Goal and Highlights of Atlante 1-0 Raya2 in Liga de Expansión

Atlante is in the semifinal of the Expansion League. With Portales' goal at 67', from the penalty spot. 2 goals to 1 on aggregate.

Erick Fernando is sent off, Atlante has more than won the game. Monterrey is down to 10 men.

5 minutes more in the game.

With almost 90 minutes to go, Rayados is no longer the protagonist. Atlante is getting stronger and looking for the second goal.

César Ramos saved his team's goal, preventing Monterrey's goal from falling.

Atlante's goal, this could be the goal that qualifies the team of the people. The goal was scored by Juan Portales from the eleven penalty kicks.

Kevin Ortega for Chava Rodríguez, although the Raya2 player was unable to continue due to injury. Monterrey made 3 changes, 2 due to injury and 1 as a substitute. 

Kevin Ortega por Chava Rodríguez, igual por lesión no pudo continuar el jugador de los Raya2. 3 cambios por parte de Monterrey, 2 por lesión y 1 de revulsivo. 

Another player falls to the ground, Salvador Rodriguez is back on his feet after the foul.

Rayados missed it, the goal was close, but the Monterrey striker misplaced the ball near his foot.

Rayados tied Atlante in a scoreless draw, in a very eventful game in the first 45 minutes, the team from Monterrey made one substitution due to injury.

Ángel Eduardo Zapata retires due to injury and Edgar Josué Martínez enters for Rayados.

2 minutes into stoppage time. A very eventful game in this first half.

Atlante wasted the corner kick, and with almost 40 minutes to go, Villarreal cleared the danger from their area.

Pause to rehydrate due to the high temperature.

Juan Antonio Portales gets a yellow card, Rayados misses the free kick.

Rayados pressed harder in these first few minutes of play, with more intensity, and Atlante's losses were a factor in the game.

The first of the match goes to Rayados, but the Gansito counterattacked well at the back.

Start the game.

The Rayados are looking to qualify for the semifinals, in a perfect season for the team from the north of the country.

Este es el Equipo para nuestro encuentro de hoy. 📋

¡VAMOS, RAYA2! 🗣️💙@hospitalangeles Valle Oriente pic.twitter.com/X0DFMCX0Eo

— Raya2 Expansión 🤠 (@Raya2CFM) May 6, 2023

Thus, the colt comes out with several casualties, hoping that they will achieve the victory this midday.

Both teams are already doing stretching exercises, prior to the start of the game between Atlante vs Raya2.

Máxima concentración, @Cesarramos00. 🧤

¡Hoy no pasa nada! 🧱 pic.twitter.com/iXliErvnK0

— Raya2 Expansión 🤠 (@Raya2CFM) May 6, 2023

Mario García, Atlante's coach, commented on the player's condition:

"Lajud is in the hospital and the reality is that if the doctors don't tell me anything. There is a terrible lack of communication here at the club. I have no idea how he is, I hope he is well".

Sergio Villarreal, Rayados expansion player, said the following in a conference:
- "Let them know that we are going to die on the field, let them know that we are going to give everything we have to get a positive result."

The two teams have already arrived at the stadium, just minutes away from warming up, after which they will start the actions in this group match.

The fans of both teams have arrived at the Azulgrana, waiting for their team to warm up. 

Everything is ready for the players of both teams to arrive, the locker rooms are already complete with all the players' accessories.  

We are back for the minute-by-minute coverage of Atlante vs Raya2. We will shortly share with you the confirmed rosters, as well as relevant facts about the clash between these two teams. 
 

In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters Atlante vs Raya2 live, as well as the latest information from the Azulgrana Stadium, such as statements from the protagonists, players to watch and interesting facts about these two teams. Don't miss any details of the match with VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage.

USA Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

USA Time: 4:00 PM ET

USA TV channel (English): No transmission.

USA TV channel (Spanish): In TUDN USA.

USA Internet Commentary: VAVEL

This is the start time of the game Atlante vs Raya2: of Saturday, May 6, 2023 in several countries:

You must not lose sight of the genius inside the 3 posts, the great Atlante goalkeeper, Humberto Gabriel Hernandez, the little goose is one of the most experienced men in the Atlante squad, with his leadership he has taken his team to the big time, at 37 years old the veteran goalkeeper is looking to be with the colt in the Liga MX for one last dance. In this game he will be of the utmost importance to prevent his team's downfall.

The team from Monterrey already knows what it's like to lose on the Azulgrana's field, but the draw seems to have pleased coach Nicolás Sánchez, who was happy with the performance of his boys. He hopes that this weekend they will advance to the next round.

This is the first time that the Rayados' affiliate has participated in the league. 
"Again with Atlante we have a great game. It is a challenge to play against this team, they are very intense, they never let their guard down. To live up to that and play against this kind of team is very commendable".

The team of the people wants to continue to reap success with its people in this second leg, the colts receive the team from Monterrey at midday at the Ciudad de los Deportes. The team coached by Mario García wants to return to the main stage, being champions of the category. 

The experienced Mexican coach had this to say after the game in Monterrey: 
"The reality is that we are not happy because we want to play better and today we lacked, not attitude, not desire, we lacked to generate soccer. It doesn't make any sense to go through phases without playing soccer".

In the first leg held at the Steel Giant's stadium, the Monterrey affiliate tied the game in the final minutes with a goal by Gustavo Sánchez at 83'. Atlante scored the first goal of the afternoon through Daniel Guadalupe in the 4th minute, although the game was dominated by Raya2dos for the rest of the 90 minutes.

My name is Mauricio Gonzalez and I’ll be your host for this game. Follow pregame information on VAVEL.