Concacaf Champions Cup

FT Thursday, February 17, 2022
Colorado Rapids LWWLL 0
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Comunicaciones LWWDW 1
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1st Leg · Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores · 4,900 att.

Match Report

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CONCACAF Champions League: Colorado Rapids lose first leg on late Comunicaciones goal

Karel Espino scored late to lift Comunicaciones to a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids in their first match of the CONCACAF Champions League.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
0
51.1
Possession
48.9
9
SHOTS
14
0
ON GOAL
2
0.0
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
385
Accurate Passes
338
465
Passes
427
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.1
67
Long Balls
70
29
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
7
9
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
6
32
Effective Clearances
14
32
Clearances
14

Lineups

COM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Kevin MoscosoG
  2. 28José CorenaCD-L
  3. 44Manuel GamboaCD-R
  4. 15Alexander LarínLB
  5. 31Stheven RoblesRB
  6. 10José Manuel ContrerasAM
  7. 8Rodrigo SaraviaLM
  8. 25Jorge AparicioRM
  9. 33Juan Luis AnangonoF
  10. 7Andrés LezcanoAM-L
  11. 34Kevin LopezAM-R

COL · 5-3-2

  1. 22William YarbroughG
  2. 4Danny WilsonCD
  3. 5Auston TrustyCD-L
  4. 6Lalas AbubakarCD-R
  5. 66Lucas EstevesLB
  6. 2Keegan RosenberryRB
  7. 19Jack PriceCM
  8. 14Mark-Anthony KayeCM-L
  9. 32Collen WarnerCM-R
  10. 11Diego RubioCF-L
  11. 7Jonathan LewisCF-R

Timeline

  1. 57' Stheven Robles (Comunicaciones) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 58' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios replaces Jonathan Lewis.
  3. 59' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Bryan Acosta replaces Collen Warner.
  4. 75' Substitution, Comunicaciones. José Ayovi replaces Andrés Lezcano.
  5. 79' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Max replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  6. 85' Substitution, Comunicaciones. Nelson García replaces Kevin López.
  7. 85' Substitution, Comunicaciones. Karel Espino replaces Rodrigo Saravia.
  8. 89' Goal! Comunicaciones 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Karel Espino (Comunicaciones) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jose Contreras following a set piece situation.
  9. 90'+2' Kevin Moscoso (Comunicaciones) is shown the yellow card.

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