Match recap: Pachuca 4 (2), Santos Laguna 4 (4)

Photo by Agustin Cuevas/Getty ImagesLiga MX has a reputation for wild games, but the playoffs have a tendency to take these to new heights. This was the case as Santos, who made the repechaje only because Querétaro was ineligible, dethroned the defending champions by getting a last second goal to tie it before taking it 4-2 in penalties.

Santos came out like a house on fire, causing all sorts of trouble for Pachuca’s back line. Harold Preciado looked like he had the first good chance of the game in the second minute, but Oscar Ustari turned his shot aside before he was ruled to have been offside. Then a minute later Avilés Hurtado made a run into the box and tried to head the ball, instead…