Club América 2-0 Columbus Crew – Eagles reach semi-finals | OneFootball

América defeated Columbus Crew 2-0 to qualify for the Leagues Cup 2026 semifinal.

This was the starting XI: Rodolfo Cota, Kevin Álvarez, Israel Reyes, Sebastián Cáceres, Cristian Borja, Alan Cervantes, Erick Sánchez, Raphael Veiga, Brian Rodríguez, Isaías Violante, and Henry Martín.

11′ AMÉRICA GOAL – A stunning goal by Raphael Veiga after an assist from Brian Rodríguez.

16′ América survive! – A corner from the opposing team ended with a shot that struck the post.

23′ América close! – A great counterattack between Veiga and Brian ended with a shot from ‘Rayito’ that was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.

31′ Another miss for América! – A great pass from Brian Rodríguez found Isaías Violante alone in front of the goalkeeper; he tried to chip it, but the opposing keeper read it and made the save.

34′ Cota saves América! – Josef Martínez got a one-on-one shot against Rodolfo Cota, but the América goalkeeper managed to save it.

37′ Penalty for Columbus Crew – The referee awards a penalty to the opposition for a handball by Cristian Borja inside the box.

39′ Cota saves the penalty! – Rodolfo Cota guesses Méndez’s shot and keeps América from conceding the equalizer.

44′ Incredible save by Cota! – The América goalkeeper made a huge save from a header inside the six-yard box.

América started the match well and easily could have gone 3-0 up, but the final stretch of the first half was very poor, and thanks to Cota, América kept their lead on the scoreboard.

45’+5 – AMÉRICA GOAL! – Brian Rodríguez scores a beauty to make it 2-0 for Las Águilas.

América regained control of the ball in the second half, which allowed them to play with more composure and create dangerous chances in front of the opposition goal.

60′ América close! – A great cross from Raphael Veiga found Henry Martín completely unmarked, but he couldn’t set himself properly and his shot was weak.

72′ Substitutions – On: Diego Arriaga and Dagoberto Espinoza – Off: Cristian Borja and Isaías Violante.

75′ Substitutions – On: Alejandro Cárdenas and Ícaro da Conceicao – Off: Henry Martín and Erick Sánchez.

78′ Substitution – On: Óscar Perea – Off: Brian Rodríguez.

Columbus took control of the match in the closing stages, but they were no longer able to create the same dangerous chances we saw in the first half.

Las Águilas advance to the Leagues Cup semifinals for the first time, where they will face Monterrey in a match to be played between September 2 and 3.

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