda came in and S. Sandoval went out., at minute 46 J. Castillo came in and H. Camberos went out., at minute 71 R. Ledezma came in and E. Gutierrez went out., at minute 87 A. Gonzalez came in and C. Cowell went out.
Substitutions santos laguna: at minute 56 J. Carrillo came in and C. Dajome went out., at minute 76 F. Villalba came in and E. Echeverria went out., at minute 76 B. Barticciotto came in and J. A. Ocejo Zazueta went out., at minute 90 R. Sordo came in and K. Palacios went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Santos Laguna
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Guadalajara Chivas
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