4-2. New York City leaves Guatemala alive and goes to semifinals at Concacaf

Guatemala City, 15 Mar US New York City qualified for the concacaf champions league semifinals on Tuesday thanks to their away goals, after falling to Guatemala's Comunicaciones 4-2 (5-5 overall). The American football champion survived the defeat in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the regional competition, after arriving in Guatemala with the lead gained in the first leg in Connecticut (United States), a week ago, where he beat Comunicaciones 3-1. The match seemed to be a procedure for the MLS (Major League Soccer of the United States) club after taking the lead 1-0 and 2-1, but the Americans ended up asking for the final whistle and saw their elimination from the most important tournament of the North, Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation ( CONCACAF) A GAME OF MADNESS Argentine striker Valentín Castellanos opened the scoring for New York City in the 31st minute with a free kick that snuck to the side of the barrier of Comunicaciones goalkeeper Kevin Moscoso. However, the locals did not give up and tied at the end of the first half with Guatemalan Costa Rican striker Andrés Lezcano, who stole a ball on US ground and with a strong shot decreed the draw. New York City took the lead again with a goal from Brazil's Talles Magno in the 53rd minute, but Comunicaciones, led by Uruguayan William Coito Olivera, responded with goals from Nicolás Samayoa and Lynner Garcia, between the 69th and 72nd minutes. El Comunicaciones attempted the comeback in the second half with almost 6,000 people at the Doroteo Guamuch Flores stadium in Guatemala City, a capacity limited by covid-19, and approached its goal with a goal from José Contreras in the 88th minute. However, it was not enough and the US team, led by Norwegian Ronny Deila, achieved the qualification after enduring six minutes of added time in their area, in which the Guatemalan club came close to scoring the goal that would have given them the historic qualification. The elimination leaves Comunicaciones focused on the 2022 Clausura tournament of local football, where it ranks third but with one less match that could lead him to the lead, currently in the hands of the local champion, Malacateco. Technical sheet: 4. Communications: Kevin Moscoso;, Jose Corena, Alexander Larin, Nicolas Samayoa, Allen Yanes; Rodrigo Saravia (m.71, Karel Espino), Jorge Aparicio (m.62, Lynner Garcia), Jose Manuel Contreras; Andres Lezcano (m.62, Andres Lezcano), Kevin Lopez (m.71, Ivan Garcia) and Juan Anangonó. Coach: William Coito Olivera (Uruguayan) 2. New York City: Sean Johnson; Thiago Martins, Malte Amundsen (No. 60, Christopher Gloster), Alexander Callens, Maxime Chanot; Nicolas Acevedo, Andres Jasson, Alfredo Morales (m.60, Keaton Parks), Maximiliano Moralez (m.60, Thiago Andrade); Valentin Castellanos (m.60, Heber Araujo) and Talent The Great. Coach: Ronny Deila (Norwegian) Goals: 0-1, m.31: Valentín Castellanos. 1-1, m.44: Andrés Lezcano. 1-2, m.53: Great Sizes. 2-2, m.69: Nicolas Samayoa. 3-2, m.72: Lynner Garcia. 4-2, m.88: José Contreras. Referee: Costa Rican Ricardo Montero. He admonished Anangonó, Contreras and López for Communications, as well as Moralez for New York City. Incidents: Second leg of the concacaf champions league quarterfinals played at the Doroteo Guamuch Flores stadium in Guatemala City in front of nearly 6,000 people. Jose Carlos Mobile