Portland Timbers (3) 1-1 (5) América – No wins or losses yet in Leagues Cup | OneFootball

America doesn't know what it's like to win (or lose) in regular time in this Leagues Cup.

First Half:

6′ Goal by Portland Timbers – It doesn't matter who plays, the defensive errors keep repeating. 'Chiquito' failed a pass in midfield and that was enough for the team to be caught off guard, leaving Lassiter alone in front of Cota.

20′ First shot by America – Víctor Dávila tried from outside the box, but the rival goalkeeper dove to save the ball.

A replica of what we've seen in past matches of this Leagues Cup: An opponent opens the scoring after an error, America takes control of the ball, but with many difficulties in generating offensive actions.

Brian Rodríguez was undoubtedly the best of the team in this first half.

Second Half:

45′ Substitutions – Out: José Zúñiga and Víctor Dávila – In: Alejandro Zendejas and Rodrigo Aguirre.

50′ Fory from Portland sent off! – The rival defender was sent off with a double yellow card.

52′ GOAL FOR AMERICA! – Corner kick taken by Brian Rodríguez, scored by Ramón Juárez.

In a matter of minutes, the opponent was left with 10 players and the match was tied, leaving everything on the table for an American victory.

67′ Substitution – Out: Erick Sánchez – In: Henry Martín.

81′ Substitutions – Out: Alexis Gutiérrez and Sebastián Cáceres – In: Isaías Violante and Israel Reyes.

The Eagles couldn't take advantage of the opponent having 10 players on the field; yes, they had ball possession and created some goal opportunities, but the opponent also looked dangerous on counterattacks, something not seen when it was 11vs11.

Penalties:

A bitter farewell for the azulcremas in this Leagues Cup; they didn't lose any match, but they also didn't manage to win any. As for the penalty shootouts, they lost the first against Salt Lake, won against Minnesota and

The next match for Club América will be this weekend against Querétaro at home.

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