Puebla enrolled this Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Mexican Clausura tournament by beating Mazatlan 3-1 in a penalty shootout thanks to the magical hands of Paraguayan goalkeeper Antony Silva, who stopped two shots.
Playoff match ended 2-2 in regulation time.
Diego de Buen and Argentine Juan Pablo Segovia scored for Pueblaof the Argentine coach Nicolás Larcamón, while Brian Rubio and Néstor Vidrio did it for Mazatlán.
In the series of penalties, the Argentine Federico Mancuello, Diego de Buen and Israel Reyes converted for the people of Puebla.
Miguel Sansores was the only scorer for Mazatlana team led by Argentine Gabriel Caballero.
Puebla took advantage of his first stopped ball of the game to get ahead on the scoreboard. At minute 4, Diego de Buen took a free kick from the left that crossed the area and He entered the second post to set the 1-0.
The poblanos did not lower the intensity and increased their advantage. In 14 the Chilean Pablo Parra executed a corner kick on the left that Segovia converted with a header at 2-0.
Puebla ceded control of the game to Mazatlán, who warned with a couple of shots that went over Rubio’s crossbar.
The insistence of the Mazatlecos turned into a score at 37. Segovia made a poor clearance on a corner kick and after a series of rebounds, Rubio made it 2-1 with his right leg.
Puebla was organized in defense in the second half, in which they neutralized Mazatlán’s attack, but Martin Barragán’s expulsion at 85 he opened the door to Caballero’s painting.
At minute 91, in a play generated from a corner kick, the Uruguayan goalkeeper Nicolás Vikonis went on the attack and headed a ball in the small area that the Brazilian Lucas Maia cleared badly and gave a pass to Glass, who with his chest decreed 2-2 at 92.
Later Chivas de Guadalajara will seek their pass to the quarterfinals when receiving the Pumasrunners-up in the Concacaf Champions League.
The playoff matches began on Saturday when Cruz Azul defeated Necaxa 3-1 in a series of penaltiesafter drawing 1-1 in regulation time.
San Luis also defeated Rayados de Monterrey in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in regular time.