Querétaro 1-2 América – A vital win gives the team breathing space | OneFootball

America defeated Querétaro as visitors in a victory that restores some confidence to the team after two consecutive losses.

This was America's lineup: Rodolfo Cota, Israel Reyes, Miguel Vázquez, Kevin Álvarez, Cristian Borja, Jonathan dos Santos, Vinicius Lima, Erick Sánchez, Alejandro Zendejas, Brian Rodríguez, and Patricio Salas.

5′ Close for America! – Shot by Erick Sánchez from outside the box that just goes wide.

9′ Another one for America! – Patricio Salas with a shot inside the box that hits the post. He could have assisted Vinicius who was alone.

A very intense start to the match by America with constant arrivals at the opponent's area, reaching up to 10 shots in the first 15 minutes of the match.

21′ GOAL FOR AMERICA – Counterattack by America led by Brian Rodríguez who ends up scoring a great goal for 0-1.

35 very positive minutes by America, they dominated at will and defended precisely; perhaps the biggest criticism is not taking advantage of these moments and only going with a 0-1 lead.

45′ Goal for Querétaro – Error in the exit by Vázquez that Querétaro took advantage of to tie the match.

A first half in which the Eagles were much better than the opponent, but it was of no use because they were not able to reflect the difference on the scoreboard.

Querétaro pushed forward in the last minutes and that was enough to tie the match.

58′ Substitution – Out: Alejandro Zendejas – In: Raphael Veiga.

62′ GOAL FOR AMERICA – Cross by Brian Rodríguez that Patricio Salas heads; his shot hits the defender, but the ball comes back to him and he takes advantage to score the second.

66′ Goal disallowed for America – Raphael Veiga had scored the third, but the goal was disallowed for a previous offside by Brian Rodríguez.

70′ Substitutions – Out: Jonathan dos Santos and Vinicius Lima – In: Rodrigo Dourado and Alexis Gutiérrez.

78′ Another post! – Shot by Veiga that hits the post. It's the third of the match for America.

83′ Substitutions – Out: Brian Rodríguez and Patricio Salas – In: Ramón Juárez and José Zúñiga.

Beyond the ease given by the opponent, it's a very important victory, not only for the three points but also for giving confidence to a team that came from two quite negative matches with consecutive losses.

America's next match will be visiting Philadelphia Union this Tuesday for the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16.

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