Goals and highlights: Cimarrones Sonora 1-2 Venados FC in Liga Expansion MX 2021

At the Héroe Nacozari, Venados surprises and eliminates Cimarrones in the playoffs; with this, the team from Yucatán advances to the quarterfinals of the Apertura 2021 tournament of the Liga Expansión MX, and tomorrow they will know their opponent in that round.

Jesus Saavedra finishes inside the box from a corner kick to put the home side on the board.

Neri Cardozo, Venados midfielder, receives the yellow card.

Cimarrones makes more moves: Ulises Torres and Daniel Lopez replace Aldair Mengual and Aldo Arellano.

Cimarrones defender Aldair Mengual receives a yellow card.

Venados also changes their lineup: Eduardo Fernández replaces Mauro Pérez.

Angel Gonzalez, Venados defender, is also cautioned.

Gabino Espinoza, Cimarrones goalkeeper, joins the players with a caution card.

Cimarrones make their first move: Jesús Ochoa comes on for Edson Torres.

Eduardo Herrera, Venados attacker, receives a yellow card.

Mauro Pérez chested down Alfonso Luna, who unhesitatingly struck a powerful low shot just inside the post to increase the visitors' lead.

With this score, Venados is beating Cimarrones.  

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The match Cimarrones 0-1 Venados at Héroe de Nacozari is underway again.

After 45', and despite not being the dominant team in this half, Venados is defeating Cimarrones by the minimum difference.

Ayron del Valle set up Ángel López, who, in front of Gabino Espinoza, crossed the ball to give the Yucatecan team the lead.

Rafael Ramirez correctly saves and with both hands holds Raí Villa's header. Cimarrones is once again generating danger.

Little by little, especially in the last few minutes, Cimarrones looked better and began to take clear possession of the ball.

Rafael Ramirez! The visiting goalkeeper looks alert and clears José Peralta's header that had been deflected by Rodrigo Noya off the line. Venados FC is saved.

For the moment, both teams have found it difficult to progress with the ball, so much so that they have failed to generate danger.

José Peralta, a member of Cimarrones Sonora, becomes the first player to receive a caution.

The ball is rolling in Sonora! Cimarrones and Venados are already facing each other.

Tepatitlán joined Tampico Madero to become the second team to advance through the playoffs; in a few minutes, Cimarrones and Venados will define the third, while tomorrow Leones Negros and Correcaminos will look to be the last.

Alejandro Dogres; Rodrigo González, Héctor Oregón, Eduardo Fernández, Jorge Enríquez, José González, José Ramírez, Khaled Amador y Patricio Zerecero.

Ricardo Rodríguez; Adrián Caballero, César Villegas, Ulises Torres, Jesús González, Jaír Cortés, Rubén Domínguez, José Gurrola, Jesús Ochoa, Daniel López.

Rafael Ramírez; Juan Martínez, Alfonso Luna, Rodrigo Noya (C), Ángel González, Miguel Mayo, Neri Cardozo, Ayron del Valle, Eduardo Herrera, Mauro Pérez, Ángel López.

Gabino Espinoza; Aldair Mengual, José Saavedra (C), Aldo Arellano, Juan Sancho, Francisco Acuña, Edson Torres, Irving Zurita, Daniel Cisneros, José Peralta, Raí Villa.

Historically, since 2012 in Liga Expansión MX (formerly Ascenso MX), these two teams have faced each other 13 times; so far, there have been five draws and four wins for each side.

The referee for this match will be Jesús López Valle; Eder Contreras Márquez and Mayra Mora Cerero will serve as assistants, and Mario Terrazas Chávez will be the fourth official.

In almost an hour, Cimarrones and Venados will face each other in Sonora, in the quest to become the third (of four) team to advance to the Quarterfinals through the playoffs.

Tampico Madero is already through after defeating Mineros Zacatecas in the afternoon, while Tepatitlán is currently the second club to advance, after defeating Pumas 0-1.

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Rafael Ramírez; Rodrigo Noya (C), Juan Martínez, Alfonso Luna, Héctor Oregón, Miguel Mayo, Neri Cardozo, Ayron del Valle, Eduardo Herrera, Mauro Pérez, Ángel López.

Gabino Espinoza; Aldair Mengual, Adrián Caballero, Jesús González, Aldo Arellano, Francisco Acuña (C), Edson Torres, Irving Zurita, Daniel Cisneros, José Peralta, José Gurrola.

The previous week, the Yucatecans hosted Tapatío at the Carlos Iturralde Rivero, a club they defeated 3-0 with goals from Mauro Pérez, Eduardo Fernández and Eduardo Herrera.

Last Wednesday, playing at home at the Héroe of Nacozari, the Sonorans were defeated by the minimum difference (0-1) by Correcaminos of UAT, with a goal scored in the final minutes.

Meanwhile, the team coached by Carlos Gutiérrez had a good end to the championship that allowed them to reach this phase, where they will try to advance. They placed ninth with 23 points, after six wins, three draws and seven losses; they scored 17 goals for and 19 against.

The team led by Gabriel Pereyra went from strength to strength in the final stretch of the campaign but will still seek to reach the next phase. They finished in eighth place with 24 points, the result of six wins, three draws and seven defeats; they scored 22 goals and conceded the same 22.

It is the round prior to the Quarterfinals, which is disputed by eight teams, which are ranked from fifth to twelfth place in the standings: Pumas Tabasco, Leones Negros UDG, Tampico Madero, Cimarrones Sonora, Venados FC, Mineros Zacatecas, Correcaminos UAT and Tepatitlán FC.

The playoffs will be played to a single match, which will be played at the home of the highest-ranked club; in the event of a tie after regulation time, the qualification will be defined through a penalty shootout.

The institutions that advanced directly to the next stage are Dorados Sinaloa, Atlante FC, Atlético Morelia and Celaya FC.

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