With a goal from Henry Martín, América rescued a 1-1 draw against Pachuca to leave open their quarterfinal series of the Clausura 2024 tournament, this Wednesday in the first leg played at the Hidalgo stadium.
The result is favorable for the azulcremas, since any victory or draw in the second leg, which will take place next Saturday at the Azteca stadium, would put them in the semifinals for the second consecutive tournament. While the Tuzos only need to win by any score to advance to the next round.
In a match that had overtones of revenge, after last week Pachuca eliminated the Águilas in the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup, the Tuzos asserted their local status from the first minutes, in which they threatened with shots from Pedro Pedraza and Erick Sánchez, but neither could invade the azulcrema goal.
It was not until the 20th minute when those led by Guillermo Almada managed to hurt the Águilas, after the Venezuelan Salomón Rondón took advantage of a rebound from goalkeeper Luis Malagón, after a shot by Erick Sánchez from the right, to send the ball to the back of the goal. the net and put the 1-0 on the board.
After the score, the Hidalgo team looked superior, as they did not stop putting pressure on the rival with various shots from medium and long distance, while the team led by André Jardine could not trouble goalkeeper Carlos Moreno.
When it seemed that the Tuzos would go into the break with the lead on the scoreboard, at 45+1 the Dutchman Javairo Dilrosun sent a pass to the center of the area, where Henry Martín appeared to finish with a header and achieve a 1-1 tie for América .
In the second half, both teams slowed down and the game got stuck in the midfield. However, the Tuzos fans jumped out of their seats in the 67th minute, when Rondón once again drilled the opponent’s goal, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
In the final stretch of the match, both coaches made various changes to their lineups, which did not make a difference, since neither team was able to score again and they had to settle for a tie.
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– 2024-05-09 07:00:40
