Last-Gasp Goal Give Indios Draw At Chivas

Chivas welcomed Indios with a new manager leading the team. A win was desperately needed by the home team to keep up hopes of qualifying for the Liguilla; Indios were out of the race. Four goals and one saved penalty later, the teams split points in a 2-2 draw in their Jornada 15 game.

The first goal came in the fourth minute. Ramon Morales sent in a cross from far up the field. Omar Bravo was there to try and meet it, but the ball just slipped by. Alberto ‘Venado’ Medina arrived at the back post unmarked and was there to poke it in and give Chivas the early lead.  

Hector Gimenez responded for Indios in the 26th  minute. A cross into the box by Sidney Balderas found Gimenez in front of the goalkeeper to send the ball into the back of the net with a diving header.  

Omar Bravo almost scored in the 28th minute. Bravo bypassed the defense and sent the ball towards goal, but it ended up hitting the left post leaving the score level. No Chivas men were there to follow up on the ball and the Indios defense easily cleared it away.  

In the 36th minute Gimenez had another opportunity. With the Chivas defense off to the left side of the box Gimenez received the ball in front of an open goal. His header ended up going wide.  

A minute later Chivas were saved once more. Santibañez send the first shot into the box. Reynoso first tried to clear the ball and it landed to Gimenez. Luis Michel arrived in time to punch the ball over Gimenez’s head. The follow up by the player was sent wide of goal.  

Jonny Magallon scored the second goal for Chivas in the 42nd  minute. Alberto ‘Venado’ Medina sent in a cross towards the left side of the box towards the right. The defender was waiting at the edge and simply raised his foot to volley the ball. The ball arced over to the corner of the goal and landed inside the net to give Chivas the lead.  

Humberto Hernandez made a great save in the 54th minute to stop ‘Chicharo’ from scoring. Omar Bravo had sent a pass to Chicharo at the edge of the box. The Chivas striker tried to send it over an Indios defender, but it couldn’t get past the Indios goalkeeper who stopped it and sent it to a corner kick.  

In the 81st minute Chicharo came close to adding a third goal to Chivas. Medina sent a cross in to Chicharo at the edge of the box and less clouded by defenders. Chicharo took a shot, but sent it too crossed towards goal and it went wide.  

Chivas were then awarded a penalty in the 84th minute. Chicharo claimed being pushed by an Indios defender as he jumped for a header. He took the shot, but Humberto Hernandez guessed the right way and stopped a possible third goal for Chivas.  

Indios kept on fighting until the last minute. A free kick from Tomas Campos went over the Chivas wall and curled into the top corner of the Chivas goal giving the visiting team the draw in the last action of the game.

Andrea Martinez, Goal.com

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