Chivas beat Forge FC at Concachamps thanks to Kate Cowell's double

The meeting is over!

After 90 minutes at Forge FC, Chivas of Club Deportivo Guadalajara managed to take the lead in the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. With a 3 – 1 scoreline, the Liga MX side had a comfortable score to face the second leg at home inside Akron Stadium.

Apart from Oscar Walley's goal on debut, Kate Cowell's double century, her first goals as a red and white player, surprised the fans.

Min 90 + 2 – Forge FC glitch. Hamilton was left in front to define the goal, but he passed the ball. The umpire ruled that the play did not count due to offside.

Min 90 + 1 – Foul in favor of Forge FC.

Minute 90 – The whistler added three minutes to regular time.

Min 87 – Chivas' attacking strategy focused on counter-attacks after advantage.

Min 86 – The Forge FC players try to score one more goal to improve their outlook for the second leg at Akron Stadium.

Min 81 – In the last quarter of the match, the Chivas defense was highlighted by FC's continuous attacks. Even Wally had to intervene on a couple of occasions. Despite this, they managed to organize unconverted counter-attacks.

Min 77 – Forge FC tries to get closer to the Chivas area to reduce the deficit on the scoreboard, but the defensive line has made the right measurements of the rivals to cancel out the attack.

Min 71 – Forge FC changes.

Dominic Samuel, Kwasi Bogu and Campbell left the field to make way for Malcolm Duncan, Jordan Hamilton and Kevon Tavernier.

Min 69 – Frustration is starting to show in the Forge FC team as mistakes and losing the ball are becoming more frequent.

Min 67 – Changes in Chivas.

Kate Cowell and Fernando Beltran left the field to make way for Isaac Brizuela and Yahel Padilla.

Min 67 – Wrong on Kate Cowell.

Min 66 – Corner kick to Forge FC.

Min 63 – Goooooooooal from Chivas!

Kate Cowell scored her second goal of the match: after receiving a ball in the big area, she endured body-to-body contact with a defender and finished on the inside of her leg. Chivas' score increased to three goals.

Min 60 – Forge FC 1 – 2 Chivas.

Min 59 – Sivas change.

Ricardo Marin left the field to allow Armando Gonzalez to come on.

Minute 56 – Warning to Sivas.

The referee showed the yellow card for the first time, and it was Sanchez from the Herd who was sanctioned.

Minute 53 – Forge FC is close to Dying. Wally managed to stop a shot from the local team with a tricky save.

Minute 50 – Foul in the Forge FC area in favor of the locals.

Minute 47 – Chivas dominated the game early in the second half.

The second half has begun!

First half is over.

After 45 minutes, the Sivas Fernando managed to capitalize on two goals against Cago Forge FC. Ruben Gonzalez and Mexico took the lead first. Kate Cowell. After the play, the American born crossed into the area and opened the scoring with his first goal for the red and white.

While followers Sivas They celebrated Cowell's goal and the locals managed to string together a series of touches from their goal. Eventually, Borges sent a center into the advantage area Campbell. At that point the score was tied.

Just when it looked like the tie would be won at half-time, Ricardo Marin He finished off a Kate Cowell serve with his head and regained the advantage for the red and whites. That way, Fernando Cago's team managed to bring the halftime speech to life.

Min 45 – Gooooooal from Chivas!

Ricardo Marin scored with a header in the last gasp of the first half. With much of the frame in Forge FC's midfield, Kate Cowell sent a cross into the box which was finished off by the striker. With this, the team regained the lead on the scoreboard before the break.

Minute 44 – Chivas tried to regain the advantage in the latter part of the first half with balls and attacks from the wings, but the home side settled in its midfield. ,

Min 42 – Forge FC 1 – 1 Chivas.

Minute 40 – Near Sivas

Sepulveda tried to finish a corner kick but hit the crossbar. Before that, the referee stopped the game for an offensive foul.

Minute 36 – Foul on Chapo Sanchez.

Minute 36 – Wrong on Kate Cowell.

Minute 35 – Chivas' mid-range shot ended up in the hands of the local goalkeeper.

Min 30 – Goooooal for Forge FC!

The Canadian team had already leveled the score. After a tidy start from the back of their field, the home team managed to get the ball into the contest area. After Borges sent a service lead into the six-yard box, Terran Campbell was able to beat his mark and finish inside the area.

Min 26 – Goooooooooal from Chivas!

Kate Cowell He introduced his score with Sivas At the Concachampions: The Mexican-American took advantage of a drained serve from Ruben Gonzalez at the height of the penalty mark. After receiving an oriented reception, he shot across with his left foot and beat the goalkeeper.

Minute 20 – The game has reached a quiet stage as Chivas dominate the ball.

Minute 12 – As the minutes ticked by, the Herd's players managed to get closer to the match goal.

Minute 10 – The injured Forge FC player was unable to stay on the pitch and was replaced by Tristan Borges.

Minute 8 – Forge FC's Quasi Bogu lay on the grass after fighting off a split ball. Added medical assistance to assess player continuity.

Minute 6 – Fernando Cago's team regained possession.

Minute 5 – Kate Cowell tried to attack but failed as she was in an advanced position.

Minute 3 – Foul by Malik Owolabi on Sanchez in midfield. The ball will be restarted from a standard tactic in favor of Chivas.

minute 2 – In the opening seconds of the match, Forge FC did not give up the ball.

Minute 1 – From the start, Forge FC came close to the Sivas goal.

The players are already on the field after the formal ceremony.

Feeling hot on the field Forge FC It is minus 3 degrees Celsius.

The teams are already on the field for their warm-up exercises.

Initial image Forge FC It was enacted:

The Sivas by Fernando Gago will enter the field with the following line-up. Innovation in the box is the goalkeeper's prerogative Oscar Wally.

The wait is over. After a winless run in the League Cup, The Chivas of Guadalajara Sports Club They will once again participate in an international competition. In this case, the Herd will be looking for a solid start under the command of Fernando Cago Concacaf Champions Cup vs Forge FC.

In the memory of the Herd's fans, the occasion when they were crowned champions lives on CONCACAF By order of Matías Almeyda in 2018. Six years later they will seek the same international feat to represent Mexico again at the Club World Cup.

In this match, the fans will be hoping for a third consecutive victory for the team that has won the last two matches. Liga MX.