Club América 2-2 (3-4 pens) Real Salt Lake: América saved late | OneFootball

America saves the last-minute draw against Real Salt Lake and avoids elimination from the Leagues Cup.

First half:

3′ First warning from America – Good collective play from America that ends with a shot from Brian Rodríguez to the hands of the goalkeeper.

7′ America comes close – Filtered pass from Rodrigo Aguirre to Isaías Violante, who shoots with his right foot, but the rival goalkeeper avoids the goal.

16′ Goal from Real Salt Lake – Error from Israel Reyes in the exit, and after a series of rebounds, Luna scores to open the scoring.

37′ America comes close – Álvaro Fidalgo was close to equalizing the match after a pass from Violante, but the rival goalkeeper made a great save.

40′ Change – Out: Sebastián Cáceres – In: Kevin Álvarez.

41′ GOAL FROM AMERICA – A goal from almost another game; Brian Rodríguez from a free kick put the ball in the corner.

45’+1 – Goal from Real Salt Lake – The defense was asleep. A cross from the right that fell to a player who had two markers (Kevin and Israel), neither of whom jumped, the ball hit the post, and on the rebound, America's players stayed still, which Agada took advantage of to make it 2-1.

Second half:

45′ Change – Out: Isaías Violante – In: Alexis Gutiérrez.

An inexplicable change, Isaías was the best player on the team during the first half in the attacking zone; several dangerous plays were generated on his side.

65′ Changes – Out: Rodrigo Aguirre and Brian Rodríguez – In: José Zúñiga and Henry Martín.

66′ Another error from Israel Reyes – The fourth error from the American defender, but fortunately, Malagón saved the goal again.

79′ Change – Out: Jonathan dos Santos – In: Erick Sánchez.

The team is stuck in a slump, with a low level, individual errors, little attitude, and distrust; it's a team that practically has no soul; when they go down on the scoreboard, they don't know how to react.

90’+7 – GOAL FROM AMERICA – A great goal from Erick Sánchez from outside the area to equalize the match.

With more pride than football, the team managed to equalize in the last minute to recover a point and send the match to penalties.

Penalties:

With this result, Real Salt Lake takes two points, while the eagles only add one, keeping them alive in the Leagues Cup, but they will need to win their next two matches to maintain the hope of qualifying for the next round.

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