Pachuca comes from behind and adds three points against Puebla

The Tuzos of Pachuca came from behind to win 2-1 over Puebla , in the continuation of Matchday 9 of the Clausura 2025 tournament of the Liga MX , taking advantage of the fact that the La Franja team was left with one man less in the second half of the duel held at the Hidalgo Stadium .

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The first half saw the visitors outdo the Tuzos with quick transitions. From the 7th minute, Ricardo Marín surprised with a goal from outside the area , putting the ball in the corner. With this goal he scored his fourth goal with Puebla .

As the minutes passed, La Franja took control of the game and also positioned itself well in the defensive zone , which made it difficult for the Hidalgo team to have a presence in the Puebla goal.

Almost at the end of the first half, Pachuca went forward and came close to tying the score. The clearest chance came from John Kennedy , after a long-distance shot, but Miguel Jiménez dove in with his other hand to keep the goal at zero at half-time.

For the second half, the home team showed a different face and went on the attack , but once again the Puebla goalkeeper appeared and with several saves became a factor in keeping his goal intact.

The Tuzos' persistence was rewarded by John Kennedy , after Oussama Idrissi recovered the ball and passed it to the striker , who turned around and crossed his shot to beat Miguel Jiménez , tying the score at 66 minutes.

In a few minutes, the game changed for Puebla , coupled with an elbow from Facundo Waller that earned him a sending off after a VAR review, leaving his team with 10 players.

In the next play, Carlos Sánchez took the ball and headed towards the area, passing the ball to Kennedy, who scored with first-time intention to turn the score around to 2-1 in the 77th minute.

The locals did not let their guard down and tried to increase their lead until the end , but thanks to their goalkeeper, Puebla only conceded two goals.

Thus, the Hidalgo team took the victory and has 16 points in seventh position ; while Puebla remains thirteenth with 8 units .

For Matchday 10, Pachuca will face Juárez , while Puebla will face Querétaro , both teams as visitors.

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