They Didn’t Get Money, and We Know It

By: Andrea | April 30th, 2009

Not even a $50,000 incentive could get the Everton team to beat Chivas in the Copa Libertadores. The teams drew at 1-1 and Chivas will go through on to the next round. However, the organization is rethinking of where to play upcoming games because of the swine flu.

Everton
1 Gustavo Dalsasso
23 Fernando Saavedra
3 Cristian Oviedo
15 Adrián Rojas
13 Leandro Delgado YC43′)
5 Nicolás Freitas (Oscar Cornejo 56′)
11 Cristian Uribe
18 Ezequiel Miralles (YC 63′) (RC 87′)
22 Roberto Gutiérrez (Sebastián Penco 76′)
10 Jaime Riveros
14 Roberto Floris (José L. Muñoz 76′)
DT Nelson Acosta

Guadalajara
1 Luis Michel
17 Amaury Ponce
3 Aarón Galindo (YC 47′)
4 Héctor Reynoso (YC 60′)
20 Édgar Mejía
7 Gonzalo Pineda (RC 87′)
5 Patricio Araujo
8 Marco Fabián (Jesús Padilla 62′)
16 Édgar Solís
10 Alberto Medina
14 Javier Hernández (Jared Borgetti 76′)
DT Francisco Ramírez

Chicharo started the game off quickly. He scored the goal in the 6th minute when he broke away and came up against the goalkeeper one on one. He chipped the ball over the ‘keeper and scored. This kid is pure class, that’s for sure. It’s great that all his goals in the Copa Libertadores have come against Everton…

Everton came back quickly and in the 17th minute they had an effort on goal that forced a save out of Michel. Michel had a really good performance tonight as well.

Chivas were the team that dominated in the first half, but again Everton came close to scoring in added time forcing Michel into a double save.

Coming back for the second half, Everton quickly got down to business. In the 48th they took advantage of a free kick given away by Aaron Galindo right outside the area. Rivero’s took the free kick and caught Michel off his line. Michel couldn’t get to it and just watched as the ball went by to make it 1-1.

In the 69th minute Medina came close when he broke away. His ball went a little long and he was unable to fully control it, and he let go a weak shot into the ‘keeper’s hands.

Everton once again looked dangerous and towards the end of the game in the 86th minute Muñoz hit the cross bar as Chivas lost the ball in their own half.

Pineda and Miralles were sent off in the 88th for some pushing in shoving. It started when Penco tried to head the ball out of Michel’s hands while he was holding it past the line. The players didn’t like it and started to give each other love taps. So now, Chivas will be without Pineda for the next game of the Copa Libertadores.

Overall I found the play of the team very good. The ref was really soft at first and let alot of fouls go. They all dealt very well with all the craziness surrounding them in Chile, just because they came from Mexico. Some players were treated as if they had leprosy. I’m ok with the draw because it got us through, but oh how I wish we’d torn them apart at home just for that. Sorry, I guess it might be some motherly instincts towards the players, or something of that nature. Anyways, if they had the swine flu they wouldn’t have played…DUH!
What put a smile on my face was Reynoso pretending to blow his nose and start to cough on an Everton player. A little childish, yes, but I think I would have done the same.

The next game will be on Saturday May 2nd against Puebla. Because of the swine flu, the FMF has determined that all games will be played behind closed doors in protection of the public. And with so many places around the world being affected with it, you should take care too.