Fighting until the final minute, Guadalajara beat Juárez! | OneFootball

With character, heart, and a constant drive toward the opposition’s goal, Guadalajara defeated Juárez 1-0 in front of a buzzing Estadio AKRON, in a match corresponding to Matchday 2 of the Apertura 2026.

From the opening whistle, Gabriel Milito’s side set the tone with intense high pressure. They quickly won the ball back and created danger through triangles, switches of play, and constant attacking combinations that reflected the Rebaño’s style of play. However, the visitors’ defense kept Guadalajara from finding a breakthrough before halftime.

Far from easing off, the Rebaño kept the initiative throughout the second half and never stopped pushing for the goal. The reward came as the match was dying. In the final play of the game, Roberto 'Piojo' Alvarado appeared to turn the red-and-white side’s superiority into the winning goal with a strike that sent Estadio AKRON into eruption.

Now, the Rojiblancos will turn their attention to their first away match of the tournament, when they face Puebla next Friday, July 31, at 7:00 PM, in a Matchday 3 clash of the Apertura 2026.

The goals:

* In the 95th minute, Estadio AKRON exploded! When everything pointed to a draw, Efraín Álvarez delivered a precise ball into the box that Ricardo Marín cleverly flicked on, leaving it perfectly set up for Roberto Alvarado. ‘Piojo’, showing tremendous composure, made no mistake and blasted the ball into the net, sending the entire Nación Rojiblanca into a frenzy and sealing the win for Guadalajara.

The dangerous chances:

* JORDAN SENT AN EARLY WARNING! In just the 4th minute, Jordan Carrillo unleashed a powerful shot from the edge of the box that went just wide of the right post guarded by Sebastián Jurado.* In a play inside the box in the 30th minute, the ball fell to Brian Gutiérrez, who tried to catch everyone off guard with a backheel shot; however, the border side’s defense got there in time to clear the attempt.* ‘COTORRO’ WENT FOR IT! On the very next play, Luis Romo sent a diagonal ball into the area that Bryan González met with a header, though the effort ended up in the visiting goalkeeper’s hands.* SOOOO CLOSE, ‘COTORRO’! After a great cross from Richard Ledezma, Bryan González got on the end of it with space inside the box and fired a left-footed shot that forced Sebastián Jurado into a full-stretch save to push the ball out for a corner.* The Rebaño kept pushing for the opener! In the 41st minute, off a corner kick, Armando González rose to meet it with a header that went wide.* HORMIGA OFF THE CROSSBAR! In the 43rd minute, Armando González connected with a header inside the box that crashed off the visitors’ crossbar.* JORDAN AGAIN! In the 45th minute, Jordan Carrillo tried his luck inside the box with the outside of his foot and hit a great shot that once again forced the border side’s goalkeeper into a top save to deny the rojiblanco goal.* Just after the second half began, José Castillo unleashed a powerful drive toward goal, but the border side’s defense managed to block it and prevent the rojiblanco danger.* ‘PIOJO’ NEVER STOPPED INSISTING! In the 67th minute, Roberto Alvarado beat several defenders with a brilliant individual run, broke into the box, and fired a shot that was deflected by the defense, sending the ball out for a corner.* In the 72nd minute, Armando González carried the ball from deep into the box, where he got off a shot that Sebastián Jurado pushed out for a corner.* KEVIN GAVE IT A TRY! Kevin Castañeda also tested his luck with a shot from outside the box, though the ball ended up in Sebastián Jurado’s hands.* Right to the final minute! In the 88th minute, Efraín Álvarez tried with a powerful shot that ended up in the goalkeeper’s hands.* In the 91st minute, off a corner kick, ‘Cotorro’ got his head to the ball and sent it just over the crossbar.

Chivas 1-0 JuárezGoal: Roberto Alvarado (90’+5)Referee: César Arturo RamosStadium: AKRON

Lineups:

Guadalajara: 1 Raúl Rangel; 2 José Castillo (3 Diego Campillo, 73’), 5 Bryan González (18 Jonathan Pérez, 92’), 7 Luis Romo, 11 Brian Gutiérrez (19 Kevin Castañeda, 73’), 23 Daniel Aguirre, 28 Rubén González, 33 Jordan Carrillo (10 Efraín Álvarez, 60’), 37 Richard Ledezma (17 Ricardo Marín, 73’ (AM, 89’)); 25 Roberto Alvarado and 34 Armando González.Head coach: Gabriel Milito

Juárez: 1 Sebastián Jurado; 2 Gilberto Sepúlveda (198 Ricardo Juárez, 81’), 3 Jesús Murillo, 4 Manuel Mayorga, 20 Javier Aquino (Francisco Nevárez, 65’), 23 Hared Ortega (AM, 45’) (6 Ramón Rodríguez, 65’), 5 Denzell García, 8 Guilherme Castilho, 11 José Rodríguez, 21 Ricardo Oliveira (10 Ían Torres, 65’) and 19 Óscar Estupiñán (17 Luca Martínez, 69’).Head coach: Pedro Caixinha

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