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Balldog · 05-01-2011, 07:34 PM

Puebla (2-4-1, 9th) at Chivas (1-2-5, 16th)

Mexican First Division Opening Stage

September 12, 2009, 3:00PM

82 F / Dry

Odds: Chivas 6-4, Draw 2-1, Puebla 13-8

We are surprised to be underdogs, but there is a lot of concern from the media about the 2 weeks between matches. I thought long and hard about scheduling a friendly during that time but chose not to risk injury, knowing we had Chivas coming up on the schedule. Rodrigo Salinas has been playing poorly as of late, with a steady decline in performance so we pull him from the lineup in favor of Sergio Rosas. We get some good news before the match; Nicolas Olivera has returned to training and should be available for our next match.

GK – Dautt
D – Ortiz / Juarez / H. Ruiz / Ramirez
MF – Rosas / Palau / Noriega / Jimenez
F – Gomez / C. Ruiz

22’ – After 22 minutes of play there have been zero shots by either team but Chivas has been dominating possession and been on the attack for most of the match to this point. However a turnover leads to a C. Ruiz breakaway but their goalie denies him! After the denial Chivas goes on an attack and a great cross leads to a header from point blank range but it is off the post! After we clear it they turn it over again and we counter, Palau leads Gomez with a great pass that leads to the match’s first goal!
44’ – Another great cross leads to a good header opportunity but this time the header is high of the goal.

HT – Puebla 1 : 0 Chivas
We are certainly lucky to be leading 1-0 after that first half, they dominated possession but we did a great job of keeping them away from the goal. Individually everyone is playing well except Carlos Ruiz, he has a 5.8 h/t rating. Everyone else has at least a 6.7 h/t rating. That said we are still going to bring in Felipe Ayala for Damian Jimenez.

52’ – A corner kick by Chivas leads to another header, but again they miss high of the net.
57’ – Chivas forward Davila places a wonderful shot from just out front of the box but a brilliant save by Dautt denies him!
58’ – Palau gets a yellow card for shoving his opponent going for a header.
65’ – We pull Carlos Ruiz in favor of Marco Capetillo, Ruiz is tired and struggling with a 5.5 rating so far.
73’ – Hugo Ruiz commits a foul in the box and they are granted a penalty kick, Noriega is livid with the call. Magallon drills it home for Chivas to tie it up.
76’ – Ayala gets it forward to Capetillo for an opportunity to make a run at the net but they do well to keep him off point and he isn’t able to even get a shot off before turning it over within 5 feet of the goalie.
81’ – They fire a shot from just inside the box and it hits the cross bar, Magallon gathers the long carom and forces it in deep before shooting. His shot is deflected and Davila hammers it home for Chivas!
85’ – We pull Rosas in favor of Salinas, Rosas has had a bad performance today.

Chivas 2 : 1 Puebla
We commit 2 mistakes the entire game and they both cost us, Hugo Ruiz’s foul in the box was controversial and Diego Ramirez misjudged the carom that ended up allowing the go ahead goal. That one play caused Ramirez to end up with a 4.7 f/t rating. We ended up being out shot in the 2^nd half 8 to 1. Chivas seems to be a lot better than their record indicated, looking back through some of their reports it looks like they had a lot of injuries early on and have played a lot better recently.

Some Notes before the Next Match:

We lose out on a Lima, a striker from Brazil. To make matters worse he signs with San Luis so we will have to face him some day.
Nicolas Olivera has returned to practice and is ready to play in our next match, that will put us back in the 4-4-2 Diamond.

05-01-2011, 07:34 PM	#21
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	Puebla (2-4-1, 9th) at Chivas (1-2-5, 16th) Mexican First Division Opening Stage September 12, 2009, 3:00PM 82 F / Dry Odds: Chivas 6-4, Draw 2-1, Puebla 13-8 We are surprised to be underdogs, but there is a lot of concern from the media about the 2 weeks between matches. I thought long and hard about scheduling a friendly during that time but chose not to risk injury, knowing we had Chivas coming up on the schedule. Rodrigo Salinas has been playing poorly as of late, with a steady decline in performance so we pull him from the lineup in favor of Sergio Rosas. We get some good news before the match; Nicolas Olivera has returned to training and should be available for our next match. GK – Dautt D – Ortiz / Juarez / H. Ruiz / Ramirez MF – Rosas / Palau / Noriega / Jimenez F – Gomez / C. Ruiz 22’ – After 22 minutes of play there have been zero shots by either team but Chivas has been dominating possession and been on the attack for most of the match to this point. However a turnover leads to a C. Ruiz breakaway but their goalie denies him! After the denial Chivas goes on an attack and a great cross leads to a header from point blank range but it is off the post! After we clear it they turn it over again and we counter, Palau leads Gomez with a great pass that leads to the match’s first goal! 44’ – Another great cross leads to a good header opportunity but this time the header is high of the goal. HT – Puebla 1 : 0 Chivas We are certainly lucky to be leading 1-0 after that first half, they dominated possession but we did a great job of keeping them away from the goal. Individually everyone is playing well except Carlos Ruiz, he has a 5.8 h/t rating. Everyone else has at least a 6.7 h/t rating. That said we are still going to bring in Felipe Ayala for Damian Jimenez. 52’ – A corner kick by Chivas leads to another header, but again they miss high of the net. 57’ – Chivas forward Davila places a wonderful shot from just out front of the box but a brilliant save by Dautt denies him! 58’ – Palau gets a yellow card for shoving his opponent going for a header. 65’ – We pull Carlos Ruiz in favor of Marco Capetillo, Ruiz is tired and struggling with a 5.5 rating so far. 73’ – Hugo Ruiz commits a foul in the box and they are granted a penalty kick, Noriega is livid with the call. Magallon drills it home for Chivas to tie it up. 76’ – Ayala gets it forward to Capetillo for an opportunity to make a run at the net but they do well to keep him off point and he isn’t able to even get a shot off before turning it over within 5 feet of the goalie. 81’ – They fire a shot from just inside the box and it hits the cross bar, Magallon gathers the long carom and forces it in deep before shooting. His shot is deflected and Davila hammers it home for Chivas! 85’ – We pull Rosas in favor of Salinas, Rosas has had a bad performance today. Chivas 2 : 1 Puebla We commit 2 mistakes the entire game and they both cost us, Hugo Ruiz’s foul in the box was controversial and Diego Ramirez misjudged the carom that ended up allowing the go ahead goal. That one play caused Ramirez to end up with a 4.7 f/t rating. We ended up being out shot in the 2^nd half 8 to 1. Chivas seems to be a lot better than their record indicated, looking back through some of their reports it looks like they had a lot of injuries early on and have played a lot better recently. Some Notes before the Next Match: We lose out on a Lima, a striker from Brazil. To make matters worse he signs with San Luis so we will have to face him some day. Nicolas Olivera has returned to practice and is ready to play in our next match, that will put us back in the 4-4-2 Diamond.