An offside saved Pumas goalkeeper Julio González from ridicule in the 0-0 draw vs.  Cruz Azul – La Opinion

An offside saved Pumas goalkeeper Julio González from ridicule in the 0-0 draw vs. Cruz Azul – La Opinion


The goalkeeper of the UNAM Pumas, Julio González, was about to become the laughing stock of date 13 and many more days when four minutes into the game against Cruz Azul he made a serious mistake when trying to control the Argentinian’s free kick shot. Carlos Rotondi, but with such bad luck that the ball went between his legs in an incredible score against him.

But the offside in the play of Cruz Azul’s Uruguayan midfielder, José Riveroby trying to remove the Pumas forward, Guillermo Martínez, from the position, caused the action to be canceled and saved the Mexico national team goalkeeper from a blow.

González made the serious mistake of wanting to control the ball without completely dominating it and tried to come out with the ball immediately, but his action played a trick on him when the ball went between his legs to continue its course towards the goal in a dramatic way to the despondency of the goalkeeper who sat lamenting his failure in the small area.

But in a matter of seconds his soul returned to his body when his teammates realized he had been called offside, helping him get up to resume the game, leaving behind this serious failure that should not happen to a goalkeeper with the experience of Pumas goalkeeper.

Fortunately, for his interests, the Cruz Azul midfielder, José Rivero, wanted to step up to get the Pumas forward, Guillermo Martínez, out of control and in the play he was surprised by the linesman who realized that he was ahead and not He hesitated to invalidate the play.

Pumas and Cruz Azul in a discreet 0-0 draw

This action was the highlight in a 0-0 draw between Pumas and Cruz Azul, where it was surprising and disappointing for the fans of the Celeste Machine, to see how the Argentine coach, Martín Anselmi, played conservatively unlike in other games. , taking away his squad’s chances of seeking victory.

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Willer Ditta, Colombian defender of Cruz Azul, is already celebrating the first goal against Pumas. But the action was invalidated due to offside, which saved the feline goalkeeper Julio González, who appears in the action with his hands on his head, from a blow. In the end everything ended in a close 0-0 draw at CU. Photo:Etzel Espinosa/Imago7.

It was even very noticeable when in the 73rd minute of running time the Cruz Azul coaching staff opted for a tie by removing forward Uriel Antuna from the field and sending Erick Lira in his place, due to the discontent of the offensive player on the bench, giving the impression of complaining to his coach about the reason for this change.

In the end everything was a simple anecdote in a duel between Pumas and Cruz Azul that was due at the Olympic University stadium with the score 0-0 on date 13 of the Clausura 2024 tournament of the Liga MX.

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