About 12,000 people gathered at the University Olympic Stadium to support Pumas, excited by the momentum of the team that now accumulates three consecutive victories, remaining in the fight for a ticket to reclassification.
Contrary to what they had been suffering last season and the current one, the university students are gradually moving away from the anguish and pressure that scoring a goal meant to them. Against Just on matchday 15 there was a goal celebration for a final score of 3-1 in favor of the locals.
While the Pumas are on the rise after spinning victories against Juárez, León and now Xolos, the limit of the general table prevents them from Tijuana keep falling, at the moment they are last with only 9 units out of 45 possible.
Despite the bad start of the tournament, the Pumas still have life left and they cling to it generating a more offensive game, in the first half they made the fans release at least eight shouts of exaltation with their arrival at the rival goal, but it was not until near the end of the first half when they managed to convert a goal: the youth squad, Plum Lira controlled a ball that appeared to be lost after receiving a corner kick and assisted Arturo Ortiz to go to the dressing room with the advantage.
The goal against broke with the whole scheme of Sebastian Mendez, Xolos’ new technical director, who would later admit “they made us goals in the fundamental moments, one was finishing the first half”.
It was expected that returning from the dressing room the Xolos would return revitalized, with a new approach seeking to reverse the score, however, everything went down the hill when the Pumas striker, Juan Ignacio DinennoHe took advantage of an inattention at the Tijuana exit to score the second goal in favor of the university students, “from there the game went uphill,” said Méndez.
Ten minutes after Dinenno’s goal, the center forward attended Fabio Alvarez to put the 3-0.
At minute 65, the defender of Xolos, Vladimir Loroña, managed to score the discount goal after taking advantage of a couple of rebounds in the small area of Pumas, there was nothing to celebrate at that time, the important thing was to put the ball back into play, however, with a downcast spirit it was impossible the task of those of Tijuana.
It was not only the credit of the offense, when the Xolos had possession, the Pumas multiplied to close the spaces in a timely manner, preventing the development of the rival’s plays.
Pumas requires to continue with the positive inertia to be able to access a position in the Liguilla or playoffs, at the moment the team’s technical director considers that overcoming the regular season depends solely on them. On the contrary, with two games ahead, Xolos says goodbye to the dream of the playoffs, however, Méndez stressed that they will not give away anything in their last couple of commitments, the task is to get their last six points of the tournament.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx