Rebecca Henriquez
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The first round of the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Central American Cup ended, and with this one step less was taken to confirm the semifinalists who will go in search of the title of the second edition of the regional cup that serves as a qualifier for the Cup of Champions of the confederation.
This phase began with the duel between Saprissa of Costa Rica against Antigua FC of Guatemala, a match that ended without goals at the Pensativo stadium, and which will be resolved with the visit of the Guatemalans to the Ricardo Saprissa Ayma stadium, in the Costa Rican capital. looking for the ticket.
The second match of this phase was the victory of Real Estelí against the Salvadoran club Águila, played in Estelí, Nicaragua, where the red and white team won against the aguiluchos who will have to turn the result around at the Cuscatlán stadium, on October 2, if they aspire to dream of the semifinals.
For its part, the Nicaraguan team wants to reach the semifinals again after reaching runners-up in the last edition.
Another of the matches in this phase of the Central American contest, which ended in a draw, was Motagua’s confrontation against Herediano, which ended with four goals on the scoreboard in the first episode of these quarterfinals, at the “Chelato Uclés” national stadium. . This series will also be resolved next Wednesday, October 2 at the home of the Costa Rican club, at the José Rafael “Fello” Meza Ivankovich stadium.
These two teams have a history of the group stage, where they also generated a draw, but this time by the minimum.
Until the closing of this note, the only match remaining to complete the quarterfinal phase was the clash between Comunicaciones vs the current champion of the competition, the Liga Deportiva Alajuelense.
It is worth remembering the path that these two teams marked and the league ended with 12 units at the head of group B, at a perfect and undefeated pace. And in one of the games they had in the group stage was the victory against Comunicaciones, on matchday 5, winning 2 to 1.
For its part, the Guatemalan team was second in group B, with seven points, after two wins and one loss, a club that will try to make a place in the next round.
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