KEY MATCH AT ESTADIO HIDALGO

Club Tijuana visits Pachuca FC in Week 8; LIGA Bancomer MX-2014 Apertura

PACHUCA, Mexico –Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente visits Pachuca FC Saturday Sept. 13 in a Week 8 match of the LIGA Bancomer MX-2014 Apertura (6:06 p.m. Pacific) at Estadio Hidalgo.


Coach Daniel Guzman’s team arrived in Pachuca Thursday evening and trained Friday Sept. 12 as it went through the final details heading into its key match against the “Tuzos.”


The match Saturday is one of seven the Xoloitzcuintles will play in a span of three weeks, competing in the LIGA Bancomer MX and COPA MX. It faces Pachuca Saturday, CD Guadalajara (Sept. 16), Santos (19th), CD Guadalajara (24th) and Veracruz (26th). Club Tijuana will then have two matches the first week of October as it hosts Cruz Azul (Oct. 1) and faces Monterrey (Oct. 4).


Xoloitzcuintles and Pachuca have faced each other six times in the First Division. Club Tijuana is 3-2-1 against Pachuca. The match Saturday against the Tuzos is the first for Guzman as the Xoloitzcuintles coach.


The Xoloitzcuintles younger divisions also play Saturday in Pachuca. The Under-17 squad coached by Marco Marroquin plays at 8:30 a.m. (Pacific) at Estadio de la Universidad de Futbol while the Under-20 squad coached by Raul Chabrand kicks off at 10:45 (Pacific) at Estadio Hidalgo.  


 


MEETINGS BETWEEN CLUB TIJUANA AND PACHUCA


 


2011 APERTURA


Week 13 – Estadio Caliente


Club Tijuana 3-2 Pachuca CF


0-1/ 21’ Joshua Abrego (TIJ-Own goal)


1-1/ 42’ Raul Enriquez (TIJ)


2-1/ 48’ Juan Pablo Santiago (TIJ)


2-2/ 62’ Elias Hernandez (PAC)


3-2/ 68’ Juan Pablo Santiago (TIJ)


 


2012 CLAUSURA


Week 13 – Estadio Hidalgo


Pachuca CF 1-0 Club Tijuana


1-0/ 62’ Javier Muñoz (PAC)


 


2012 APERTURA


Week 4 – Estadio Hidalgo


Pachuca CF 2-2 Club Tijuana


0-1/ 33’ Pablo Aguilar (TIJ)


1-1/ 60’ Felix Borja (PAC)


1-2/ 65’ Fernando Arce (TIJ)


2-2/ 88’ Nery Castillo (PAC)


2013 CLAUSURA


Week 4 – Estadio Caliente


Club Tijuana 2-0 Pachuca CF


1-0/ 57’ Alfredo Moreno (TIJ-PK)


2-0/ 84’ Raul Enriquez (TIJ)


 


2013 APERTURA


Week 3 – Estadio Caliente


Club Tijuana 1-0 Pachuca CF


1-0/ 48’ Diego Olsina (TIJ)


 


2014 CLAUSURA


Week 3 - Estadio Hidalgo


Pachuca CF 2-1 Club Tijuana


0-1/ 5' Cristian Pellerano (TIJ)


1-1/ 65’ Enner Valencia (PAC)


2-1/ 73’ Walter Ayovi (PAC)