This Wednesday at Aztec stadiumCruz Azul defeated the CF Montreal for the minimum of Uriel Antunain the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Leaguefor now standing up for the Liga MX clubs, after the defeats of Lion and Cougars.
The Machine has to finish the key on Canadian soil next Wednesday, March 16, in order to access the semifinals of the Concachampions:
Here the two successes and three errors of the cement workers:
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Show your face for Mexico and the intensity of the first half
The most important thing for now was that the cement producers were able to win, a fortune that did not follow La Fiera or Universidad Nacional, since both received three goals.
From the opening whistle, the locals went out with everything to look for the Canadian goal, quickly finding the goal through the Sorcerer.
At 20′, there was a long ball that he tried to find Santiago Gimenezhaving two defenders covering him who couldn’t get the round, letting Antuna He went totally alone towards the area to launch a low shot that ended up in the nets.
Great job by the defense avoiding the away goal
The great work carried out by the Paraguayan should be highlighted Paul Aguilar On the few occasions that the Canadians tried to do damage, they prevailed in a great way to burst or win the ball.
Similarly, the Guarani John Escobar He also had a good presence. In fact, the only time that Jesus Crown had to participate was in a corner kick where he went out to reject the round.
The visiting goal is a weapon that can be used in your favor Blue Crosssince to write down in the Olympic Stadium they would force the opponent to have to score more goals.
A large number of attempts failed, which can weigh
The Machine was able to leave with a much more comfortable advantage for the second leg, but they did not get tired of failing a large number of plays, which without a doubt can weigh on the house of the Montreal.
Just at minute 8, the Paraguayan Angel Romero sent a great center to the area, where Santi He headed the ball, but the goalkeeper managed to get it out with one hand. Then in a free kick came a header from the Twin that went over the top.
Already with the advantage, there were more approaches of danger. A high shot from Antunasame case with Carlos Rodriguezplus another header from Rosemary and a shot Adrian Aldrete sent to the stands.
They fell back in the last minutes of the second half
The set of the Peruvian John Reynoso It was totally different in the second half, because they lowered a bit of intensity and not to mention the last minutes. Although the Celestes continued trying to score more goals, they did not succeed, so with about 20 minutes to go, it seems that El Cabezón considered himself well served and the team threw their lines back.
Added to this, there began to be desperation in the cruzazulinos because they innocently gave away some yellow cards, just as escobar, Aldrete and rafael baca.
In the end, this act could have cost him dearly. Blue Cross because with a small mistake or a bit of luck for the Canadians, that would have been enough to seal the 1-1 that would have complicated everything.
The departure of Santi and Charly extinguished the attack
So much Gimenez What Charlie, Rosemary and Antuna they understood each other very well in the attack, although unfortunately they could not reflect it in a better way as several approaches failed. Among them, four generated a lot of danger, but in the complement, with 20 minutes remaining, it was decided to take out both Bebote and Rodríguez to give entry to the Peruvian defense louis abram and the Chilean striker Ivan Morales.
In this way, Reynoso He hinted that he would better defend the minimum advantage, while the Andean could not project any danger to the front. Same case when louis mendoza and Rodrigo Huesca relieved, the home team had already given up on scoring more goals.
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