América 2-2 Chivas – Thrilling draw in the Clásico Nacional | OneFootball

América ended up drawing 2-2 against Chivas in a match that looked lost in the first half, but a stunning goal from the ‘Hummingbird’ woke the team up and they ended up on top of their rival.

This was the starting XI: Rodolfo Cota, Emilio Lara, Israel Reyes, Miguel Vázquez, Dagoberto Espinoza, Cristian Borja, Alan Cervantes, Raphael Veiga, Alejandro Zendejas, Brian Rodríguez, and Henry Martín.

The match began with América controlling possession, while Chivas looked to do damage on the counterattack; the first 15 minutes passed without any clear scoring chances.

31′ Chivas goal – Bryan González appears completely unmarked in the box to head it home and open the scoring.

It wasn’t a bad first half from América, but from the start of the match, Dagoberto Espinoza looked off the pace and in the end, he was the one who lost his mark on the opponent’s goal.

After Chivas scored, the pace of the match changed and the opponent took complete control with constant attacks on the goal defended by Rodolfo Cota.

45’+1 – Chivas goal – Sandoval gets behind Emilio Lara after a cross; Cota makes a tremendous save, but on the rebound, Miguel Vázquez ends up putting the ball into his own net.

It’s sad to say, but from the moment we saw the starting lineup, we knew the team would suffer a lot defensively; we’re talking about players who have never played together and who individually are far from the level needed to be América players.

51′ Substitutions – On: Erick Sánchez and Oscar Perea – Off: Alejandro Zendejas and Alan Cervantes

A second half with América having absolute control of possession, but unable to create dangerous chances; they couldn’t find a way to break down the opponent’s defense.

65′ Substitution – On: Miguel Borja – Off: Raphael Veiga.

70′ AMÉRICA GOAL – A tremendous screamer from Miguel Borja with a spectacular bicycle kick.

73′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Erick Sánchez wins the ball high up the pitch, Brian Rodríguez lays it off to Henry Martín, and he tees it up perfectly for Miguel Borja, who equalized the match.

Miguel Borja woke América up with his brace; the Eagles began creating several scoring chances in front of goal, while Chivas had no idea how to stop América’s attack.

84′ Substitutions – On: Carlos Álvarez and Edwin Cerrillo – Off: Henry Martín and Dagoberto Espinoza

In the end, the match finished in a miraculous draw, since the Eagles had several clear scoring chances that they failed to take to secure the win.

América’s next match will be against Necaxa on Sunday, September 27 to close out Matchday 10.

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