Wednesday, November 13

Heart attack! Toluca left out the champion León in a penalty shootout and qualified for the Liguilla

¡De infarto! Toluca dejó afuera al campeón León en tanda de penales y clasificó a la Liguilla

After beating Club León on penalties, Toluca will face Cruz Azul in the quarterfinals.

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In a dizzying match, which ended tied 2-2 and was defined by penalties, the Red Devils of Toluca won from the 11 steps to the current Mexican soccer champion, Club León.

The rhythm of the game was imposed by the emerald team with their traditional game of possession; However, the Toluca led by Hernan Cristante was able to contain the locals and hurt the counterattack with the fast Estrada Martínez and Alexis Canelo.

The first goal of the match did it Kevin Castañeda in the minute 17 with a long-distance shot that goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota Robles could not contain.

Gooooooooool from @ tolucafc ! 🔥⚽

Castañeda hits him from medium distance and thanks to a deflection from Barreiro, this already has one on the scoreboard. 😎

🦁 0-1 👹 # TusGuard1anes 2021 | # SerFieraEsUnPrgullo | # SomosElToluca

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Just before going to rest, in the replacement time of the first half, the Chilean Víctor Dávila scored the tie thanks to a play that the Lion conceived from his own field and was weaving until he found Dávila on the right to leave the game in a draw for the start of the second half.

Goooooo ooool del @ clubleonfc ! 🔥

Dávila coldly receives the ball and beats Luis García to tie everything in Guanajuato. 😎

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In another masterful play, with a pass between the lines by Rubens Sambueza , Alexis Canelo lowered it with left and defined with right in a shot that was impossible to contain.

Gooooooooal from @ tolucafc ! 🔥😎

Pedro Alexis Canelo defines a pass from Rúbens Sambueza that should be in a museum. 💪

🦁 1-2 👹 # TusGuard1anes 2021 | # SerFieraEsUnPrgullo | # SomosElToluca

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Club León always tried, but Luis García , the goalkeeper of Toluca, emerged as a figure of the match by stopping dangerous shots from La Fiera.

Spectacular performance by Luis García! 🔥

The Diablos goalkeeper saved two goals from La Fiera. 😎

🦁 1-2 👹 # TusGuard1anes 2021 | # SerFieraEsUnPrgullo | # SomosElToluca

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When the match entered his decline, coach Ignacio Ambriz gave entrance to the young squad Fidel Ambriz , who has no link with the coach. In the minute 89, in the first ball that the young man from 18 years went straight to the Luis García angle. In this way the game was defined by way of penalties

Goool goool golaaazo del @ clubleonfc ! 😎

The youth of La Fiera has just scored a spectacular goal at the angle to send this to penalties. 😱

🦁 2-2 👹 # TusGuard1anes 2021 | # SerFieraEsUnPrgullo | # SomosElToluca

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La Fiera without aim

Toluca demonstrated his ability from the 11 steps after scoring each of the shots that corresponded with excellent collection; however, their rivals, who were the locals, failed twice.

# PENALTIES ¡Goooooooal from Toluca! Haret Ortega made her a teacher 🤩

👹: ✅

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Former Premier League Arsenal player Joel Campbell missed the penalty after being stopped by Garcia. Likewise, the Chilean Víctor Dávila threw him out. The final result was 2-4 in favor of Toluca from the 11 Steps.

# CRIMINALS Garcia stopped him! Campbell misses his penalty 😱

🦁: ✅ ✅ ❌ – –

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# CRIMINALS Dávila failed her! The champion is eliminated. Toluca goes against Cruz Azul. 😎

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Destination Quarterfinal

After being an irregular team during the Tournament, but with important victories such as 1-3 against Club América , the Red Devils will face Cruz Azul in the Quarterfinals.

WE HAVE RIVAL.

See you in the Quarterfinals, @ TolucaFC . 👀

Let’s break it in the league, Blues! 👊🏻 pic. twitter.com/xQpu8uUd24

– CRUZ AZUL (@CruzAzul) May 10, 2021

Goodbye to “Nacho” Ambriz

Coach Ignacio Ambriz played his last game with the esmeralda team after not reaching an agreement for its renewal . In this way, Ambriz leaves the León with two finals reached, a championship and the recent elimination in the pre-qualification.