Cruz Azul had to fight hard to get out of the mess their goalkeeper Kevin Mier had gotten them into when he conceded a goal from over half the field by Uruguayan Santiago Homenchenko, to tie 2-2 with Queretaro and equal a record that has been held for over 4 decades by the Pumas at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario.

That's right, because it wasn't enough for the cement workers that the Argentine Jose Paradela put them ahead on the scoreboard in the tenth minute, because a series of mistakes by the cement workers and the efforts of the Gallos Blancos allowed Santiago Homenchenko to score two goals in the 19th and 34th minutes, the latter a poem of a goal with a shot from over 50 meters that Colombian goalkeeper Kevin Mier missed due to his eagerness to stop the ball and ended up getting in with the ball in the goal.

This goal was on the verge of preventing Cruz Azul from adding their 22nd match without knowing defeat since playing at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario, including games in the Concachampions and the Liga MX tournament, a record that Pumas set 45 years ago when they achieved it in the 1979-80 season.

It was undoubtedly very costly, but the cement team was really able to achieve it with the goal by Uruguayan Gabriel “Toro” Fernandez, who brought the cementeros forward in their worst game of the season and where they had to pull out all the stops to get the tie.

In addition, Cruz Azul managed to maintain their undefeated streak in the 2025 Apertura tournament, being the only team in the competition to maintain their aura of unbeaten, in a duel that cost them more than expected, but more due to the arrogance of the cement team than due to the merits of their rival.

The details

From very early in the match, the cement team sought to take control of the action, taking control of the ball and scoring the goal of the pool in the 14th minute in a great triangulation between Charly Rodriguez, who touched it for Luka and immediately served it to Paradela,who receptionist and fast took the prosecutor of left leg that slipped into the corner of Allison's goal for 1-0.

But the Gallos Blancos arrived with the spurs on and at minute 20, they got a corner kick from the left wing, which Jhojan Julio took, Carcelen headed to the near post and in the second play Santiago Homenchenko finished to tie the score 1-1.

The surprise would not end there, because at minute 35 the great play of Homenchenko occurred, who came out with the ball controlled from the Queretaro defense, raised his face, saw Kevin Mier ahead and kicked the ball from almost 70 meters, causing the Colombian goalkeeper to not be able to stop the ball well and was clarified, contributing to the return of the visitors 1-2.

Cruz Azul had a very hard time tying the game in the second half, even more so when they were reduced to ten men after Luka Romero was sent off for a tackle on an opponent's shin, making things even more difficult for La Maquina.

It's true that Queretaro also tried their best to tie the game when Ecuadorian Julio Palacios was sent off for a hard tackle on Willer Ditta, leaving his team with ten men and thus making their lives even more difficult.

With both teams down to ten men, Cruz Azul tied the game in the 83rd minute through Gabriel “Toro” Fernandez, saving their night and, above all, maintaining their unbeaten record, saving their goalkeeper Kevin Mier from embarrassment, and tying a record of 22 games without losing that Pumas had held for 45 years.