The Alajuelense Costa Rican defeated this Tuesday by 2-0 (3-0 aggregate) to an inoffensive alliance Salvadoran and qualified for the semifinals of the Concacaf Leaguea tournament played by teams from Central America and the Caribbean.
With goals from John Venegas Y Aaron Suarezthe Alajuelense certified his pass to the semifinal, in which he will face the winner of the series that will be defined on Thursday and in which the Royal Spain Honduran is in a 3-1 lead over the Heredian Costa Rican player after playing the first leg.
After the 1-0 victory in the first leg, the Costa Rican team started with an important advantage this Tuesday in their stadium Alexander Morera Sotowhere this Tuesday was much superior against a rival with little offensive power that never put the Alajuelense classification at risk.
The red and black team headed the game early when John Venegas converted a penalty goal in the 7th minute, after Celsus Borges was shot down in the area.
From then on, the Costa Rican team controlled the actions with the management they gave it Borges and Bryan Ruiz to the midfield, although without generating many propitious scoring chances.
For his part, the alliance tried to go on the attack with Rodolfo Zelaya and Michell Mercado, before which the local defense was solid and did not grant spaces.
At the beginning of the second half, the Salvadoran team showed some signs that they were going for a tie until in minute 55 their defender was sent off Ivan Mancia for cutting off an obvious goal play.
Aaron Suarez came close to increasing the account for the Alajuelense with three shots that escaped near the vertical.
After missing numerous scoring chances, the Costa Rican team scored the second and final goal, the work of Suárez, who defined at will inside the area after receiving a low cross from the Honduran Alexander Lopez.
Data sheet
2. Alajuelense: Leonel Moreira, Erick Cabalceta, Alexis Gamboa, Aubrey David, Carlos Mora; Celso Borges (Bernald Alfaro, m.76), Alexander López, Bryan Ruiz (Freddy Góndola, m.46), Aaron Suárez; Johan Venegas and Doryan Rodríguez (Rolando Blackburn, m.76).
Coach: Fabian Coitus.
0. Alliance: Mario González, Iván Mancía, Mario Jacobo, Alexis Montes, Bryan Tamacas (William Canales, m.46); Narciso Orellana, Víctor Landazuri (Elías Rivas, m.61), Oscar Rodríguez (Juan Portillo, m.61), Marvin Monterroza; Camilo Delgado (Rodolfo Zelaya, m.17) and Michell Mercado.
Coach: Adonai Martinez.
Referee: Guatemalan Walter Lopez. In Alianza he admonished Tamacas and Montes and expelled Mancía. In Alajuelense he admonished Venegas.
Goals: 1-0, m.7: Venegas (p). 2-0, m.87: Suarez
Incidents: Second leg of the Concacaf League quarterfinals, played at the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium in the city of Alajuela.
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