By Jorge Hernandez
Mar 18, 2024, 04:38 AM EDT
This Sunday, in the match that closed day 12 of Mexican soccer, the Red Devils beat 3-0 Cougars at the Nemesio Diez stadium, taking third overall place by storm and sending the university students up to step number 11, kicking them out of the Liguilla zone.
The feline group, which a few weeks ago he was one step from the topwas losing steam as the championship progressed, but by winning its home games it was reluctant to leave the qualification zone, although it gradually descended and after this match it was positioned below the top 8 for the first time in Clausura 2024.
TO Toluca 36 minutes were enough for him to lead his victory, with a momentary 2-0, since at 14′ Alexis Vega opened the scoring with a shot that he released from outside the area and that went straight and hit the right post of Julio González, who He stretched, but couldn’t reach the ball.
The Devils had already given two danger warnings before the goal, so they were dominating the match. And after the goal that opened the score, things did not change, Toluca insisted and found the second via penalty, through the boots of their official collector, goalkeeper Tiago Volpi, who made the charge effective from the 11th step and He reached 4 targets.
Starting the second half, Pumas had the first danger, but “Memote” Martínez gave the goalkeeper his header.
Toluca continued reaching the cat’s goal and in the 77th minute won the reward for its insistence, with a header that Juan Pablo Domínguez sent to the back of the net to make it 3-0, which gave the locals three points before the match. FIFA.
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