Ecuadorian Erick Castillo is present in Tijuana’s triumph over Atlas, in Mexican soccer

The Ecuadorian Erick Castillo next to Colombian Mauro Manotas and they scored this Thursday the goals that led to Tijuana’s 0-2 away win over Atlas at the start of the sixteenth day of the Mexican Apertura tournament.

Tijuana, already eliminated, remains with 12 points in the last place of the classification. The Atlas continues in second place with 26 units and on the seventeenth date, the last of the regular phase, its direct pass to the quarterfinals will be played, which will be obtained by the first four positioned in the table.

Without dominating possession of the ball, the Tijuana it was the most dangerous team in the first half. At 13 minutes, Manotas fired a ball that his compatriot saved Camilo Vargas and immediately the Colombian Brayan Angulo made a header that went near the post.

The push of the visitors had its reward at 34. In a counterattack, the Argentine Lucas Rodriguez, on the left, he entered the area and crossed a service that Manotas’s right leg turned into 0-1.

The Rojinegros left from the first minutes of the second half in search of a draw, but bad judgment prevented the locals’ goal. At 67, Aldo Rocha and later Luis Reyes they crashed a couple of shots off the post.

The Atlas failures opened the door for Tijuana to liquidate the game in another defensive oversight by its rivals. In 77, the Ecuadorian Fidel Martínez he assisted his compatriot Castillo, who crossed the ball to Vargas for the 0-2.

The sixteenth day will resume on Friday with the visit of the Mazatlan FC to Necaxa and from Puebla to Juárez FC. On Saturday, the Queretaro will receive the Santos Laguna, the Pachuca to the Pumas UNAM and the Tigers UANL at Chivas from Guadalajara.

Sunday will end the day when the Toluca host the Lion, the champion Blue Cross the leader America of the Argentine coach Santiago Solari and the San Luis de los Rayados de Monterrey of the coach Javier Aguirre. (D)