Cincinnati of Major League Soccer(MLS) defeated Tigres UANL of Mexican soccer 3-0 on Thursday in the first leg of the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
The game’s goals came from Kévin Denkey, a brace, and Tom Borlow. Cincinnati suffocated Tigres from the start against their own area.
Cincinnati capitalizes on Tigers’ mistakes
The strategy worked.
In the sixth minute, Tigres’ Argentine goalkeeper, Nahuel Guzmán, made a hasty exit.
He gave the ball to Venezuelan Ender Echenique, who broke down the right and set up Kévin Denkey, who shot unmarked to make it 1-0.
In the second half, the felines pushed forward, something that the MLS team took advantage of in the 53rd minute to make it 2-0 on a counterattack from the right.
Denkey set up Tom Borlow, who controlled, cut inside the box and beat Nahuel with his shot.
Faced with Tigres’ lack of control, Cincinnati made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute with another counterattack in this CONCACAF Champions Cup match.
Valenzuela passed through the center to Kévin Denkey, who had no trouble shooting and saved Guzmán.
In the second leg, Tigres will host Cincinnati next Thursday.
Technical data
3. Cincinnati: Roman Calentano, Bryan Ramirez, Gilberto Flores, Teenage Hadebe, Ender Echenique (Gerardo Valezuela, m.79), Samuel Gidi (Alvas Powell, m.79), Miles Robinson, Pavel Bucga; Kevin Denkey (Ayoub Jabbari, m.88), Obinna Nwobodo (Brian Anunga, m.63); Tom Barlow (Evander, m.63).
Coach: Pat Noonan.
0. Tigres: Nahuel Guzmán, Vladimir Loroña, Jesús Angulo (Ozziel Herrera, minute 59), Joaquim Pereira, Jesús Garza (Osvaldo Rodríguez, minute 82); César Araujo, Romulo Zanré (José Purata, minute 21), Juan Brunetta, Diego Lainez (Juan Vigón, minute 82); Ángel Correa, Rodrigo Aguirre (André-Pierre Gignac, minute 79).
Coach: Guido Pizarro.
The strategy worked
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Goals: 1-0, 06th minute: Kévin Denkey. 2-0, 53rd minute: Tom Barlow. 3-0, m.83: Kévin Denkey.
Referee: Steven Josué Madrigal, of Costa Rica. Yellow cards for Barlow, Nwobodo, Bucga and Arunga for Cincinnati; and Garza for Tigres.
Incidents: First leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 played between Tigres and Cincinnati at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati (Ohio, USA).
With information from EFE
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