⏮️ Leagues Cup: Pachuca thump San Diego; LAFC fall to Mazatlán on pens | OneFootball

Leagues Cup 2025 is officially underway with a new format and a fresh new look.

Key Results

Rough day out for MLS teams (except for Montréal).

FULL-TIME

Well that was some shootout...

GOAL

San Deigo gets one back on Pachuca but it's merely consolation in the dying minutes.

And it's Denis Bouango who skies his second attempt! Mazatlán will collect the extra point!

Both goalkeepers dispatch their penalties and we'll restart from the top! Pure drama in this opening night of Leagues Cup action.

We head into round nine of the penalties and neither keeper can seem to come up with a clutch save!

Some spectacular penalties between LAFC and Mazatlán 🚀

Pachuca are absolutely flying in San Diego! Three goals to the good now.

LAFC and Mazatlán are level at the end of 90 minutes so we head to our third penalty shootout of the night!

GOAL

Pachuca snatch the lead with nearly the last kick of the half! A peach of a finish from Alexéi Domínguez sees the Mexican side double their lead heading into the break.

In case you missed the face-goal! 🤕😅

HUGE CHANCE FOR PACHUCA

Former MLS man Jhonder Cádiz looked sure to put the Liga MX side on top, but his shot from left side of the box flashed narrowly wide of the post to spare San Diego blushes.

LAFC remain on top of Mazatlán but they just can't seem to find their second goal on the night.

GOAL

Pachuca have the lead in San Diego thanks to a frankly bizarre goal.

Víctor Guzmán's initial shot came off the onrushing keeper, but the deflection ricocheted off of Guzmán's face and into the back of the net. The Mexican has his goal, but he took with him a bloody nose!

GOAL

Mazatlán respond immediately! A rip-roaring counter sees the visitors pull level just minutes after LAFC opened the scoring.

And we're off and rolling San Diego!

GOAL

LAFC have been knocking on the door for the last 10 minutes, and now they have their reward. With the goalkeeper inexplicably off his line, David Martínez took advantage and lobbed home the opener. 1-0 to the hosts.

HUGE SAVE

LAFC looked nailed on to find the opener against Mazatlán, but Ricardo Rodríguez pulled off a simply stunning save on Jeremy Ebobisse from only a few yards out!

GOAL

Another preventable goal sees Houston trail by two to Tigres. Ángel Correa has bagged his second of the night as his Tigres career fully gets underway.

GOAL

A bad giveaway at the back allowed Diego Lainez to fire home from distance and reclaim the lead for Tigres!

The teams are out on the pitch in Los Angeles!

GOAL

The Dynamo have answered immediately after the start of the second-half! Ondřej Lingr has pulled the hosts level.

GOAL

Ángel Correa scores his first goal for Tigres and what a goal it was! They have the lead in Houston.

Somehow Puebla could not find a way to extend their lead to three goals over NYCFC during this passage of play...

HUGE SAVE

Tigres should have had their opener through Ángel Correa but he was stonewalled by Houston keeper Jonathan Bond from point-blank range!

After those two opening matches have wrapped up, it's time to turn out attention to Houston, and later to the west coast for some mouthwatering showdowns in SoCal.

FULL-TIME AFTER PENALTIES!

Liga MX champions Toluca fought back from two goals down to dispatch reigning Leagues Cup holders Columbus Crew in a frankly thrilling opener this evening.

FULL-TIME AFTER PENALTIES

Montréal have fought back to earn the extra point in the shootout!

And we're underway in Houston as the Dynamo take on Tigres.

And we're going straight to penalties in Canada after CF Montréal and León finished level after 90 minutes!

Eight minutes of stoppage time in Columbus. Plenty of time for a goal (or two).

PENALTY SAVED!

Luis García has come up with a massive save on Diego Rossi's penalty to deny the hosts a late winner!

This game just keeps on providing drama.

PENALTY TO COLUMBUS

The Crew have their second penalty of the night after a VAR check! They have a chance to snatch a late win against the Mexican champions.

VAR CHECKING PENALTY IN COLUMBUS

Just when you thought this game couldn't take another turn, the referee has gone to the monitor to check for a penalty infraction committed by Toluca. The hosts from MLS could have a late penalty here...

GOAL

Toluca have pulled level just minutes after scoring their first! Paulinho has his second on the night and now the Mexican champions will look for a stunning winner!

GOAL

Things get worse for NYCFC, as they now trail Puebla by two goals in the first half.

GOAL STANDS!

While it looked like a fairly clear offside call, Toluca's goal will stand on they now trail Columbus by just one.

VAR CHECKING GOAL

Hold on here folks, the Crew might be let off the hook by the VAR...

GOAL

Toluca pull one back in Columbus thanks to a Patrick Schulte howler! The Crew keeper spilled a long-distance shot straight to a Toluca player to tap in from point-blank range.

NYCFC still looking for solidity as their Leagues Cup campaign gets underway.

The tackles continue to fly in as Columbus and Toluca kick chunks out of each other this evening. This game very well may see a red card.

GOAL

Montréal have pulled level with León thanks to a Prince Owusu goal! Game on north of the border.

GOAL

Columbus have doubled their lead over Toluca thanks to USMNT wide-man Max Arfsten!

GOAL

Before we could even get going, Puebla have snatched the lead against NYCFC!

Juan Manuel Fedorco has scored just two minutes into the match at Red Bull Arena!

HALF-TIME

Columbus Crew 1-0 Toluca

CF Montréal 0-1 León

🎥 A look back on León's opener in Montréal.

The games have settled down now after a rapid opening 25 minutes, but don't you can't let your guard down when Liga MX and MLS square off.

🥊 It's all kicking off in Columbus as the players come together after the a rough tackle in midfield.

It is getting very chippy very quickly.

The penalty for Toluca has been taken away after a VAR checked revealed an offside in the buildup! Drama galore in the early going.

ANOTHER PENALTY IN COLUMBUS!

Toluca have been awarded a penalty of their own in Columbus after a takedown in the box. It's all happening in the opening 15 minutes, folks.

GOAL

We've had simultaneous goals in our two early games as León have snatched the lead over CF Montréal! Veteran striker Rogelio Funes Mori has given the Mexican side the lead in Canada.

GOAL

The spot-kick has been coolly dispatched by Columbus talisman Diego Rossi. The reigning champions have the lead!

PENALTY!

Luan Garcia's attempted clearance in the box went wrong has he kicked a Columbus player on his follow-through, forcing the referee to award the Crew a spot-kick.

And we're underway in Columbus and Montréal!