Pachuca thrashes Toluca in the first leg

Pachuca He looked impressive on the Nemesio Diez court and easily beat Toluca by a score of 5-1 with goals from Romario Ibarra (8′ and 36′), Gustavo Cabral (13′), Mauricio Isais (41′) and Nicolás Ibáñez (53′) to face the second leg with a wide lead.

This difference has never been traced in the history of Mexican soccer, so if it were to be achieved, those led by Nacho Ambriz would lift the champion trophy with unprecedented statistics. Both teams meet in an unprecedented final, however within the league they have five series as a precedent with two victories for the Tuzos and the three most recent for the Devils, however now the story seems to be defined unless a true feat is signed in the Hidalgo stadium.

If there was a fact that drew attention around the grand final, it is that the Mexican team came in sixth place in the general table, a position from which the Mexican soccer champion has never left since the league was established. However, the Scarlets had barely lost a game at home in the campaign and eliminated the Americaleader of the tournament, so the scandalous result surprised locals and strangers.

Pachuca It went from less to more both in the regular phase and in the big party, where they gave the blow of authority in the semifinals by beating Rayados convincingly in the Steel Giant. As visitors, Tuzos they were the fourth best team accumulating 12 points in eight games.

The team from Hidalgo did not expect anything to impose their style and from the first minutes they took possession of the ball. With eight minutes on the clock, Romario Ibarra closed down a quick counterattack to open the scoring and just five minutes later, Gustavo Cabral extended the lead after taking advantage of a set piece.

Toluca managed to balance the process of the match, unfortunately when it was already approaching the Ustari goal, the rival’s third goal fell, once again the work of Romario Ibarra who outwitted a couple of rivals to enter the area and beat Tiago Volpi. When it seemed that the three-goal advantage would stay on the scoreboard, Mauricio Isais made a great header to make it 4-0 with which the first half ended.

The reaction of the locals did not arrive in the complement and Nicolás Ibáñez took advantage of a series of rebounds in the Devils area to score the fifth goal for the Tuzos at minute 53. The game then entered a rut where the intensity went to less, however this helped the Devils to get closer on the scoreboard thanks to a collective play that Jordan Sierra finished.

Contrary to what many believed, the last minutes were back and forth where both teams tried to score the goal that would increase their hopes of lifting the title. Óscar Ustari made a couple of saves, including a last-minute penalty, that kept the four-goal advantage that looks decisive for the definition of the champion of the Liga MX.

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