Scocco Draws With Querétaro
After the last three matches Puma’s fans are left with a rather interesting feeling. Should we be excited? Should we be upset? We’ve drawn six of our matches this season, three of them coming in the last three matches. The first may have been acceptable when we held Chivas to a nil - nil draw. The next two came from matches against bottom dwellers which we should have taken three points from. The first was a one – one draw with Necaxa, the third came todayagainst Querétaro.
The early minutes were a bit of a surprise as Pumas didn’t really look to dominate as some would have expected. The lack of dominance only really lasted the first eight minutes or so, but eventually Pumas figured out they were playing a football game and got to it. Once Pumas took control it looked as if it should be an easy win as all the chances came our way. Early on Scocco had a good go at goal, and a Leandro corner led to a blistering header. Both shots were cleared off the goal line. In the sixteenth minute Chiapas showed some good skill dribbling around a defender only to send his cross/shot just wide of the far post with no trailing runner to be seen.
Despite these efforts on goal, it was Querétaro who would put in two goals within seven minutes in the twentieth and twenty-sixth minute. Both goals came from defensive mistakes that found Querétaro strikers in the proper positions to capitalize on our errors. The first came when Israel Castro intercepted a Querétaro cross. His first touch was a little uncontrolled but he had time to take another before Arturo Alvarado pounced. Unfortunately Castro decided to touch the ball back to RoRo in goal. It was a poor touch that saw Alvarado take possession and easily slot home in the upper right. It left our fans in shock, and the players in a bit of confusion, however, they were unable to gather their senses before Querétaro struck again. This time it was off a corner kick that looked to be won by Verón, however his touch landed at the feet of Mateo Figoli. It should be noted that it’s unclear whether Figoli struck the ball, or the ball struck Figoli. In the end he looked as surprised that he scored as RoRo was that it went in found the back of the net.
