▲ The American player Julián Quiñones disputes the ball with Alan Torres, from Chivas.Photo Cuartoscuro
From the Editorial
La Jornada Newspaper
Thursday, March 7, 2024, p. a32
América set foot in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup after beating Chivas 3-0, which was left with one less player for most of the second half this Wednesday in the first leg of the round of 16. final, played at the Akron stadium.
The goals of the azulcrema team were the work of Colombian Julián Quiñones at minute 15, a penalty by Chilean Diego Valdés at 70 and Henry Martín at 90+4.
The Águilas, the most successful team in the area with seven titles, could lose by a difference of two goals in the second leg next Wednesday at the Azteca stadium and would still qualify for the next round.
Chivas is not finished, but it has a complicated mission because it needs to win by the same 3-0 to force penalties. The winner will face whoever comes out ahead between Alajuelense of Costa Rica and the New England Revolution of the MLS.
América took the field with great intensity and dominated the ball from the beginning; However, he went ahead thanks to a penalty committed with the red and white Eduardo Torres after a foul on Quiñones inside the area. The Colombian himself was in charge of collecting from the 11th step, and with a touch to the lower right corner he beat the red and white goalkeeper Óscar Whalley, to make it 1-0, in the 15th minute.
Chivas had a couple of approaches before the break, first with a shot from Jesús Orozco, in the 21st minute. Then, Antonio Briseño connected with a header that was barely rejected by Azulcrema goalkeeper Luis Malagón, in the 45th minute.
The second half was more balanced, and when the rojiblancos were playing better, Torres committed another foul on Quiñones on the wing and received his second yellow card to be sent off, in the 61st minute.
The Águilas took advantage of their numerical superiority and extended their advantage (2-0) at 70, in a quick transition in which Alejandro Zendejas sent a delayed pass from the right to the center of the area, where Valdés appeared to finish with a shot to the left post by Whalley.
As the match expired, Santiago Naveda took a shot from outside the area, which hit the post and the rebound fell to Martín, who connected with a header that entered softly and into the center of the red-and-white goal.
2024-03-07 09:44:43
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