Santos 2 – León 1: Guerreros jubilant after home win against Los Panzas Verdes
Santos Laguna strolled past León with a 2-1 win on Friday at Estadio Tsm Corona. Both Santos and León arrived at the match from previous defeats in the league. Santos arrived at the match looking pick up points, following a previous defeat to Tigres UANL. León, on the other hand, had lost their previous match against Mazatlán. As things stand, Santos and León currently occupy 6th and 12th spots in the table, with 13 points and 9 points respectively after 9 matches.
It was an impressive opening from Los Panzas Verdes, when Fidel Daniel Ambriz Gonzalez gave León the lead, 38 minutes in. However, their celebrations were kept brief, as Omar Chagoya equalised for Guerreros just before halftime, finishing the first half 1-1.
Santos continued to apply pressure in the second and were rewarded, when Felix Torres found the net, 63 minutes in, which sealed the victory for Santos.
Substitutions for Santos included Harold Preciado, Diego Medina, Leonardo Suarez and Aldo Lopez for Jair Gonzalez, Javier Correa, Juan Brunetta and Eduardo Aguirre, repectively. León replaced Angel Mena, Yairo Moreno, Osvaldo Rodriguez, Jose Rodriguez and for Joel Campbell, Federico Martinez, Victor Davila, Javier Ibarra and.
There were bookings for Juan Brunetta from Santos, and Osvaldo Rodriguez, Jose Rodriguez, Paul Bellon Saracho and Joel Campbell, for León.
Next up, Santos are away to Pumas, whilst León will travel to face Pachuca.
| Technical card: | |
|---|---|
| Santos Laguna: | Carlos Acevedo, Carlos Orrantia, Hugo Rodriguez, Felix Torres, Omar Chagoya, Juan Brunetta (Leonardo Suarez, min.90), Fernando Gorriaran, Alan Cervantes, Jair Gonzalez (Harold Preciado, min.60), Javier Correa (Diego Medina, min.87) and Eduardo Aguirre (Aldo Lopez, min.90) |
| León: | Rodolfo Cota, Byron Castillo, Stiven Barreiro, Paul Bellon Saracho, Osvaldo Rodriguez (Victor Davila, min.87), Fidel Daniel Ambriz Gonzalez, Yairo Moreno (Federico Martinez, min.71), Angel Mena (Joel Campbell, min.60), Jose Rodriguez (Javier Ibarra, min.89), Julien Celestine and Lucas Di Yorio |
| Stadium: | Estadio Tsm Corona |
| Goals: | Fidel Daniel Ambriz Gonzalez (0-1, min. 38), Omar Chagoya (1-1, min. 40) and Felix Torres (2-1, min. 63) |
