Deportiva Venados advances to the quarterfinals, but is tired of failing

YUCATAN.— Deportiva Venados is already in the quarterfinals of the reserve team playoffs of the Third Division League, but…

Never before had a team failed as much as the Venado team showed this Saturday, settling for a 2-2 draw with the Alebrijes de Oaxaca in the second leg of the round of 16.

What happened on the pitch at the "Alonso Diego Molina" Stadium in Tamanché was a concert of arrivals, but also, sadly, a string of errors from the Deer forwards . They could have won by at least six or seven. And they left with their first winless home game of the season.

The aggregate result was 6-4, which was cheap for the Oaxaca team.

Now Deportiva is waiting to find out its quarterfinal opponent. Since the Yucatecans were the leaders among the reserve teams in the regular season, they chose a day and time to close the season and will play the first leg on Wednesday and the second leg on Saturday at 3 p.m. , regardless of who is next on the road. They will have a few days to reflect on what could have happened to cause them to fail so badly.

It was thought that they could win because before the first minute they were already winning with a goal from Jonathan Ciprián , a header, and the siege and the rain of errors in front of the goal began, with goals already sung.

The home team was overconfident and Oaxaca, which was almost there, had one and scored , thanks to Leandro López , in the 37th minute.

The second half was much the same: attacks and errors from the home team, including an apparent penalty that went uncalled. Oaxaca reached the home team's penalty area and was awarded a penalty, which was well taken for a 2-1 scoreline that shook everyone in Tamanché, making the aggregate score 5-4. And Deportiva hadn't lost at home in the entire tournament.

There were more chances. The 12th shot hit the crossbar, looking like a great goal. And the ball fell at the feet of Brayan Beltrán , the same shooter, who shot past the Alebrije goalkeeper to give the home side a chance to breathe.