Mexican giants Chivas left it late on Thursday to attract 1-1 with Cibao within the first leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup spherical one conflict.
Scorers: DĂaz Sánchez 1′; Mejia 90+10′
It took lower than 60 seconds for the aspect from the Dominican Republic to place the ball past goalkeeper Raúl Rangel and after popping out of the gates sizzling, the hosts nearly held on for an enormous upset.
The preliminary man of the second was Juan David DĂaz Sánchez. After some sloppy play on the again by Chivas, the ball fell for the 27-year-old proper winger outdoors the field. His left-footed strike then nestled into the underside proper nook.
As anticipated, the guests dominated the sport over the remaining 90 minutes of motion, and after 18 pictures and 71% possession, it appeared they might be left shocked. That was till Luis Gabriel Rey Mejia equalized with the final try of the sport and his header discovered the web within the dying seconds.
In the meantime, an additional constructive for the Liga MX aspect was Alan Pulido’s return. The striker recovered from a knee damage and entered the sport on the 46-minute mark.
Chivas will now return dwelling to Akron Stadium for the second leg on February 12, the place supporters will play an enormous function in serving to attain the following spherical. The membership will face Membership América subsequent ought to they transfer on.
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