Rivalry between the Carthaginians and the Communicans It was the first leg of the Central American Cup playoffs to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. It takes place at the Jose Rafael Felo Mesa Stadium in Costa Rica.
Cordillo scored in the 26th minute. After a series of clearances from the Carthaginian defense, the ball was handed to the White player and without hesitation he began to finish with a bicycle kick. White team’s goal.
Goalkeeper Kevin Briceño, from CartaginesWent for the ball but was surprised by Gerardo Cardillo’s resources, He ran to celebrate the goal with his teammates.
Communications wants to qualify for the Concacaf Champions Cup, After falling out of contention for the Central American Cup title.
Competition The second leg of the series will be played next Tuesday, October 31 at the Toroteo Quamuch Floor Stadium.s, starting at 8:15 p.m. Both of them hope to get the support of their fans to get the ticket.
Guatemala is the only team still in international competition led by Willy Coito Oliveira. After Xelajú MC and Coban Imperial were eliminated from the group stage of the tournament.
Gerardo Cardillo opens the scoring of the match for Communicações with a great goal 🌟 pic.twitter.com/cX2aMAnXeA
— Concacaf Champions Cup (@TheChampions) October 25, 2023
They waste the good
After Cordillo’s score, the Cremes were already steady in their attack, their center forward Juan Luis Anangono not having his best night, while the Costa Rica team looked to damage Freddy Perez’s goal from all sides.
It was only in the second half that Cartagena began to control the ball and trouble the Guatemalan defense. Goalkeeper Freddy Perez made a double save to prevent his goal from falling.
But the Costa Ricans’ insistence was too much, and in the 82nd minute came former Cremas player Jostin Daly, who stopped Perez with a pinpoint header to seal the tie for Cartagena.
Jostin Daly equalizes for Cartagena! ⚽ pic.twitter.com/R683Eboo6I
— Concacaf Champions Cup (@TheChampions) October 25, 2023
The second leg starts next week at the Doroteo Guamuch Flores Stadium at 8:15pm. It should be noted that the attendance goal in this series counts as a tiebreaker criterion.
