1-1: Real Spain advance to the semi-finals

The Royal Spain The Honduran qualified this Thursday for the semifinals of Concacaf League by drawing as a guest with Costa Rican Herediano 1-1 (4-1 overall), in a match where the local team crashed into the wall erected by the goalkeeper Luis Lopez.

In this result, Royal Spain will be measured in the semifinals with Alajuelense, the third Costa Rican team to face this tournament played by Central American and Caribbean teams, after leaving Cartaginés in the round of 16 and Herediano in the quarterfinals.

In a 3-1 loss in the first leg last week, Heredian He came into Thursday’s game with the illusion of a comeback, but received a heavy blow in just the 3rd minute when the Honduran team opened the scoring with a thunderous header from Getsel Montes on a corner kick play.

Since then it’s been a monologue Heredian in San Jose National Stadium, but despite his best game, he did not score in the first half due to the excellent interventions of goalkeeper Luis López and the posts.

López kept out the goal against a left-footed shot from Yeltsin Tejeda and after a header from John Jairo Ruiz, a turn of posts deflected headers from Anthony Contreras and Miguel Basulto.

Ruiz He was also close to a Chilean shot that escaped the edge of the goal Lopezthe great Honduran figure of the night.

In the second half, goalkeeper López continued to be the figure of the visiting team with two excellent saves against a header from Soto and in a one-on-one with the Brazilian attacker Kennedy Rock.

however, Lopez the equalizing goal cannot be avoided with a good team play by Heredian already Anthony Contreras referred to a powerful cross shot in the 83rd minute.

With little time on the clock, Heredian risked everything in the attack, but again the visiting goalkeeper emerged as a hero by keeping out the second goal head-on Keysher Fuller.

The final minutes passed between the desperation of the Costa Rican team and the good defensive behavior of the Hondurans who did not give more chances to score.

Data sheet:

1. Heredian: Stephen Alvarado; Orlando Galo, Ariel Soto, Miguel Basulto, Keysher Fuller; Yeltsin Tejeda (Jefferson Brenes, m.57), Gerson Torres, John Ruiz; Kenneth Vargas (Enyel Escoe, m.72), Arturo Campos (Kennedy Rocha, m.46) and Anthony Contreras.

coaches: Hernan Medford.

1. Royal Spain: Luis Lopez; Getsel Montes, Franklin Flores, Devron Garcia, Kevin Alvarez; Luis Garrido (Heyreel Saravia, m.69), Mayron Flores (Gerson Chávez, m.81), Jhow Benavidez, Carlos Mejía; Ramiro Rocca (Pedro Baez, m.69) and Carlos Bernardez.

coaches: Hector Vargas.

Referee: The American Armando Villarreal. He advised Tejeda, Soto, Brenes and Basulto in Herediano; and in Real España to García, M. Flores and Rocca.

The objectives: 0-1, m.3: Mountains. 1-1, m.83: Contreras.

Incidents: The second leg of the quarterfinals of the Concacaf League was played at the National Stadium in San José.