🇲🇽 Chivas fall at death as Osvaldo Rodríguez strikes for León | OneFootball

Icon: OneFootball

OneFootball

Seamus Leonard·20 February 2022

🇲🇽 Chivas fall at death as Osvaldo Rodríguez strikes for León

Article image:🇲🇽 Chivas fall at death as Osvaldo Rodríguez strikes for León

León defender Osvaldo Rodríguez struck at the death to inflict defeat on Chivas on Saturday.

Scorers: Dávila 18′, Rodríguez 90+4′; Calderón 81′


OneFootball Videos


Chivas were authors of their own downfall in falling behind at the Estadio León.

In attempting a back pass, Fernando Beltrán played the ball right into the path of Víctor Dávila and the León striker kept his composure to slot through the legs of the advancing Raúl Gudiño.

The visitors were unlucky not to be awarded a penalty shortly afterwards.

Ángel Zaldívar was clearly clipped in the area by León centre-back Jaine Barreiro, but a VAR review stood over the initial decision of hand ball by Zaldívar, despite that offence taking place after the trip.

The Flock brought José Juan Macías off the bench for his first appearance since returning from his unsuccessful loan spell at Getafe.

However it was fellow replacement Cristian Calderón who made the crucial impact when he got on the end of Isaác Brizuela’s floated cross to power home a header from close range.

Article image:🇲🇽 Chivas fall at death as Osvaldo Rodríguez strikes for León

It looked like the game would end in a draw, only for Dávila to send a beautiful ball in for Rodríguez to control and finish with virtually the last kick of the game.

The point sees León rise to eighth place in the Clausura table, one spot above their crestfallen opponents.