By Edgardo Avelar
Blue Cross He promised that he would go all out to turn around the 3-0 deficit with LAFC in the return duel Concachampionsbut his promise fell short by dominating the game, overwhelming the French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, but in the end they settled for a 1-1 draw to be eliminated 1-4.
An effort that proved to be little, since it was expected that the cement workers would put the knife between their teeth and take advantage of the fact that the Los Angeles team was the antithesis of the first leg, leaning back and depending on the great shots by his goalkeeper that turned him into a hero in order to save the tie.
The cement workers lacked the soul of thugs and could only beat the goal of the Americans in the 16th minute in a penalty scored by Gabriel “Toro” Fernándezbut the rest of the options of Andrés Montaño, Gabriel Fernández, Carlos Rodríguez, Agustín Palavicino and Jeremy Márquez, remained in the hands of the French goalkeeper or in the stands.
In the second half, the Nigerian Christian Ebere, José Paradela and Mateo Levy entered, but it was the same story, with Cruz Azul, advancing lines, but without being able to find ways to kill the Angelenos and be able to set fire to the encounter.
To the detriment of Cruz Azul, the homophobic shout against the French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris appeared by their fans, which caused referee Iván Bartón to suspend the match in the second half, when the cement team was putting the most pressure, and which caused their rhythm to be affected if they continued to press.
There were several very clear goal options after the penalty scored by Gabriel Fernández; Among the clearest were the shots by Andrés Montaño in two one-on-ones with Lloris and another shot by Omar Campos that Lloris himself took out with his nails.
Other shots by Agustín Palavicino, Rodolfo Rotondi, Christian Ebere, that gave the label of hero to the LAFC goalkeeper and in the final play, in a counterattack by the Dim & Gold team, the hands of the Colombian defender of the cement producers Willer Ditta gave way to the goal of the French Gabonese Denis Bouanga to kill the illusions of the cement producers with the 1-1 draw and the defeat with world 4-1.
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