Olimpia 1-2 América – Las Águilas take a step closer to the next round | OneFootball

América defeated Olimpia in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16.

This was the lineup sent out by André Jardine: Luis Malagón, Kevin Álvarez, Sebastián Cáceres, Ramón Juárez, Cristian Borja, Rodrigo Dourado, Jonathan dos Santos, Erick Sánchez, Alexis Gutiérrez, Víctor Dávila, and José Zúñiga.

The start of the match went just as expected; América trying to break down the opposing defense with ball possession and the rival looking to disrupt plays by committing fouls.

Meanwhile, the Eagles faced the same problem as last season: lots of ball possession but no ideas up front, and this time, playing without attacking midfielders, that weakness was even more evident.

Another detail to highlight is how easily Olimpia’s number 9, Benguché, got past Ramón Juárez, simply by using his body, and that was enough to create danger in the area defended by Malagón.

45’+1 – GOAL FOR AMÉRICA! – Víctor Dávila opened the scoring after a series of rebounds in the box.

When it seemed like we were heading to halftime with a goalless draw and no shots on target from the Eagles, Dávila appeared to score a goal that could be crucial.

46′ Close for América! – Shot by Gutiérrez that just missed the goal.

49′ Goal for Olimpia – Shot by Álvarez from outside the box that found the top corner.

55′ Goal disallowed for Olimpia – Benguché’s header beat Malagón, but the goal was ruled out for a clear offside.

The Eagles came out completely asleep in the second half and Olimpia was taking advantage to turn the score around, but fortunately the goal was disallowed.

60′ Substitutions – Off: Alexis Gutiérrez and José Zúñiga – On: Alejandro Zendejas and Brian Rodríguez.

63′ Close for América! – Header by Cáceres that the opposing goalkeeper saved well.

With the substitutions, the quality of the players who came on was immediately noticeable; in just a few minutes, the team created two dangerous chances, both coming from Brian Rodríguez.

73′ Substitution – Off: Víctor Dávila – On: Henry Martín.

75′ Another chance for América! – Shot by Ramón Juárez that the opposing goalkeeper saved.

81′ One more! – Sebastián Cáceres came very close with a header, but the opposing goalkeeper appeared again to save his team.

87′ GOAL FOR AMÉRICA! – Shot by Brian Rodríguez that was deflected by the opposing goalkeeper, but the ball fell to Ramón Juárez, who scored the team’s second goal.

In the end, the Eagles take a well-deserved victory and an important advantage for the first leg, especially since the main tiebreaker is away goals.

The second leg will be played on Wednesday, February 11 at 07:00PM at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes.

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