América 2-0 Pachuca – The Eagles keep soaring high | OneFootball

América secures victory over Pachuca at home to remain as runners-up in the tournament.

First Half:

2′ Close for América – Rodrigo Aguirre was left alone in front of the goal, but couldn’t get past the goalkeeper.

The match started with América dominating the game; in the first 10 minutes, they created up to three dangerous chances on the opponent’s goal.

20′ GOAL FOR AMÉRICA – Igor Lichnovsky opens the scoring after an assist from Alejandro Zendejas.

Alejandro Zendejas’ first half was noteworthy; he returned to being that game-changing player who creates dangerous chances. He provided the assist for the goal, but also set up a couple of clear plays that ‘Búfalo’ couldn’t finish.

It was a first half completely dominated by the Águilas; the 1-0 scoreline was far too low compared to what we saw on the field—they could have easily been up 3-0 or even 4-0.

Second Half:

The start of the second half was sluggish from América; Pachuca came very close to tying the match with a ball that Guzmán had completely alone in front of Malagón.

59′ Substitutions – Off: Brian Rodríguez and Rodrigo Aguirre – On: Allan Saint-Maximin and José Zúñiga.

70′ GOAL FOR AMÉRICA – Allan Saint-Maximin scored the second for the Águilas.

América changed their style of play for this second half, giving possession to Pachuca and looking for a more vertical game. It was not the best way to approach the second half as it allowed Pachuca to create dangerous plays at América’s goal.

85′ Goal disallowed for América – Cristian Borja had scored the third for the Águilas, but it was disallowed due to a previous foul by José Zúñiga.

88′ Substitutions – Off: Álvaro Fidalgo and Alejandro Zendejas – On: Alan Cervantes and Isaías Violante.

Two very different halves from Club América; the first 45 minutes were very good from the Águilas, while the second half was quite lackluster.

An important victory that allows the team to remain as runners-up in the tournament, just one point away from the lead.

The next league match will be on September 13, when they host Chivas in the National Classic.

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