Chivas and Leon tie 1-1 in the first leg of their playoff semi-final series.

The game started with Chivas attempting to impose their will as they were trying to take the reins, however little by little León reacted by matching the process, Guadalajara seemed to be playing not to receive a goal rather than to score and that cost them dearly when at the 37th minute Joel Campbell made a great move to serve Fernando Navarro who sent it to the back for the 0-1, 3 minutes later Gigliotti, with a head, was very close to the second, but at half-time, there was no more.

For the second half again Chivas came out with everything and just at 5 minutes Uriel Antuna was knocked down by Cota for a penalty that JJ Macías made effective for the 1-1 tie, 5 minutes later Uriel Antuna stayed close to the second, León responded at the 59th minute with Cambell’s left-footed shot that they managed to deflect, the great opportunity for Guadalajara came in the 68th with a counterattack that Uriel Antuna missed. In the final stretch Los Esmeraldas looked better, although the clearest was from Miguel Ponce at the 85th minute who seemed to put the 2-1, miraculously the defense took it out of the line.

While at the 90th minute Ángel Mena also forgave a goal in an incredible way for the final 1-1.  The game’s officiating wasn’t the best, but the referee held firm with his whistle and controlled the game.  

Thus, the series was very open and everything will be defined next Saturday in Guanajuato where León will have every advantage when they are at home, but we know that Chivas have the quality to compete and dream of the final. Chivas 1-1 Leon.