How was James Rodríguez’s game in Pachuca vs. León

Lion visited a Pachuca in a committed commitment for the first day of the MX League and He won 2-1 In what was the Third game of James Rodríguez as headline In the beasts. How did the ’10’ play?

James already won a place in the team led by Eduardo Berizzoplaying this time a little delayed by the defensive tactical approach. The Cucuteño had added minutes to Atlas, meeting in which he generated a penalty that directed the comeback, in front of Juarez being a starter and scoring the goal of La Victoria and against Chivas, giving an assistance in one of the goals of his team.

In the last game against Mazatlan He didn’t add minutesstaying in the substitute bank by technical decision. León did not miss him and added another important victory to stay in the first places of the championship.

Already with several days of rest and with more training, the fourth meeting of the Colombian, third as headline came. James had a good performancebeing important in driving the ball, helping your team at the exit from the middle of the court.

The first half It cost him to have prominence Because Pachuca dominated the game and lent very little to León. However, in the few plays he intervened he showed all his talent.

In the 21st minute of the first half He received a foul in his own field on the right side that affected him and made him for a few seconds lying on the pitch.

James lost a ball at exitleaving his team badly and originated a dangerous attack of Pachuca that was very close to ending in the first goal of the commitment.

The Cucuteño too tested medium distance With a shot with his left leg that was very diverted above the arc defended by goalkeeper Carlos Moreno.

Minutes later, the ’10’ He was shot down in the middle of the courtbeing lying on the ground due to the hardness of the fault. This play ended with the warning for Pedro Pedraza.

At the close of the first half, James Rodríguez received a violent fault who ended with the expulsion of Elías Montiel, who hit him a disqualifying kick in the upper back.

In the second half, James had more incidence in the development of the partywith more spaces before the Red Pachuca card to take the ball in the midfield and generate offensive actions.

THE CAPTAIN OF THE LEÓN gained a brilliant corner kickwith a surprise curve that left the Venezuelan Jhonder Cádiz in goal, who crashed his shot in the body of goalkeeper Moreno.

Minutes later, James commanded the attack of the second goal of the Lionwith an in -depth pass along the right side for Iván Moreno, who attended Stiven Mendoza with a center.

The Esmeralda team was able to seal the victory with Another appearance of James Rodríguezwho returned to make an in -depth pass that left Iván Moreno with the goalkeeper of Pachuca, however, the striker’s shot crashed into the goalkeeper’s body.

In the last minutes of the game, a worn James was seen, with little participation in the offensive game and trying to help his team in the defensive facet to conserve the result in his favor.

He tried to favor the passage of time by circulating the ball and generating infractions that gave air to a lion who ended up tight before a great rival.

With this triumph, León keeps ideal score And he is the new leader of the MX League by James, who will already prepare for his next challenge.

When the James Rodríguez lion plays again in Liga MX

After the victory against Pachuca, León receives Toluca The day Saturday, February 8 at 20:00 (Colombian time).