América (2) 0-0 (1) Olimpia – Las Águilas go through to the next round | OneFootball

América draws 0-0 with Olimpia, but secures their spot in the Round of 16 after winning 2-1 on aggregate.

This was América's starting 11: Luis Malagón, Sebastián Cáceres, Israel Reyes, Kevin Álvarez, Cristian Borja, Jonathan dos Santos, Rodrigo Dourado, Erick Sánchez, Alexis Gutiérrez, Brian Rodríguez, and Víctor Dávila.

1′ Goal disallowed for América – Brian Rodríguez had opened the scoring, but it was ruled out for offside.

A very lively start to the match, with América trying to open the scoring and their opponent surprising with a more aggressive style, instead of sitting back in their own box.

As the first half went on, América took control of possession and Olimpia adopted a more defensive stance, looking for a mistake that would allow them to counterattack.

In the end, it was a very lackluster first half with 77 percent possession for Las Águilas, but not a single shot on target.

45′ Substitution – Out: Jonathan dos Santos – In: Raphael Veiga.

48′ Close for América! – Shot by Víctor Dávila, saved by the opposing goalkeeper.

49′ Another chance! – Rodrigo Dourado took a shot after a failed bicycle kick by Israel Reyes, but the shot hit the post.

58′ Substitution – Out: Alexis Gutiérrez – In: Henry Martín.

The team kept the same intention of going forward, always looking for the opponent's goal, but continued to fail in the final touch; they created interesting plays, but the last decision was poorly executed and any threat was lost.

72′ Substitutions – Out: Víctor Dávila and Kevin Álvarez – In: Isaías Violante and José Zúñiga.

Raphael Veiga's minutes on the field were very interesting; every time he had the ball, his great quality was evident with precise touches and even passes that could have easily ended in a goal.

América awaits their opponent in the Round of 16, which will be the winner between Philadelphia Union (United States) and Defence Force (Trinidad and Tobago).

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