Leagues Cup: New York City FC Beat Tigres 2-1 To Set Up Quarter-Final Date With Columbus Crew
Written by Patrick Echatah
On Tuesday, New York City FC eliminated Tigres in the Leagues Cup to secure a quarterfinal berth.
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New York City’s Matt Freese was put to the test in the first minute of Tigres’ quick start as Sebastián Córdova’s header forced Freese to make a stop low to his right. On the other side, Martínez missed his own header to open the scores for New York City FC.
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In the 12th minute, Maxi Moralez nearly put City ahead and Nicolás Ibáñez came close for Tigres. Veteran defender Guido Pizarro leaped highest to head past Freese and give Tigres the lead in the 18th minutes. However, Tigres’ joy was cut short when Maxi Moralez leveled the scores for New York City FC.
After a closely contested first half, City had multiple decent opportunities before halftime, with Santiago Rodríguez twice putting Guzmán to the test from a distance. When the ball came up perfectly for Rodríguez in the 43rd minute, his powerful strike pushed the Tigres goalkeeper to make a good save.
Both teams were keen to try and gain an early advantage, and the second half started off at a similarly rapid clip. Christian McFarlane’s driving drive down the left helped him feed the ball inside to Martínez in the 56th minute.
In the 63rd minute, Tigres hit the woodwork through Ozziel Herrera. The winger eventually cleared the ball after his header from a corner struck Freese’s post. Two minutes later, City took the lead through Rodríguez.
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In the 72nd minute, Cushing made his first substitution of the evening, replacing Tanasijević with Justin Haak. In the 79th minute, Maxi Moralez had a chance to increase City’s advantage from a close range, but his drive struck the side netting.
In the 85th minute, Mounsef Bakrar and Julián Fernández came in for City, taking the places of Moralez and Martínez. With eight minutes remaining in stoppage time, Tigres persisted in their valiant attempt to equalise.
Rodríguez had the ideal opportunity to close the game on a City breakaway in injury time, but he was unable to keep his shot on goal.
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