Puebla's stunning bicycle kick goal rescued a draw against Atlas to stay at the Liga MX top of the table

Puebla and Atlas matched expectations to earn a 1-1 draw that ended with Guillermo Martinez's stunning bicycle kick that sent the Cuauhtemoc Stadium into a frenzy. 

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Just when it was thought that the visitors would come out on top in a very tough match, the striker rose up in the center of the box to connect with his right foot to level the score and make clear the parity between two of the best teams in the tournament.

The first half with few emotions

As these are two with the best defending lines in Liga MX, the match was evenly balanced in the first half, which led to few scoring chances; there was only one important action in the period, which was stopped by Camilo Vargas. 

In the 17th minute, Federico Mancuello launched a great pass from the midfield to Gustavo Ferrareis, who settled to his right to cross the ball, but the Colombian goalkeeper was ready to prevent the goal.

As has been the case since the arrival of Diego Cocca, the champion team did not lose order, evened up the match, and had a tenuous attempt at a cross that Diego Barbosa was unable to finish off well, thus ending 45 intense minutes, but with little soccer.

The second half was full of emotions

Once the match restarted, the sensations improved thanks to a more determined Franja, who even had the chance to score with a great goal by Israel Reyes that was disallowed for a foul on Edgar Zaldívar.   

The national team player had picked up the ball in the middle of the field, took his profile, and struck a shot that went into the upper right corner of the goal defended by Camilo Vargas, but the play was reviewed by the VAR so that the foul was flagged.  

Right away, the rojinegros were encouraged to go in search of a goal and came close to scoring with a penalty that was awarded for a handball by Juan Segovia, but Julio Furch wasted it when he shot down the center, straight to the feet of Antony Silva.  

From then on it was a mental game that the visitors understood better, as La Franja fell into desperation in their desire to find a goal.  

First, Quiñones had a goal disallowed for a clear offside, but in the next action, at minute 85, he came up again to shoot past Silva and make it 1-0. 

However, La Franja had plenty of grit and showed it again when they went in search of the equalizer, which came in stoppage time, where Memo Martínez scored a goal to be watched over and over again.   

Thus, Puebla and Atlas both have 11 points and leave open the possibility of Cruz Azul becoming sole leader if they beat Necaxa this Saturday, as they would reach 13 points.

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