The Ecuadorian Romario Ibarra He converted a couple of goals to lead Pachuca’s 5-1 win at the Toluca field, in the first leg of the final of the Apertura 2022 Mexican soccer tournament.
Ibarra, the Argentine Gustavo Cabral, the Mexican Mauricio Isaís and the Argentine Nicolás Ibáñez scored on Thursday for the Uruguayan coach’s Tuzos Guillermo Almadawhile the Ecuadorian Jordan Sierra discounted for the Devils.
Although Toluca had possession of the ball 59-41 in their favor, Almada’s charges showed surgical precision from three quarters of the pitch forward and with an average of one goal every 10 minutes, they sealed the match in the first half.
Jordan Sierra and Toluca are finalists in Liga MX
At 2,600 meters above sea level, the Diablos led by coach Ignacio Ambriz came out to impose conditions; They showed dominance in the first seven minutes, but in the eighth minute Ibarra accepted a service from Erick Sánchez, entered the area at full speed and with a right cross shot made it 1-0.
Sánchez smashed a ball into the post at minute 11 and two minutes later Cabral accepted an assist from Víctor Guzmán and, faced with poor defense, anticipated and touched the ball from the right, making it 2-0.
The Devils reacted to the blows, however, they lacked forcefulness. The Brazilian Camilo Sanvezzo missed only in the area in minute 27 and Marcel Ruiz erred in the definition with everything in his favor, in minute 32.
Pachuca took advantage of the spaces left by the rival by going ahead. At minute 36, Ibarra converted at the start of Brazilian goalkeeper Tiago Volpi and at minute 41, Mauricio Isaís made it 4-0, with a header from a corner kick.
The second half began with the same trend, Pachuca accurate against an erratic Toluca.
In minute 53 the Argentine Nicolás Ibáñez, leader of the championship scorers, rescued a rebound from Volpi and made it 5-0, with a left-footed shot, two minutes before Fernando Navarro was left in the area with everything in favor and left go the goal for the Devils.
Los Diablos, who this year were thrashed twice this year by the Tuzos, 3-0 in the Clausura tournament and 4-1 in the Apertura, did not find how to stop the beating until in 78 they achieved a good combination that ended with a Uruguayan Leonardo Fernández’s service to Sierra, lethal with the crossed forehand.
Erick Sánchez committed a penalty in stoppage time. Argentine goalkeeper Oscar Ustari saved Leo Fernández’s shot to complete Toluca’s tragic night at his stadium.
The second leg of the final will be played next Sunday in Pachuca, where the Tuzos will have everything to add their seventh title, all in the last 23 years, in which they also won the 2006 South American Cup and five CONCACAF titles. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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