Toluca acquired a terrific victory after defeating Chivas by a 3-0 rating in Guadalajara. Chivas got here into the match in an excellent kind after getting some key outcomes however the Liga MX champions put a cease to their enchancment early on and took the three factors within the away match. Chivas will stay at house for his or her mid week match towards Necaxa whereas Toluca returns to their house to face off towards Monterrey.
The first half began with each groups popping out with robust groups. A proper footed shot within the space from Omar Govea was saved by Toluca’s goalkeeper, Luis Garcia. Off a counter, a superb play ended with Jesus Ricardo Angulo getting off a flip round shot within the space but it surely was nicely saved by Chivas’ goalkeeper, Raul Rangel. A fantastic mixture play ended with a large open Efrain Alvarez getting off a left footed shot large in a nasty miss. Off a nook kick, the cross was headed by a large open Jesus Gallardo however Rangel made a terrific save. A longball into the world was reached by Rangel however extremely he couldn’t maintain on to the ball which allowed Paulinho to get to it and rating it into the empty web for the objective that gave Toluca the 1-0 lead. Off a nook kick, the cross into the world was headed by a large open Gallardo and this time the ball went previous Rangel and into the web to attain and elevated Toluca’s result in a 2-0. In a few minutes, Toluca had taken a stable lead in Guadalajara. A fantastic mixture play ended with a shot from exterior the world from Marcel Ruiz that may go large. One other longball to the world was received by Paulinho however his left footed shot was simply saved by Rangel. After getting the ball within the space, Armando Gonzlaez acquired off a left footed shot that hit the submit however he was dominated to be offside. The halftime whistle blew and though Chivas had a superb begin to the match, Toluca’s fast targets had given them management of the rating and the match.
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The 2nd half began with Chivas subbing out Jose Castillo and Miguel Tapias for Javier Hernandez and Cade Cowell. A harsh sort out on Alexis Vega by Ruben Gonzalez ended with the ref going to VAR. After going to VAR, the ref accurately determined to crimson card Gonzalez, leaving Chivas with 10 gamers. A cross into the world from Santiago Sandoval would hit the submit. Chivas subbed out Efrain Alvarez for Miguel Gomez. Off a counter, a longball was simply received by a speedy Alexis Vega, who acquired into the world and acquired off a proper footed shot previous Rangel to attain and provides Toluca the 3-0 lead. Vega, who had been booed all match by Chivas’ followers, acquired his vengeance and regarded to have killed the match. After stepping into the world, Angulo acquired off a proper footed shot that went large. A left footed shot from exterior the world from Gallardo was saved by Rangel. Toluca subbed out Diego Barbosa and Jesus Ricardo Angulo for Santiago Simon and Juan Pablo Dominguez. Chivas subbed out Santiago Sandoval for Richard Ledezma. After a foul by Gonzalez, Toluca’s gamers complained and in doing so, Bruno Mendez insulted the referee which earned him a crimson card. The match now had each groups with 10 gamers. Toluca subbed out Paulinho and Alexis Vega for Robert Morales and Antonio Briseño. Chivas subbed out Omar Govea for Gilberto Sepulveda. Off a free kick, the cross into the world was headed by Federico Pereira however Rangel was in a position to put it aside. After Sepulveda misplaced a ball, Morales acquired on a 1 vs 1 counter however his proper footed shot was saved by Rangel. Off a nook kick, the ball was headed into the trail of Hernandez, however his header went nicely large. After getting the ball within the space, Hernandez despatched his proper footed shot into the group. Off a counter, Dominguez acquired off a terrific proper footed shot that pressured Rangel to make a terrific save. Toluca subbed out Nicolas Castro for Hector Herrera. Off a counter, the ball was left for Ruiz whose proper footed shot went large. A cross into the world was headed by Herrera however proper to Rangel. A cross into the world was simply out of attain for Gonzalez. A mixture play ended with Ledezma getting off a shot from inside the world however Garcia would block the shot. Cowell would make a superb transfer within the space however his proper footed shot was saved by Garcia.
Chivas got here into this match in a excessive spirits after defeating their largest rival, Membership America, final week within the Superclasico. Whereas that they had solely tied towards Tigres, they have been the higher aspect and Tigres is a title contender, so it wasn’t a nasty end result even after they have been at house. However it got here crashing down on Saturday evening towards present Liga Mx champions, Toluca. The three-0 loss is a end result that confirmed what occurred on the sector, one thing uncommon for a staff that even after they had misplaced a few instances within the 2025 Apertura, in most of them, that they had been unfortunate to lose. But towards Toluca, a superb begin faltered when as soon as once more they began making defensive errors and Toluca took benefit of it. Chivas will now should get a key end result on Tuesday towards Necaxa. The match additionally marks the return of their heated ex coach, Fernando Gago, who followers feels deserted the staff to go signal with Boca Juniors however proper now coaches Necaxa after he couldn’t reduce it in Argentina. Toluca in the meantime returns house the place they face an necessary match towards title contenders Monterrey.