UNAM Pumas defeat Tijuana Xolos 3-0 in the Mexican Soccer League
In addition to González, Alejandro Mayorga and Bryan Mendoza scored for the felinos, who moved up to second place in the standings and remain the only undefeated team in the tournament. Tijuana, led by Argentine Pablo Guede, is in thirteenth position.
As the first half progressed, Pumas grew in attacking plays with shots from Argentine Juan Dinenno and González, who headed in a pass from Johan Vásquez in the 38th minute to give them a 1-0 lead.
Pumas scored their second goal in the second half when Carlos Gutiérrez stole the ball from a defender to assist Alejandro Mayorga, who entered the area from the left and converted the 2-0 with a shot to the far post as Jonathan Orozco came out.
Tijuana tried to reduce the deficit with runs down the left wing from Colombian Fabian Castillo, who won a penalty in the 63rd minute that was missed by Ecuadorian Bryan Angulo.
In added time, Mendoza made it 3-0 with a shot from midfield that surprised an advanced Orozco.
In the eighth matchday, Pumas will host Puebla, while Xolos will play at home against Monterrey on Friday.
Lineups:
Pumas UNAM: Alfredo Talavera; Alejandro Mayorga, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Rivas, Nicolás Freire; Favio Álvarez (Bryan Mendoza, m.86), Carlos Gutiérrez (Leonel López, m.72), Erik Lira; Juan Dinenno, Juan Iturbe (Brian Figueroa, m.86) and Carlos González (Facundo Waller, m.59). Coach: Andrés Lillini.
Tijuana: Jonathan Orozco; Miguel Barbieri, Jorge Aguilar, Víctor Guzmán (Jordi Cortizo, m.80); Christian Rivera (Jordan Rezabala, m.76), Clifford Aboagye (Edgar López, m.45), Aldo Cruz (Jaime Gómez, m.59), Marcel Ruiz (Luis Gamíz, m.59), Mauro Lainez; Fabián Castillo and Bryan Angulo. Coach: Pablo Guede.
Goals: 1-0, m.38: Carlos González. 2-0, m.57: Alejandro Mayorga. 3-0, m.96: Bryan Mendoza.
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas. Booked Dinenno, Barbieri, Iturbe, Orozco, Gutiérrez, Talavera, and Gómez.
Attendance: Match of the seventh round of the Apertura 2020, held at the Olympic University Stadium, in central Mexico.