Atlas 2-4 América: Thrilling match and dream debut for Saint-Maximin | OneFootball

América defeated Atlas 4-2 as visitors to climb to the second place in the tournament.

First Half:

A very interesting start to the match by the Eagles, dominating the ball and constantly seeking the opponent's goal.

20′ GOAL FOR AMÉRICA! – Brian Rodríguez opened the scoring with a penalty.

A very good first half for the Eagles, they took control of the match, created goal opportunities, and defended well against the opponent's counterattacks.

45′ Goal for Atlas – In the first goal attempt by the opponent, they equalized the match. Del Prete put it in the top corner.

45’+2 – Close for América! – Great backward pass from Dagoberto Espinoza to ‘Chiquito’ who entered the area completely alone, but his shot went far wide of the goal.

Second Half:

47′ Close for América! – Israel Reyes was left completely alone inside the area during a corner kick, but his header went wide.

48′ Goal for Atlas – Rivaldo turns the score around.

What a way to start the second half, Israel Reyes had everything to give América the lead, but he missed incredibly and in the next play, Atlas scored to turn the match around.

57′ Goal disallowed for Atlas – Uros had scored after a cross into the area, but it was ruled offside.

61′ Substitutions – Out: Brian Rodríguez, Dagoberto Espinoza, and Rodrigo Aguirre – In: Allan Saint-Maximin, José Zúñiga, and Kevin Álvarez.

66′ GREAT SAVE BY MALAGÓN! – The América goalkeeper made a great save after a header from a corner kick.

73′ GOAL FOR AMÉRICA – Great ball control by Kevin Álvarez who then passed it to Álvaro Fidalgo who finished superbly for the 2-2.

81′ Substitution – Out: Alejandro Zendejas – In: Isaías Violante.

82′ Red card for Aldo Rocha – The Atlas captain tackled ‘Chiquito’ Sánchez and the referee decided to give him a second yellow card. It should have been a direct red.

87′ Substitution – Out: Ramón Juárez – In: Víctor Dávila.

88′ GOAL FOR AMÉRICA – Allan Saint-Maximin scores the 3-2 for América with a powerful shot inside the area.

94′ GOAL FOR AMÉRICA – Víctor Dávila missed his penalty, but scored on the rebound.

A crazy match, with comebacks, penalties, expulsions, and disallowed goals, but very entertaining for the fans.

Worrying to see that disconnection in América's defense again for large parts of the match; an ideal debut for Allan Saint-Maximin, he came in, was active, and scored the winning goal.

América's next match will be on Saturday, August 30, hosting Pachuca.

Statistics:

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.