The result, which keeps Monterrey third in the Liga MX standings and six points back of the top of the Clausura table, was the latest in a troubling trend of blown leads late in matches this year. That exchange set the stage for Cruz Azul's dramatic 91st minute equalizer on a corner delivered to the back post and nodded home by centerback Igor Lichnovsky, a Chilean national teammate of Sporting midfielder Felipe Gutierrez. However, the script was flipped in the 76th minute amidst controversial circumstances as Rayados penalty shouts went unanswered on one end of the field and, just 20 seconds later, Cruz Azul scored on the opposite end with a header tucked inside the near post from 10 yards out by former New England Revolution forward Milton Caraglio. In the buildup to this continental clash, is providing updates on the Rayados as part of the site’s Monitoring Monterrey series.Īfter Sporting Kansas City cruised to a 7-1 thrashing of Montreal on Saturday afternoon at Children's Mercy Park, the club's Champions League counterparts appeared to be coasting to a comfortable home win of their own as Monterrey led Cruz Azul 2-0 with 15 minutes remaining at a rain-soaked BBVA Bancomer Stadium on Saturday night thanks to a sensational bicycle kick from Aviles Hurtado on the cusp of halftime and a Cesar Montes header four minutes into the second stanza. Sporting Kansas City and Club de Futbol Monterrey will meet in the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League semifinals. Sporting will travel to Mexico for the first leg of the aggregate-goal series on Thursday before hosting the decisive second leg at Children's Mercy Park on April 11 ( tickets on sale now).
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