Mexico City.- As expected, El Clásico de México in the youth categories was also going to be the talk of the town, as this rivalry is felt even among the youngest players. The intensity of the matches was such that Guadalajara and América were unable to gain an advantage and ended up sharing the points, so if you want to know how each match unfolded, here's the story.
U21
Good news for Guadalajara, who took two points from their visit to Coapa. After tying 1-1 in regular time, they took the extra point in the penalty shootout and will return to Guadalajara with a positive result against their archrival.
Isaac Brizuela scored for the Rebaño in the 17th minute after forcing an error in the Azulcrema defense with intense pressure. Etsgar Cruz scored for the Águilas in the 86th minute.
With this result, Chivas U21 reached 11 points with one game in hand, which they will play on Wednesday against Tigres at the Gigantera stadium.
América U21 1-1 Chivas U21
Referee: José Elías
Coapa
Lineups
América: Leonardo Palestina, Ralph Orquín, Miguel Vázquez, Joshua Strimling, Hugo Buyla, Diego Arriaga, Saúl Vallejo, César Ayón, Francisco García, Diego Reyes, Patricio Salas.
Coach: Rodrigo Méndez
Chivas: Robinho Romero, Carlos Hernández, Maximiliano Bustos, Diego Rosales, Ángel Brambila, Yohan Orozco, Isaac Brizuela, Diego Covarrubias, Carlos Corona, Marioni Ham, Leonardo Torres.
Coach: José Meléndez
U-19
In a match dominated by both sides, Chivas and América ended up drawing 1-1 in regular time, although it was the Águilas who took the extra point after winning the penalty shootout.
The home team opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a goal by Oswaldo Sánchez, forcing the red-and-white team to fight back to even the score. In the 57th minute, Coapa witnessed a spectacular goal when Esteban Mendoza drove the ball down the left wing and then took a long-range shot that sailed into the top corner to make it 1-1.
After this draw, Guadalajara reached 9 points, with one game remaining.
América U19 1-1 Chivas U19
Referee: Dennis Ávila
Coapa
Lineups
América: Norberto Bedolla, Adrián Gómez, Angel Morales, Guillermo Cortéz, Julio Díaz, Luis Mendoza, Oswaldo Sánchez, Edson Sandoval, Ricardo González, Luis Ramos, Alejandro Cárdenas.
Coach: Daniel Ruíz
Chivas: Cristo Navarrete, Erick Aguilar, José Gallegos, Juan Capuchino, Leonardo Ramírez, Emiliano Rodríguez, Leonel Calderón, José Elenes, Jhonnatan Grajales, Brandon Brocksom, Esteban Mendoza.
Coach: Benny Ferreyra
