He made the Luis Pirata Fuente Stadium explode. Chilean defender Bryan Carrasco was in charge of opening the scoring in the match between Veracruz and Toluca in the twelfth matchday of the 2019 Liga MX Apertura tournament. The player of the 'Red Sharks' raised hopes for his team for over fifteen minutes with their first victory after 37 games, but his goal was not enough.
The play prior to Veracruz's first goal in the match took place at the 72nd minute of the second half, after the referee awarded a penalty in favor of the hosts. Then, Carrasco took the ball, shot from the penalty spot, missed, and on the rebound he sent the ball into the net to make his people dream. The rest is history.
Bryan Carrasco scored 1-0 for Veracruz against Toluca in the Liga MX 2019. (Twitter)
PRE-MATCH
Although Toluca has won their last two matches in the Liga MX, against Atlas and Atlético San Luis, the numbers don't allow them to qualify for the playoffs. The 'Red Devils' are seventeenth out of a total of 19 teams with eleven points.
Therefore, Toluca will try to confirm their recovery under the guidance of coach Ricardo La Volpe, who urged his players to take it one game at a time. On the other hand, the 'Red Sharks' of Veracruz come from a 5-0 defeat against league leaders Santos Laguna and haven't won a league match since August 25, 2018, when they defeated Tijuana 1-0.
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