Down with the Zorros!

By: Andrea | January 7th, 2009

Interliga 2008 First, I want to say that I am excited for the new season. Our team is jelling well together and we don’t need to start from scratch(I’m looking at you America). So with one of the first important games coming up(both in terms of qualifying for the Interliga and pride) we did great on the game. Yes, there were a many missed chances(Carlos Ochoa) but those that were concrete were enough to give me chills.

Guadalajara

1 Luis Michel
17 Amaury Ponce
33 Mario de Luna
4 Héctor Reynoso
20 Édgar Mejía
11 Ramón Morales (Francisco Mendoza 87′)
5 Patricio Araujo
18 Xavier Báez
8 Marco Fabián (Gonzalo Pineda 52′)
10 Alberto Medina (Sergio Ávila 72′)
27 Carlos Ochoa
DT Efraín Flores

Atlas

21 Pedro Hernández
30 Darwin Chávez
16 Hugo Ayala
53 Néstor Vidrio
23 Eduardo Rergis
19 César Ibañez
18 Darío Botinelli
8 Lucas Ayala
9 Gonzalo Vargas
17 Jorge Achucarro
11 Bruno Marioni
DT Darío Franco

It started out with our rivals/roomates Atlas. Previously we had come from a 1-1 draw with America that had left us on level terms with our old rivals and it was necessary to win the game to keeps hopes alive to qualify for the next round of the Interliga.

We had done well in the pre-season and now it was time to get the ball rolling.

In the 20th minute we saw ourselves up in the scoreline after an Atlas defender stuck his had in the are. Ramoncito Morales neatly put the ball into the back of the net for the 1st goal of the night. He had a great game.

Unfortunately, in the 75th Atlas equalized via Marioni after Michel had pushed away a previous shot. They were equal.

The 77th minute gave us excitement. “Gaucho” Avila has ups and downs but this play was a high. He came from the right, took two defenders off his back, and gave to Ochoa to score. Exciting, exciting! Hopefully he keeps that level and we will have a killer player. And remember, he’s still young.

In the 83rd Avila again made his way with Ochoa and gave the assist for the 3rd goal. Ochoa took it, saw the keeper on his own and coolly shot the ball into the goal as if he were doing it just for fun.

This a good start to a new season. I think our team is working well together and the defense seems at ease. Michel has been performing well despite his long absence, although we’ve got Hugo Hernandez and he is a good back up.

Our next game is against Tigres on January 9th at the Home Depot Center, home of our sister team Chivas USA ~~/ The LA Galaxy~~.

1-1 against America and 3-1 against Atlas…not bad for the first Classico’s of the early, early season.