With a goal in stoppage time, the Seattle Sounders of the United States rescued the draw 2-2 against the Pumas of Mexico on Wednesday in the game of first leg of the final of the Concacaf Champions League-2022played at the Olympic University Stadium in Mexico City, with performances by Ecuadorians Xavier Arreaga and Washington Corozo.
The Argentinian Juan Dinenno scored the goals for the felines at minutes 38 and 48 with a penalty and a header, respectively.
The Uruguayan Nicolas Lodeiro scored by the American squad minute 77 and at 90+9 with two penalties.
The first approaches with a considerable dose of danger began to be recorded until the 26th minute when, in an attack by the Pumas, the Brazilian Rogerio de Oliveira hit a low cross shot which was resolved by Swiss goalkeeper Stefan Frei.
At 33, Salvadoran referee Iván Barton scored a penalty in favor of cats college students after a impact of Ecuadorian defender Xavier Arreaga on Juan Dinenno.
Dinenno himself took the shot and Frei saved it, but the referee repeated the punishment since at the time of the shot the goalkeeper did not have his feet on the goal line.
In the repetition of the criminal Dinenno cashed in on Frei’s leftwhich was thrown to the opposite side and the Pumas took a 1-0 lead, at 38.
Two minutes later, the Seattle Sounders threatened to level the score with a dangerous shot by Nicolás Lodeiro that ended up in the hands of goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera.
after the break, the Pumas got the 2-0. The Argentine Favio Álvarez sent a center from the right flank to the heart of the area where Dinenno hit a withering header, at 48.
Seattle Sounders responded to 51 with a point-blank shot from Peruvian Raúl Ruidíaz, which was covered by Talavera with a shot at grass level.
With the score in favor, it was the Ecuadorian’s turn Washington Corozowho entered the field of play at minute 62.
The American squad found a way to get back into the game in the 73rd minute when the referee signaled a penalty against the Pumas by a handball by Sebastián Saucedo in the area before a shot by Ruidíaz.
After a long review in the VAR, the referee confirmed the hand. Lodeiro was in charge of executing the penalty with a left foot charge towards the lower right corner. Talavera threw himself into that corner and although he managed to touch the ball, he could not avoid the 2-1.
already in compensation timethe referee again scored a Penalty in favor of the Seattle Sounders for a foul by Efraín Velarde on Cristian Roldán.
Lodeiro charged the penalty with power and coldly to make it 2-2 to Talavera in a very long compensation.
The match of second leg of the final will be played on Wednesday 4 May at Lumen Field. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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