📝Juárez keep picking up points in Leagues Cup | OneFootball

Los Bravos added points again in the Leagues Cup.

FC Juárez took the lead in the first half with a goal from Ricardinho in the 39th minute, after a play that involved a decisive pass from Guilherme Castilho.

Cincinnati reacted with intensity, but it was Juárez who struck first again in the second half with a goal from Castilho.

Cincinnati's reaction came in the final stretch of the game. In the 71st minute, Evander scored with a powerful shot assisted by Lukas Engel, reviving local hopes.

Six minutes later, an unfortunate play resulted in an own goal by Óscar Estupiñán in the 77th minute, leveling the score 2-2 and sending the game to a penalty shootout.

In the penalty shootout, FC Juárez won 4-3, with key performances from Rodrigo Pizarro and Dieter Villalpando in converted penalties, while Sebastián Jurado stopped Evander's shot for Cincinnati, deciding the Mexican victory.

The distribution of points favors the border team: both teams now have a draw, but the Bravos take the extra point in penalties, keeping two points.

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