Beaten By a Magical Creature

By: Andrea | August 23rd, 2009

Chivas gave us hope. And just like that they took it away.

That’s right. They lost.

Atlante
3 Fedrico Vilar
2 Miguel Martínez (YC 57′)
8 Rafael Márquez (Arturo Muñoz 73′)
10 Gabriel Pereryra
11 Santiago Solari (Diego Cervantes 90′)
17 Daniel Guerrero
18 Christian Bermúdez (Andrés Carevic 84′)
21 Luis Velázquez (YC 21′)
23 Gerardo Castillo
31 Daniel Arreola
34 Saúl García
DT José Guadalupe Cruz

Guadalajara
1 Luis MIchel
18 Xavier Báez
4 Héctor Reynoso
3 Aarón Galindo
19 Jonny Magallón (YC 76′)
7 Gonzalo Pineda
5 Patricio Araujo (Omar Bravo 2H)
11 Ramón Morales (YC 37′) (Édgar Solís 39′)
8 Marco Fabián (Amaury Ponce 73′)
14 Javier Hernández
10 Alberto Medina
DT Francisco Ramírez

Chivas started out with the control of the ball, and in the 10th minute there was an opportunity for Chicharo. He sent in a cross/shot but no one was at the end.

Then in the 19th Chivas scored. Chicharo had turned and hit the ball into the net, but in the end it was called offsides. It wasn’t an iffy call…it was legitimately offsides(3 Chivas players were) and the score remained 0-0.

Atlante kept on looking dangerous and in the 25th minute “The Hobbit” came close to scoring after a scramble in the box. Luckily, Luis Michel was able to hold on and keep the score level.

The best chance for Chivas in the first half came for Chivas in the 29th minute. Ramon Morales sent in a cross for Chicharo who tried a diving header, but his attempt ended wide of the goal.

But it was Atlante who went up first. In the 35th minute “El Hobbit” took the ball that Magallon failed to retain and quickly sent it over Michel who had come out of goal. With that Atlante went up 1-0.

Coming back for the second half Chivas had the first opportunity of the game. Chicharo was able to shake off the Atlante defenders and sent in a shot that just brushed the cross bar in the 47th minute.

It wasn’t too long after that Chivas got the equalizer. In the 51st minute Xavi Baez sent in a cross from the right and Chicharo was able to meet it to head in the 1-1.

Unfortunately for Chivas only five minutes later Atlante scored once more. Saul Garcia crossed from the right for Rafael Marquez Lugo who was able to go above Hector Reynoso and head in the ball for a 2-1 lead.

“Hobbit” scored his second of the night in the 70th minute with a pass from Peyrera. Chivas didn’t mark the tiny player and left him completely alone for Atlante’s 3-1 win.

As the game was ending Luis Michel came out to make a fantastic save against Daniel Arreola to stop another goal.

Oh defense…where were you today? Obviously not on the pitch that’s for sure. Johnny Magallon’s grandmother passed away so I understand if his head was perhaps somewhere else. Although he is a professional, he is also human and it would have been difficult to believe that there weren’t other things going through his mind. But, where were all the others? Aaron Galindo? Hector Reynoso? I’d like to know where you were for all those goals.

Unfortunately, Ramon Morales had to come out of the game with a hip injury. Our little captain is getting old and less and less playing time is expected. No reports yet on the extent of the injury.

The midfield was troubled today as well and they lost too many balls and failed to collect any. Everything passed through them with ease.

Up front Chicharo keeps on scoring, but he needs someone to help him. The addition of Omar Bravo is nice, but it hasn’t really worked out. Of course, he’s not at full fitness, but I don’t see them working together as well. OmaArellano will be close to fitness once more. But he needs help up there. Many times were chances wasted. No one to pass to, no on to receive.

So now we still have……..3 points. We’re in fourth place of group 2. At least we’re better than the defending champions…

The next game is against Pachuca at home on August 29th.

In other news, the transfer of “Gringo” Padilla to Chivas USA was made during the week. The reason? There are already enough strikers on Chivas.

And it wasn’t all bad against Atlante. The U-20s won 3-1 against Atlante while the U-17 won 5-1.