The Copa Jalisco 2022 River Classic was decided in penalty kicks with a win for Chapala
Javier Sanchez, “Chapala’s most reliable goalkeeper” saved the last penalty kick from the Jocotepec team, winning the game for Chapala.
Jazmín Stengel (Chapala).- Many nerves and few goals. The Copa Jalisco 2022 River Classic match on Sunday, May 8th, between Chapala and Jocotepec was an intense 80 minutes. The match, which ended scoreless, was decided in a penalty shootout in favor of Chapala.
The Chapala team, playing at Juan Rayo Municipal Field, had the home pitch advantage. They took advantage of the strength of their offense to launch constant attacks on Jocotepec’s goal.
They kept up the tension and rhythm of the offense with lots of corner kicks, grazing the goal, without managing to cross the goal. One example was an acrobatic «chilena» move by defender Carlos Ibarra; it flew over the crossbar, despite being an excellent counterattack.
Chapala dominated the game for almost half an hour until the Jocotepec team found a couple of holes in the defense to slip through. Once they got going, they put constant pressure on the Chapala team. Heightened tensions on both sides almost resulted in blows. After a couple of scuffles between the players, the referee decided to penalize both teams, issuing yellow cards to both Chapala’s goalkeeper Javier Sánchez, and the Jocotepec forward.
With the score at zero at the start of the second half, the tired players were still in top form. Jocotepec dominated the first few minutes, with constant ball passing between the danger areas, as well as a series of corner kicks and crosses. One example was a scissor kick by Jocotepec’s Jaime Nava, who headed the ball straight into the goalkeeper’s net.
This prompted Chapala’s technical coach, Iván Guízar, to make changes, reinforcing the offense, and supporting Rafael «El Ratón» Amezcua and Ricardo Vázquez in their plays. The changes paid off and the Chapala team managed to tie up the score.
The strong attacks on both goals continued relentlessly, increasing the crowd’s stress. They shouted «we want a goal» almost every minute. The shouting only stopped when one Jocotepec player was forced to leave the field due to a strong blow to his left shoulder.
The intensity of the match’s final moments abated a little, but the long serves and attempts to score continued until the final whistle. Chapala won the match in a penalty shootout. Javier Sánchez, known as Chapala’s most reliable goalkeeper, saved the last penalty kick, giving Chapala the victory with a 4-3 score.
Chapala remains the undefeated leader of the Southeast 5 Table in round five. With four games played, they have three wins, and one draw (no losses). This season they have scored ten goals for, and only two against, a difference of eight goals; eleven points in total. They are followed by Concepción de Buenos Aires, and Jocotepec, who have nine, and ten accumulated points, respectively.
The winner of the 2022 Jalisco Cup River Classic gets three additional points. In case of a tie, one point is counted for each team, and the second point is decided in penalties. The losing team receives no points.
Translated by Amy Esperanto
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