What was supposed to be a 180-minute tie was, realistically, over within the first 45.
You can argue at which point it truly ended or which goal effectively solidified the result of the tie. But what cannot be argued was Pachuca's dominance. In some ways, that word, "dominance", doesn't feel strong enough.
Tuzos put a historic beatdown on Toluca in the first leg of the Liga MX Apertura final, winning 5-1 on the road to effectively seal the tie. And, as a result, Sunday's second leg, set to be hosted at Tuzo's Estadio Hidalgo, will be little more than a coronation for a champion that has, effectively, already been crowned.
For Pachuca, it was a night that will go down as one of the best in the club's illustrious history on the road to their seventh title. And, for Toluca, it will be a night that will go down in infamy as one of the most embarrassing defeats imaginable in a final.
GOAL breaks down a night to remember in Toluca...