Both Auriazules fans and Flock fans This Saturday they gave themselves with intensity to the University Olympic Stadium for the UNAM Guadalajara match, which ended 1-0 in favor of the Cats, who will face the Apertura 2023 tournament competition of Liga MX.
In the afternoon, a few hours before the match and outside the Pumas’ usual opening hours of noon, the stadium area was buzzing with shops, selling scarves, souvenirs and t-shirts from both teams.
As with any match between historic Mexican soccer teams, hundreds of people were present nearby, some holding hands as they wore the colors. of competing teams. There were families, friends, couples…
As soon as you enter the tunnel you can clearly hear UNAM’s war cry. Visitors say that they will experience enormous pressure, which does not weaken as the minutes pass.
Before the opening whistle, the University Anthem was accompanied by an impressive mosaic of lights in the stadium, a previously unusual sight due to the morning program that characterized the Games at the Olympic headquarters.
The fans’ chants echoed throughout the Pumas game, spreading further into the stands and adding a greater dimension to the game. The fan of the Guadalajara team also sang with courage and passion, creating an atonal symphony of steps that mixed the songs of both teams.
Chinese craze
“Chinese Chinese Chinese!” is the new anthem that resonates among Auriazules fans who can never get enough of cheering for their new idol, César “Chino” Huerta. Special expectations were placed on him tonight, after the great performance he had in the Apertura.
“There will be a goal tonight. There is no other option,” a salesman outside the stadium told us who, although he did not enter, shared the enthusiasm of all present for the former Rojiblancos member.
In the stadium, the interlocutor called one by one the players defending the university jersey, and the name “Chino” was drowned out by an impressive sound announcing that the Pumas have a new commander.
The Esquerda band was the protagonist and brought several dangerous chances to the visitors’ goal, which was defended by Miguel Jiménez, who was technically skilled, very aggressive and accurate in very complicated restorations, from the beginning to the end of the match. An advantage that allowed it to remain loved by the fans despite the 0-1 defeat on the scoreboard thanks to a great goal from “Toro” Fernández.
After confirming the choice for a Penalty in the 73rd minute, the Jalisciense fans seemed very confident. That was clear to her Vega, this time he would score one on one against Julio González.
The striker, who almost did not return to the group after the Toluca Controversy, wanted to join to make it possible for the Red-White club to remain in fourth place in the rankings, putting him in the second division could have played. leg of the quarter-finals of Guadalajara.
However, when González flew to the right and stopped the ball, the stadium was divided by disappointment from some and an explosion of joy from others.
When the match ended, the fans were 1-0 after Chivas’ eleven-step defense. They are ruthless and while they wait for the players to take pictures and sign autographs, they joke in unison about the same name: “Get Alexis out of here”, “Come back for your girls….”
Now that I have these Pumas I will be taking on Chivas again, this time in the quarter-finals of the Liga MXcom at the Estadio Akron de Zapopan. In turn, Auriazules fans will face the Jaliscienses again in a duel that promises an even more electric atmosphere.
Source: La Neta Neta
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