Club América 1-0 Querétaro – Las Águilas win, but fail to impress anyone | OneFootball

America narrowly defeated Querétaro in a very poor match for the Eagles.

A match that was scheduled for 07:00PM, didn't start until 8:50PM due to a thunderstorm and subsequently a blackout at the stadium.

First half:

5′ AMERICA'S GOAL – Dagoberto Espinoza scored the first goal of the match with a great play down the right wing.

A match start with America completely on the offensive, against a rival that was totally defensive, and also trying to stop the American plays with fouls.

13′ Controversial play of the match – Hard entry from Querétaro's Robles on Brian Rodríguez that almost broke him. After the VAR review, the referee decided to only give him a yellow card.

A lot of possession by the Eagles in this first half, reaching up to more than 80 percent, but with the same old problems; little depth and no idea in offense.

41′ America's missed penalty – Henry Martín took the penalty, but it was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.

Second half:

51′ Red card cancelled for Querétaro's Armenta and it remains a yellow after VAR review.

61′ America close! – Spectacular cross from Brian Rodríguez that leaves Zendejas alone in front of the goalkeeper, but his first shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.

A very predictable America, with few offensive ideas in which almost all their attacks end with crosses into the box; the America that used to make triangulations to open up the opposing defense, no longer exists.

75′ Substitution – Out: Henry Martín – In: Víctor Dávila.

Querétaro came very close to tying the match with two plays, but fortunately Malagón was alert to prevent it.

79′ Substitution – Out: Brian Rodríguez – In: Isaías Violante

88′ Substitutions – Out: Erick Sánchez, Álvaro Fidalgo and José Zúñiga – In: Jonathan dos Santos, Alexis Gutiérrez and Alan Cervantes.

This match was ideal for the team to regain confidence with a rout against the worst team not only in the Liga MX, but also in the Leagues Cup; Querétaro came with six losses in six matches played.

It is a fact that Allan Saint-Maximin will help a lot in this aspect, but it does not seem enough for this team to change the style of play and improve what is necessary in the offensive aspect.

America's next match will be visiting Tigres on Saturday, August 16.

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