“Óscar Macías opens the scoring for Atlético San Luis after a blocked shot from David Rodriguez is recycled from a corner, finishing with an assist from Sebastien Salles-Lamonge.”
“Tahiel Jiménez levels for Santos Laguna, converting a chance created by Ezequiel Bullaude after a spell of pressure including shots from David Rodriguez and Roman Torres Acosta that both went astray.”
Pivotal“Tahiel Jiménez completes his brace to put Santos Laguna ahead for the first time, finishing off a sequence that began with a blocked Fran Villalba effort.”
Pivotal
Atlético San Luis
Santos Laguna
Outstanding performance
Santos Laguna•AttackerAtlético San Luis dominated the underlying numbers — 56% possession, 16 shots, and six corners to Santos Laguna's three — but it was Santos who made their chances count. Óscar Macías put the hosts ahead early from a well-worked corner routine, only for Tahiel Jiménez to drag Santos level before the break with a goal assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude. Jiménez then struck again just after the hour mark to complete his brace and hand Santos Laguna a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish, with San Luis unable to add the 13 extra shots they mustered beyond their three on target. Santos Laguna's clinical edge — eight shots on target from just 17 attempts compared to San Luis's wasteful 3-from-16 — proved the difference, and with the match petering into a flurry of late substitutions on both sides, the result stands as a lesson in efficiency over volume for Atlético San Luis.
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Lucas Esteves Souza takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Rafa Llorente takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot by Oscar Macias with his left foot is blocked.
On comes Kevin Alexander Palacios Salazar, off goes Diego Gonzalez.
Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara comes on for Ezequiel Bullaude.
Leonardo Flores attempts a header but misses the shot.
Leonardo Flores is on, and Benjamin Galindo Cruz is off.
Roberto Meraz attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Diego Gonzalez takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Esteban Lozano comes on for Tahiel Jimenez.
Aldo Lopez Vargas is coming on for Fran Villalba.
Substitution: Roberto Meraz comes on for Aldo Cruz.
Luis Ronaldo Najera Reyna comes on for David Rodriguez.
Corner awarded.
Franco Pardo attempts a header but misses the shot.
Fran Villalba takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Mauricio Cuevas takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Lucas Esteves Souza is substituted off for Felipe Andres Mora Aliaga.
Sebastien Salles-Lamonge comes on for Anderson Duarte.
Emmanuel Echeverria comes on for Ramiro Sordo.
Sebastien Salles-Lamonge takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Offside.
Roman Torres Acosta takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yellow card issued to Tahiel Jimenez.
Shot by Tahiel Jimenez with his right foot results in a goal.
Shot by Mauricio Cuevas with his right foot is saved.
Goal! Tahiel Jimenez scores, bringing the score to 1-2.
Fran Villalba takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Tahiel Jimenez takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Rafa Llorente takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Corner awarded.
Facundo Agustin Caseres takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ezequiel Bullaude takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Fran Villalba takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Fran Villalba takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
First half ends with the score at 1-1.
Sebastien Salles-Lamonge takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Roman Torres Acosta takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Rafa Llorente takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Shot by Eduardo Aguila with a header, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Tahiel Jimenez takes a shot with his head and scores a goal.
assist: Ezequiel Bullaude
Goal! Tahiel Jimenez scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude.
Corner awarded.
Roman Torres Acosta takes a right-footed shot but misses.
David Rodriguez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Diego Gonzalez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Shot by Oscar Macias with a header results in a goal.
assist: Sébastien Salles-Lamonge
Goal! Oscar Macias scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Sebastien Salles-Lamonge.
David Rodriguez takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Offside.
Ramiro Sordo takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Diego Gonzalez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Fernando Hernandez.
Atlético San Luis ride a two-game winning streak into a home clash with a red-hot Santos Laguna side chasing a fourth straight victory. Both teams sit in the lower half of the table, making this a crucial swing match for climbing out of the basement and into Liguilla contention.
