Qualification’s Not Over Until The Fat Lady Sings

By: Andrea | April 15th, 2009

That goal in the 92nd minute that was disallowed still has me angry… Perhaps it was not the best game. And yes, qualification might be in trouble, but at least we had a clean sheet.

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
17 Amaury Ponce (Marco Fabián 62′)
4 Héctor Reynoso
5 Patricio Araujo
20 Édgar Mejía (Ramón Morales 46′)
16 Édgar Solís
7 Gonzalo Pineda
18 Xavier Báez (Alberto Medina 58′)
14 Xavier Hernández
21 Jared Borgetti
9 Omar Arellano (YC 62′)
Dt Omar Arellano Nuño.

Lanús
13 Carlos Bossio
4 Rodolfo Graieb (YC 2′)
17 Santiago Hoyos
20 Emir Faccioli
3 Maximiliano Velazquez
14 Eduardo Salvio (Nicolás Ramírez 67′)
23 Diego González (RC 60′)
5 Matías Fritzler (YC 66′)(Sebastián Blanco 74′)
12 Eduardo Ledesma
7 Santiago Biglieri (Carlos Arce 59′)
18 Cristian Menendez (YC 31′)

Amaury Ponce had a rattling shot in the 8th minute. When that ball his the post it went something like boiiiing. I really like that he takes shots like these because you never know what can come of them. Usually, the team waits until they can almost just walk it in to the goal.

Chicharo had a good one in the 18th minute. He let the ball go a little too long and he ended up getting it into the keeper’s hands. He had a defender on his back too, but he could have done better.

In the 33rd minute Chicharo had another chance. He had a shot clear on goal but just hit the ball on the bounce. It had no direction, just pace, so it went wide.

Coming back in the 53rd, Jared Borgetti was fouled outside the area. The ref waived on play, and seconds later Chicharo was brought down in the box by the Lanus keeper. The ref gave nothing on either play.

Chivas was left with an extra man in the 60th minute, but they didn’t capitalize on that.

Arellano Jr. had a nice effort in the 79th. He tried to play it over the keeper, but the ball went a little too high and ended just over the cross bar.

Over all in the second half it seemed like old man Borgetti was getting more action than anyone else.

In the 89th he had a great header. It would have gone in, but a Lanus defender cleared it off the line. If it had gone in it would have been Borgetti’s first goal for Chivas. So far this season it has been his clearest chance all season.

Then…the 92nd minute. We earned a corned. The ball went a little long, but Chicharo was able to redirect it with his foot. Reynoso received it and jostled a bit with the Lanus players, but he was finally able to put it in. After everyone celebrated the game winning goal it was called off by the second assistant for offsides.

Arrg….I’m still irritated by that call. I don’t see an offsides at all. It’s ridiculous. I don’t like how the team played tonight. The game was boring, and we played like crap.

Coming up is the game against America on Sunday. El Classico. Both teams are kinda sucking right now, but I think Chivas will pull through. Last time Arellano was magic and with 2 Arellano’s there’s no way we can lose. That family does great against America so why stop there? Those eagles will turn into chickens that’s for sure.