They sure did a lot of staring…into the back of their own nets.

Who missed the first goal? I did.

I was barely settling down when the second was scored.

Finally, a Chivas team that plays like what a Chivas team is supposed to play like.

Atlas
1 Mariano Barbosa
29 Mario Méndez (YC 80′)
2 Ismael Fuentes (YC 22′)
16 Hugo Ayala
8 Jorge Torres Nilo (Saúl Villalobos 46′)
4 Luis Enrique Robles
30 Darwin Chávez
22 Édgar Pacheco
10 Darío Botinelli (Christian Díaz 58′)
20 Hebert Alferez (Néstor Vidrio 71′)
11 Daniel Osorno
DT Ricardo La Volpe
Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel (YC)
6 Omar Esparza (YC 68′)
4 Héctor Reynoso (YC17′)
3 Aarón Galindo
19 Jonny Magallón
11 Ramón Morales (Édgar Solís 62′)
7 Gonzalo Pineda (YC 10′) (Patricio Araujo 64′)
20 Édgar Mejía
10 Alberto Medina
14 Javier Hernández
99 Omar Bravo (Omar Arellano 73′)
DT José Luis Real

Four goals.

Two came in within the first three minutes of the game. Atlas cut the lead in half with their goal in the 13th minute, mostly because Chivas were a little cocky at being ahead.

The team had plenty more opportunities to score, and if Ramon Morales had not been taken off in the 62nd minute there could have been many more. Chivas settled after the ex-captain was off.

But I’m liking this new coach. Jose Luis Real. Chivas looked better midweek against Indios(sorry about missing that…) but ended up drawing 2-2 at the last second. However, the team played heaps better. Medina looked impressive, Morales was back, Michel wasn’t forced too much and you could actually tell that Bravo was on the pitch.

It was more or less the same against Atlas.

Michel wasn’t too troubled and his performance wasn’t as outstanding as in previous games, mostly because it wasn’t forced to be.

The defense was positioned much better and didn’t have too much trouble.

The midfield was helpful and created many chances.

And up front the goals clearly weren’t lacking. The team could have added a few more but four goals are good enough.

The only bad thing about a win at this point is that Chivas will have to depend on others for a possible place in the Liguilla. Chivas in the Liguilla? It’s a possibility. Because of how they played today, I would say that they deserve it.

Unfortunately, San Luis won as well so a draw next week would give them the spot.

Chivas have to win against Cruz Azul. The Maquina has been doing well and have the top goalscorer(Villa) so it won’t be the easiest thing. The game is at home which should help a bit.

The ‘ChivaClasico’ took place at the Rose Bowl in front of an outstanding crowd of just over 20,000! Can you believe it? I can’t. Chivas have not been performing so it was surprising that people went to see them play. Nevertheless, the original Chivas won the game 2-0. As visitors the original Chivas wore the horrible orange away kits and let Chivas USA wear the traditional stripes.

Oh, and Marco Fabian made an incredible fool out of himself.

Unfortunately, videos of that incident are unavailable at the moment. Basically he tried to take it with his right foot, completely missed, and fell right in front of goal.

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
6 Omar Esparza
4 Héctor Reynoso
3 Aarón Galindo
20 Édgar Mejía
5 Patricio Araujo
7 Gonzalo Pineda
18 Sergio Amaury Ponce
18 Xavier Báez
8 Marco Fabián
99 Omar Bravo
DT Raúl Arias

Segundo Tiempo
1 Luis Michel
19 Jonny Magallón
2 Mario de Luna
4 Héctor Reynoso
11 Ramón Morales
20 Édgar Mejía
6 Omar Esparza
5 Patricio Araujo
8 Marco Fabián
9 Omar Arellano
99 Omar Bravo

Chivas USA
14 Jon Conway
12 Carey Talley
4 Shavar Thomas
2 Claudio Suárez
23 Bojan Stepanovic
10 Jesús Andrés Padilla
5 Paulo Nagamura
55 Marcelo Zaragoza
16 Sacha Kljestan
29 Maicon Santos
11 Maykel Galindo
DT Preki

So there were basically two different teams for both halves.

Here are the highlights:

Chicharo didn’t travel with the team because of the clash over the weekend. He’s still recovering and so far it’s been reported that nothing serious is wrong with his head.

And…..Chivas has some players called up for the friendly against Colombia!

Johnny Magallon
Pato Araujo
Omar Arellano
Javier ‘Chicharo’ Hernandez

I’m not sure how, but Aguirre saw something in these guys over the current weeks.

All I’ve got to say is…poor Magallon. He got married this summer and was immediately whisked away for the Gold Cup.

And…this would have been the PERFECT time for Michel’s call up to the national team. He hasn’t been doing too well lately, but why not give him the opportunity? This is one player that clearly deserves it.

Yes, Chivas won. Yes, Chivas got the three points. Yes, Chivas kept a clean sheet.

But I’m still disappointed.

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
17 Sergio Amaury Ponce
3 Aarón Galindo
2 Mario de Luna
19 Jonny Magallón
7 Gonzalo Pineda
18 Xavier Báez
16 Édgar Solís (Édgar Mejía 69′)
11 Ramón Morales
99 Omar Bravo
14 Javier Hernández (Omar Arellano 46′)
DT Raúl Arias

Jaguares de Chiapas
11 Oscar Pérez
7 Oscar Razo (Am 40′)
5 Omar Flores
4 Marcelo Gandolfi (Hugo Sánchez 48′)
27 Ezequiel Orozco (Josiel da Rocha 56′)
20 Alejandro Argüello
26 Christian Valdez
21 Christian Álvarez
19 Neri Cardozo (AM 34′) (EXP 61′)
10 Danilo Verón
24 Oribe Peralta
DT Luis Fernando Tena

The quick highlights:

Raul Arias made his debut…and was sent off near the end of the first half for trying to get the stupid ref to let the medics on the field.

Sergio Amaury Ponce scored the lone goal on a wicked volley.

Johnny Magallon seems to be doing better up front than in the back.

Chivas kept a clean sheet.

So first…Chicharo collided with Gandolfi halfway through the first half. He seemed to feel the after effects of the clash and collapsed in the midfield. The Jaguares players were near him and quickly urged for medical help, but the referee refused the OPPOSITION team’s claims as well as those by new manager Arias and the players on the bench. Arias was sent off for trying to get help.

According to medical reports released by the club, Chicharo should be well and is recovering. He’s being kept under close observation at a hospital. Head injuries are of course taken very seriously especially since Carlos Sanchez from America had a brain hemorrhage after a similar clash in a game.

Alright so onto the game…You could definitely tell that there was a new style in the air. I didn’t like it. It was too boring. Lots of trying to counterattack and trying to defend. Although to be honest, the defending wasn’t going too well.

We knew that essentially that was Arias’ style, but really? That is not at all how Chivas is supposed to play.

And the defending…although a clean sheet was kept it was out of pure luck. Again, the defense was caught several times and the post saved Chivas too many times. That’s not good. Where’s the defense that’s supposed to be a part of the NATIONAL team? Where is that level? The back is all going through a though period. Everyone back there. Magallon, Galindo, Reynoso, Michel. Everyone.

Next up is Chivas USA in the midweek. Why Chivas are playing these idiotic friendlies is beyond me(although money is always the answer). What Chivas really need to to do is focus on the Mexican league and doing better there, not promoting the brand abroad.

And……….

Chivas has a new manager. Yes, just one this time.

What’s ridiculous is that I have a “New Manager” tag for this blog. And I had it before this fiasco. Seriously, Chivas is a telenovela.

Chivas won the first Classico of this season. They did have a few issues. Again, as you can see, there was trouble on the defensive part. Chivas were also really lucky to have the equalizer given to them in the form of an own goal. The goal scored by Magallon was offsides, there really is no complaining over that.

Overall, not a spectacular game but one that should give Chivas momentum going into the weekend and last 10 games of the season. The thing about Mexican football is that you can be completely sucky and still qualify for the Liguilla as long as you place highly in your group which isn’t entirely too hard.

So the new manager is Raul Arias. He used to be the Necaxa coach before they were relegated.

According to Vergara it was a unanimous decision by the Chivas Football Committee to have Mr. Arias take over as manager.

His style is clearly defensive, but perhaps that’s what we need at the moment. Chivas have been giving up goals like it’s Christmas and a little more order at the back might be what they need.

Also, I think that Chivas have enough quality up top with Chicharo and Arellano(however long he stays healthy) that scoring should come on it’s own.

There are good points from this game, and bad ones.

First let’s get to the game.

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
4 Héctor Reynoso
3 Aarón Galindo
19 Jonny Magallón
11 Ramón Morales (Julio Nava 73′)
5 Patricio Araujo
7 Gonzalo Pineda (YC 45′) (Omar Bravo 53′)
8 Marco Fabián
14 Javier Hernández
10 Alberto Medina (Jesús Padilla 76′)
DT Francisco Ramírez

Querétaro
73 Carlos Bossio
4 Luis Cano
15 Adrián Romero
30 Joaquín Beltrán
31 Jonathan Piña (Alberto González 73′)
8 Héctor Castro (RC 41′)
35 Ignacio González (YC 17′)
24 Emilio López
99 Diego Chávez
9 Mauro Gerk (Jorge Ibarra 2T)
25 Mauro Vila (Álvaro Estarada 57′)
DT Héctor Medrano

Chivas started off well with the first attack coming at the 7th minute of the game. ‘Chicharo’ received the ball, brought it down, but ended up sending it way offffffffffff into the stands. Gonzalez from Queretaro was at his back, and at first it looked like the referee had called a penalty, but he didn’t although he should have.

Anyways, it didn’t take long for Chivas to go up because in the 15th minute Chivas took the lead. Guess who? That’s right, Chicharo. Marco Fabian and Chicharo exchanged passes and then it was just left for Chicharo to push in past Bossio. 1-0

Queretaro had an opportunity in the 31st when Adrian Romero took a shot from really far out, but it went just wide.

Then in the 38th Super Captain Ramon Morales took one of his famous free kicks, but Bossio was able to get a last second hand on it.

Minutes later in the 42nd the opposition was reduced to 10 men when ‘Pirata’ Castro went in studs up on Xavi. A free kick was awarded. From there Ramoncito took it and sent it towards Reynoso who was at the far post. Reynoso then sent it to Chicharo who once more just had to push it in for a goal. 2-0

Medina came close in the 69th minute when he was able to draw out Bossio, and left behind the defenders. ‘Venado’ was having an off night and sent it right into the side netting.

Then it was Marco Fabian who had a shot. Omar Bravo(OMG NO WAYYYYYY YEAH HIM) chested down a pass to Fabian, but it was blocked and ended up going over goal in the 75th minute.

Chicharo almost had a hat trick when in the 82nd, but his shot went just wide of goal.

So that Chicharo kid, eh? Not too bad. His combination up top with Fabian is pretty good, and it’ll be interesting to see how it goes when Arellano comes back. That’ll be scary. He’s looking really good in these opening games and if he keeps on escalating…just imagine his performances in games to come. He has plenty of strength and he out-muscled the defenders to get his way.

There doesn’t seem to be a need to comment on the defense this time. Zero goal conceded. Today. So Chivas didn’t go up against the best oppoistion today, but they still did well. The back didn’t get much action this time around.

But…Chivas were a man up for most of the game. And they didn’t take advantage of that. Once there were 2 goals flashing on the board the team took a step back and just passed the ball around.

And of course…Omar Bravo made his debut. Again. For not playing as long as he has, he didn’t do too bad. I like Bravo, but personally I wasn’t too happy to see him back with the team. He’s a legend and all, but that wasn’t really jelling in my book. I don’t want him to get in the way of Chicharo and Arellano’s development. Anyways, he came across a few opportunities, although they weren’t very clear. The team was definitely trying to set him up, but no luck with a debut goal. He’s with Chivas. Ok. But the goal should happen naturally. Remember how long it took for him to score his 100th because there was so much pressure? It’s going to take time for him to find his form. It won’t be like he never left. He’s not coming back from injury. He’s coming back from a year away with a different team(s). But everyone clapped for him if that makes him feel any better.

Next game is against Atlante on the 21st.

Atlante
3 Federico Vilar
7 Fernando Navarro
2 Miguel A. Martínez
6 Gerardo Espinoza
4 Gerardo Venegas
15 Arturo Muñoz (Daniel Arreola 68′)
17 Daniel Guerrero
10 Gabriel Pereyra (Andrés Carevic 77′)
18 Christian Bermúdez
11 Luis Gabriel Rey (Giancarlo Maldonado 72′)
8 Rafael Márquez
DT José Gpe. Cruz

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
17 Sergio Amaury Ponce
19 Jonny Magallón
4 Héctor Reynoso
20 Édgar Mejía
11 Ramón Morales
7 Gonzalo Pineda
18 Xavier Báez (Marco Fabián 72′)
10 Alberto Medina (Jesús Padilla 68′)
14 Javier Hernández
9 Omar Arellano (Jared Borgetti 82′)
DT Omar Arellano Nuño.

Atlante got off to a quick start when they scored in the 4th minute. Michel’s clearance of the ball was not great and Rafael Marquez took advantage of that and scored. 1-0.

In the 19th minute they scored again. Atlante went 2-0 up when Martinez took a chance from outside the box. The ball quickly went into the corner of Michel’s goal and we were down some more.

Chivas had a few chances towards the closing minutes of the game. In the 44th minute Chicharo Hernandez earned a penalty. Vilar had taken too long in clearing the ball and Chicharo took advantage of that. When Vilar saw that he was loosing the ball he went in on Chicharo and took him down. Some Chivas were calling for a red card, but only a yellow was given. Morales stepped up and put it into the right corner to make it 2-1 going into the break.

The team definitely looked better in the second half. There were a few chances, but one of the most significant one came in the 70th. A corner kick resulted in the equalizer of the night. ‘Chicharo’ Hernandez rose up to get the ball and his header went off an Atlante man. Ponce also seemed to have touched it somewhat in the replays, but the score was still 2-2. I’m going to say it was Chicharo’s goal. Most players were celebrating with him and not Ponce.

The team is taking sometime to adjust to Arellano’s system. We don’t seem to attack as much under this new man, but maybe later this will bear more fruits. The important thing is that the team managed to come back after being 2-0 so early. Maybe next time we can win.

Also, Chicharo continues to impress me. He seems to win us matches and he did so again tonight. He’s a player that strives for every ball no matter what. His persistence payed when he earned that penalty. I really like him and I think he does better than Borgetti up front.

Ochoa is getting more worried with every passing day. The player is still with Tapatio A and doesn’t seem to be figuring in to the new manager’s plans. Good luck to him either way.

Our next game is against Lanus of Argentina in the Copa Libertadores on April 14th. Chivas tends to do well against Argentinean teams and we’ve pretty much got the pass out of the group stages.

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
17Sergio Amaury Ponce
19 Jonny Magallón
4 Héctor Reynoso (AM 85′)
20 Édgar Mejía
11 Ramón Morales
7 Gonzalo Pineda (Patricio Araujo 62′)
18 Xavier Báez (AM 90′)
9 Omar Arellano (Sergio “Gaucho” Ávila 64′) (Omar Esparza 75′)
14 Javier Hernández
10 Alberto Medina
DT Omar Arellano Nuño.

San Luis
1 Adrián Martínez
2 Omar Monjaraz
15 Alfredo González
16 Michael Orozco (AM 90′)
19 Arturo Alvarado (Rodolfo Salinas 54′)
17 Ignacio Torres
23 Jesús Palacios (AM 89′)
14 Noe Maya (Jairo Patiño 77′)
21 Víctor Hugo Lojero (Néstor Bareiro 72′)
10 Tressor Moreno
24 Rodolfo Reyes
DT Américo Scatolaro

The game started out with Chivas knocking on the door first. Medina let a shot rip in the 2nd minute from outside the area. The shot hit Martinez’ crossbar but issued a warning.

Arellano Jr. got into the area and past a few San Luis defenders. His shot went just wide.

San Luis weren’t really looking dangerous, but they decided to try their luck in the 15th minute. Alvarado shot from outside the area, but the ball went above Michel’s goal.

Omar Arellano Jr. was trying to make his Papa proud when in the 29th minute he came against Martinez. He tried to shoot over the goalkeeper, but his shot went too high for what could have been a goal.

Finally in the 36th minute a good play starting from deep within the Chivas area gave Chivas their goal. Magallon recovered the ball and played it to Arellano. Arellano then gave it to Pineda who ran up the field and chipped it back to Arellano. Arellano played it in for Chicharo Hernandez who rose up against the San Luis defenders and headed the ball into the net. 1-0

During the second half in the 60th min Gonzalo Pineda who had just recovered from injury was injured. There was a clash between Pineda and Tressor Moreno and his knee lost.

In the 75th Arellano Sr. made a strange substitution. Sergio Avila had come in during the 64th minute for Arellano Jr. but was taken out in the 75th. Understandably, Avila did not look to happy as he did not seem to have any injury and he had not been playing terrible.

The last chance in the game for Chivas came in the 85th when Chicharo took a ball and tried to round a defender. He lost his footing and was swarmed by the San Luis team, and wasted the opportunity for what could have been Chivas’ 2nd goal.

San Luis who had a relatively quiet game had a chance in the 88th minute when they gave a powerful shot from outside the area, but it went wide of Michel’s goal.

So the game was pretty quiet. It wasn’t too exciting, but Chivas functioned well. There was great play between Hernandez and Arellano which is bad news for Carlos Ochoa who is currently at Chivas’ reserve team Tapatio A.

Some more bad news is that Aaron Galindo will be out for about 3 weeks after a muscle tear while away with the national team. Galindo didn’t start the game against Honduras because of an injury but was forced into action after Lopez was injured.

It’s funny, Chicharo Hernandez comes from generations of Chivas players. The Arellano’s are a Chivas family. It’s all family in this team folks.

The next game is against Atlante on April 11th away at Quintana Roo.

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
17 Amaury Ponce
19 Jonny Magallón
3 Aarón Galindo
7 Gonzalo Pineda
18 Xavier Báez
13 Sergio Ávila
24 Franscisco Mendoza
10 Alberto Medina
21 Jared Borgetti
27 Carlos Ochoa

DT Efraín Flores

Caracas FC
25 Renny Vega
2 Deivis Barone
5 Jaime Bustamante
4 Gabriel Cichero
9 Rafael Castellin (Emilio Rentería 31′)
11 Rodrigo Prieto
14 Jesús Gómez
8 Luis Vera
17 Édgar Jiménez
19 Giovanny Romero
21 Darío Figueroa

OK, so up until about the 30th minute, Carlos Ochoa had about 4 clear chances in the game. He missed them all and his confidence is clearly dropping. The cameras also panned the players on the bench and you could see them all commenting on all the missed opportunities.

In the 38th minute there was a handball claim by Gonzalo Pineda. His shot was stopped on the line by a Caracas player and the ref never gave anything. It was a very close call but it looked like the ball had hit the player on the chest/shoulder.

Medina had a very good chance in the 43rd minute but the Caracas goalie came out and saved the by the soles of his boots.

Coming back in the 48th Ochoa had another chance, which he missed.

The closest shot of the game came in the 56th minute when Medina shot the ball first, had it rejected and sent in front of Borgetti who shot the ball wide.

Not too long after, in the 59th, Magallon was thrown out of the game for his harsh tackle on a Caracas player. The yellow card was his second, and the captain of the night left Chivas with 10 men on the field.

In the 77th Caracas had one of their best chances of the game. A player came up against Michel, rounded him and shot at an open net. Luckily, Galindo rushed in front of the goal and prevented the ball from going in.

It wasn’t until the 80th minute that someone scored. Pineda had taken a free kick right outside the area which Galindo met with a header. He scored and Chivas were up 1-0.

In the 92nd minute Caracas again came close to scoring. They had a shot which rebounded off the post and off Panchito Mendoza’s back into the hands of Michel. The Caracas players saw that Michel was on the line with the ball just outside and they tried to push him over until the ref stopped the action.

So with the win Chivas went up on top of group 6 in the Copa Libertadores.

The next game is against Atlas on Sunday for El Classico Tapatio.

I’ll be honest, I didn’t think that Chivas could do it. At least not in this way. Chivas were going into a game against the SuperLider, Pachuca. The Pachuca who was still unbeaten. The Pachuca who battered us last time 5-2. The prospect wasn’t exciting. But then again, Chivas are like a kinder egg. There’s always a surprise whether you end up liking it, or not.

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
17 Sergio Amaury Ponce
3 Aarón Galindo
4 Héctor Reynoso
19 Jonny Magallón
11 Ramón Morales (Édgar Solís 66′)
7 Gonzalo Pineda (YC 9′)
18 Xavier Báez
13 Sergio Ávila (Omar Arellano 52′) (YC 87′)
14 Javier Hernández (Patricio Araujo 58′)
10 Alberto Medina (YC 28′)
DT. Efrain Flores

Pachuca
1 Miguel Calero
22 Paúl Aguilar (YC 45′)
2 Leobardo López (YC 32′)
26 Javier Muñoz Mustafá (YC 18′, 83′)
16 Gerardo Rodríguez
6 Jaime Correa (Luis Montes 65′)
18 Francisco Torres
19 Christian Gimenez (Germán Brambila 75′)
7 Damián Álvarez
21 Blas Pérez (YC 7′) (Édgar Benitez 62′)
11 José María Cárdenas
DT. Enrique Meza

This turned out to be a physical game. There were fouls flying around and people knocking each other like there was no tomorrow. It continued all game but this is what was the most prevalent in the first half.

The second half was more exciting.

In the 46th minute a corner was earned from a previous play between Xavi Baez and Chicharo Hernandez. Ramoncito Ramirez quickly took the corner and Aaron Galindo scored his first goal for Chivas via header. 1-0.

Not too long after in the 69th Omar Arellano, yes Omar Arellano(Jr. not Sr. on the touchlines) scored his first goal of the season coming back after long term injury. It was good goal as he received a cross from Xavi Baez and headed it into the goal. 2-0.

Next, in the 74th, Chivas were awarded a penalty. Reynoso was pulled down by his shirt and lovely locks by Edgar Benitez. The ref pointed to the spot and Pineda took the ball. He blasted it to Calero’s right and the keeper never had a chance. 3-0.

Almost 10 minutes later, in the 83rd, Chivas was awarded ANOTHER penalty. This time it was because super Omar Arellano had made some Pachuca players jealous with his sweet skillz. He ran with his super speed and got through two defenders and was fouled a couple of times on the way. It wasn’t for that reason that the ref called the 2nd penalty. Arellano had passed the ball to Medina who was taken down by Mustafa. Mustafa was then awarded a 2nd yellow for his night’s efforts and sent off. Reynoso took the shot this time making it 4-0.

Right near the end in the 89th Omar Arellano once again showed up. Medina had shot at Calero who denied him a goal. The ball rebounded out and Arellano was there to tap it in for his second goal of the night and a final score of 5-0.

I can’t say I have any complaints. Everyone played really well and there was never a moment of serious concern. The first half was kind of boring but it was worth the wait for 5 goals. Hopefully the goal well doesn’t dry up because 11 goals since Wednesday is a massive amount. And it wasn’t against particularly weak opposition.

Now that Arellano is back I don’t see Borgetti getting many chances. Ochoa was left on the bench and Chivas did perfectly well without him. Arellano is what has been missing and these goals are sure to build up his confidence. One of the problems that footballers have after coming back from a long term injury is confidence and Arellano will be just fine in that department I believe. Plus, he’s a fan favorite, part of a family legacy…its just mean to be.

With Omar Bravo returning to Mexico I bet he’s regretting leaving a bit right about now.

The next game is against Caracas FC of Venezuela on Tuesday, March 3 in Venezuela. The boys have a long journey ahead of them and although they may be away I think that right now they’re shaking a little in Venezuela. We can only hope for the best.

And………I heard that Michel is getting married on the commentary of the game? If this is true, good luck! Hopefully there’s as much luck off the pitch as there is on it.

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
19 Jonny Magallón
4 Héctor Reynoso (YC 64′)
3 Aarón Galindo
17 Sergio Amaury Ponce
11 Ramón Morales (Fransisco Mendoza 57′)
7 Gonzalo Pineda
18 Xavier Báez
8 Marco Fabián (Jared Borgetti 80′)
10 Alberto Medina
23 Carlos Ochoa (Javier Hernández 66′)
DT Efraín Flores

Everton
1 Gustavo Dalsasso
23 Fernando Saavedra
3 Crstian Oviedo
15 Adrián Rojas (YC 15′)
19 Rodrigo Ramírez
7 Francisco Sánchez (Mathias Vidangossy 69′)
5 Nicolás Freitas
13 Leandro Delgado (YC 15′)
10 Jaime Riveros (Roberto Gutiérrez 46′)
18 Ezequiel Miralles (YC 64′)
20 Roberto Cornejo (YC 39′) (Roberto Floris 46′)
DT Nelson Acosta

Within the first minutes Chivas was attacking really well. It didn’t take long for the first goal of the night to show up. That’s right. In the 18th minute Ponce did this really cool volley to put us up early in the game.

The next goal didn’t take too long after. In the 22nd minute Chivas was awarded a penalty. Marco Fabian had gone into the area, but an Everton player had put their hand across his neck. So naturally Morales came up to take it and scored for a 2-0.

Then in the 33rd minute a play started from within Chivas’ own half. Magallon quickly spotted Medina and sent the ball his way. Medina was all alone and came up against the goalkeeper 1 on 1. The pressure didn’t get to him and he quickly chipped the ball over the keeper to make it 3-0.

Ochoa seemed to be the only one without any goalscoring magic. Again in the 37th minute Chivas had another chance. Morales shot the ball into the area looking for Ochoa but he stuck out his leg a little funny and sent the ball a bit wide. The Everton goalkeeper had been focusing on Ochoa and ignored the danger that is Fabian who put the ball into the net to make it 4-0.

Going into the break I bet all the guys were full of confidence. As they came back out it was quickly shot down.

In the 50th minute the defense had a lapse and Everton scored their first goal via Gutierrez. He was left alone against Michel and he quickly took advantage of this with a powerful shot and made it 4-1.

Only moments later Aaron Galindo stumbled in the Chivas area and touched the ball…with his hands. So, Everton were awarded a penalty. It went in, and the reduced the score to 4-2.

Chivas was not to be outdone. In the 77th Xavi Baez came up with an incredible play. He fought for the ball and sent in a cross that was met by Chicharo Hernandez. The game was then 5-2.

Only 10 minutes later in the 87th Medina made another great cross into the area. Chicharo and Borgetti were both on site but Chicharo got to the ball first to head it in for a 6-2 scoreline.

Eventually the game had to come to an end and Borgetti had the last chance of the game. In the 92nd he had a weak header that was saved by the Everton keeper to deny him his first goal of the season.

I’ve got to say that the game was very impressive. I haven’t seen that kind of attitude from Chivas in a long time. The game against Everton was expected to be tougher but it was just a demolition. They’d been the sole group leaders but they just didn’t show up tonight.

Medina was the best player in the game. Looking at his involvement in the majority of the plays and goal definitely shows that.

On Saturday a tough game against Pachuca will be played and hopefully the goals weren’t all used up today.

In the Libertdores we’re up against Caracas next and they won this past game against Lanus. We’re away this time but if we keep moment going we should be fine.