Costa Rican Alonso Martínez and the Argentine Agustín Ojeda scored the goals for the 2-0 win of the New York City In a duel of the Leagues Cup that leaves al León Mexican against the strings. The two teams desperately needed the three points in this new CUP leagues that penalizes everything that is not winning.
The New Yorkers came from losing 0-3 on the first day against Puebla, while Mexicans had only added one point after falling into the penalty shootout with the Montreal. This Friday, on the pitch only the New York City was noticed, which showed that urgency.
The New Yorkers advanced in the 7th minute in a corner play generated by the Costa Rican Alonso Martínez – author of 12 goals in the MLS – after a hand to hand with Óscar Jiménez. Maximiliano Moralez executed the corner kick, Justin Haak combed the ball and fell to Martínez's feet, which on his second chance against Jiménez did not forgive and put the 1-0.
Martínez had the second for the New York City in another hand in hand with Jiménez in the 10th minute, which the Mexican goalkeeper saved a lot of merit. Despite Jiménez's save, the second of the New York City was a matter of time against a León club that did little to match.
He arrived in the 32nd minute, in a champagne soccer play born to the Argentine Nico Fernández -being held as headline -who leaked a pass to the area overcoming lines for Martínez. The Costa Rican left her for the also Argentine Agustín Ojeda to score the 2-0, a result with which they went to rest.
James Rodríguez caused a penalty
At the beginning of the second half, the lion tried to change the face of the game with a golden occasion that Matt Freese covered Ismael Díaz after a masterful assistance from James Rodríguez, stealing a ball lost in his own field for Moralz. In the rejection of the Mexican defense, the Colombian received a foul, which he himself launched, causing a penalty by the Serbian defender Strahinja Tanasijevico.
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James executed the maximum penalty with a strong, but centered shot, which frees herself guessed and rejected. After that spark, the Leon Club went out to the final stretch, in which he tried to desperate to shorten distances, while New York City also sought, without success, expand its advantage for the difference in goals in the classification.
Óscar Jiménez, decisive with their stops
Óscar Jiménez -seis stopped today- resolved two very clear hand to the adolescent Jamaiquino Seymour Reid. The result maintains living hope for the New York City, which still has the pass to the qualifiers after its defeat in the inaugural day. For the lion, this 2-0 practically means goodbye to the competition.
