Goals and Highlights: Tepatitlán 2-1 Leones Negros in Liga Expansion MX 2021

It's over! Tepatitlán beats Leones Negros on the last day.

Guajardo's shot, but the ball goes wide.

Alba's header is cleared out of the area.

Guzmán's cross, but the defense appears and prevents further danger.

Goal, goal, goal for Tepatitlán! Víctor Guajardo scored the first goal of the game with a tremendous free kick. 

Ceballos' cross, but the ball is too long and he misses a clear opportunity.

Change of Leones Negros. José González is replaced by Edson Jaramillo.

He's leaving! Paul Bellón prevents Tepatitlán from continuing the play with a foul and the referee shows him the second yellow card and sends him out of the match.

Tepatitlán was leading, but the referee signals offside.

Mosquera's flick, but the ball ends up in the hands of Lopez.

Changes in Tepatitlán. Valadéz and Jorge Mora are replaced by Duvier Mosquera and Víctor Guajardo.

The second half began with little clarity for either team.

Leones Negros change. Miguel Guzmán replaces Daniel García

The second half kicked off at Tepa Gómez.

At the end of the first half, the score is currently tied.

A shot that ends up crashing into Lemus' post.

Good defensive intervention prevents Valadéz from shooting at goal.

The ball doesn't want to go in, both Tepatitlán and Leones Negros are looking to get in front.

Goal, goal, goal for Tepatitlán! Tecpanécatl's low shot ties the score, giving the home team hope.

The match is very tight in the midfield, both teams are looking for the opponent's goal, but are unable to define correctly.

Good intervention by Bellón who delivers the ball to his goalkeeper with his head.

Change of Tepatitlán. José Ramírez is replaced by Fernando Ponce.

Goal, goal, goal for Leones Negros! José González appears inside the box with an accurate header to open the scoring.

The meeting starts in Jalisco.

F. López; P. Bellón, R. Godínez, J. de Alba; J. Hernández, C. Baltazar, A. Villalobos, J. González, D. García; J. González, M. Granados.

J. Lemus; C. Villanueva, J. Ramírez, C. González, S. Castañeda; A. Tecpanécatl, J. Mora, E. Rivera; V. Mañón, A. Valadéz, D. Angulo.

Both Tepatitlán and Leones Negros are already present at the Tepatitlán stadium, where they will be looking for three points to close the tournament.

These two teams have only played two matches; of those, Tepatitlán dominates with two victories, a situation that Leones Negros will be looking to reverse.

Leones Negros will be looking to increase their goal tally by 20 goals, while they have 16 goals against.

Tepatitlán comes into this game with 19 goals against and 15 for; this afternoon they will be looking to increase their goals for and avoid an increase in goals against, as well as to make it three out of three.

This is what the Gregorio Tepa Gómez stadium looks like, prior to the game against Leones Negros. This match will determine whether or not the local team will be in the playoffs.

¡𝐻𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑎! 🇱🇦🤩#SomosAlteños 🔵🔴 pic.twitter.com/obsbeGjiZO

— Tepatitlán FC 👑 (@TepatitlanFC) November 18, 2021

Marco Granados leads the Leones' offense, he has 5 goals and will be looking to score and also come out victorious to secure his place in the Liguilla.

Víctor Mañón is in charge of the home team's offense; with six goals, Mañón will be looking to continue scoring goals and also achieve the victory to qualify.

Welcome to the coverage of the match between Tepatitlán and Leones Negros. This match corresponds to the last matchday and will define the playoffs.

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Alfonso Sosa, coach of Leones Negros, spoke before the match: "We focused on collective strength. They were convinced based on the results, the performance they were bringing to the team. We had to give order to the team, they looked weak. We were structuring".

"There are no easy or comfortable matches. Today was proof of that. We knew that it was important for both them and us to win in order to reach the fourth place, in search of the direct pass. It wasn't easy, neither this one, nor Thursday. But we have it clear.

Francisco Ramírez, Tepatitlán's coach, spoke before the match: "We knew that Pumas was a very complicated team. In the end we looked for a result, we got a draw and now it's up to us to qualify". 

"This point keeps us alive. The team has suffered throughout the tournament every time we concede a goal. We are not demotivated and we are focused on trying to qualify." 

"There are no easy opponents. All the matches we have played have been complicated, and the next one will be no exception. We are going to fight to the death to qualify". 

"Since the preseason it has been complicated for us, but I believe in our work. It is what it is and happily it still depends on us".

Leones Negros is also in a great moment; the team coached by Alfonso Sosa will be looking to make it three points from three and take fourth place from Celaya, securing the quarter-final match.

Tepatitlán arrives to this match after tying against Pumas Tabasco; the Jalisco team will be looking to make it three wins out of three and qualify for the playoffs in the last available spot, thus depriving Raya2 of this benefit.

The Tepatitlán vs Leones Negros match will be played at Estadio Gregorio Tepa Gómez, located in Tepatitlán, Jalisco. The capacity of the stadium is 8,085 people.

My name is Lore Solórzano and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.