Chivas vs. Inter de Porto Alegre: 1st Leg
By: Andrea | August 11th, 2010
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The second leg of the game will be played next Wednesday August 18th in Brazil.
Chivas were dominated in the first half of the game. They were constantly pushed back into their side and constantly looked in trouble.
But, the team built up and made it up top. Adolfo ‘Bofo’ Bautista went toward goal and perfectly headed a ball over the goalkeeper and sent it into the back of the net right before the half time whistle blew.
Despite being outplayed, Chivas left with the advantage.
Back for the second half, Inter continued to dominate. The equalizer came in the 72nd minute. Guliano Victor de Paula received the ball from Kleber and headed it straight into the net. The Chivas defense had left the player open and Luis Michel could do little about it.
It didn’t take long for Inter to add a second.
Fabian Guedes was left alone and headed the ball into the back of the net. Immediately Inter grabbed on to the score and Chivas turned to the defensive.
The second leg will be played next week in Brazil.
Just because Chivas lost doesn’t mean this final is over. Away goals don’t count as much, although it was have been nice to take an advantage. The field was supposed to help the team a bit, but that wasn’t a factor tonight. This wasn’t the same team that showed up against Chile. This team looked scared and weak.
The referee, Baldassi, also unfortunately seemed to strongly favor the Brazilian side. Countless fouling went on between the teams but the visitors dished out the worst. One example was Xavi Baez getting slapped across the face, yet the player was just spoken to. This had gone on for a while, but little was given to the Mexican team.
To say that the loss was completely unfair is a lie because Chivas didn’t work hard enough to earn it. Their usual style was thrown out the window and Real tried to park the bus too early and that back fired.
Now, it’s on to Brazil. Tickets have already sold out there so the environment will be a huge factor.
Hopefully Chivas can revert this bad result not only for this competition but for the general stadium as well. This was the first official game at the new house and it would be a shame for this bad luck to hang around.
Until next time follow Chivas on twitter at ChivasOffside
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Comments
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I managed to find the game and stream it last night, a shame about the result. Chivas were not sharp enough on the counter attack. Although, i agree about the referee, there was one instance when Chivas were breaking well (i think it was Arellano) and as he was approaching the box their no.5 stopped and threw and elbow to his face and nothing was given! I need to learn Spanish so i can understand the commentary better.
Still, all is not lost, hopefully they can turn things around next week.
P.S Bautista’s header was sublime!
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It’s a shame that Real went into defense mode because when Chivas went on the offense in the first half they were pretty dominant. Parking the bus is not a good idea when there are 45 minutes to go and (most importantly) when the team’s defense isn’t good enough to hold the opponent.
It’s tough going to Brazil with a 2-1 loss but whatever man there are still 90 minutes of play and there’s only room for positive thoughts.
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