2020 Concacaf Champions League

[MM3/MM2/MM]

2 hours ago, narduch said:

Montreal takes on Olimpia tomorrow at 8pm on TSN.

Montreal is down 2-1 on aggregate.

They have to score at least 2 goals to have a chance of advancing.

 

[narduch]

Interesting line up

 

[Cheeta]

No denying it, I like that venue.  Nothing flash but quite a nice park for football.  Cozy, just like it should be.

[Cheeta]

Oi.   Wasted.

[Cheeta]

Geezus Chryst.  How?

Couldn't miss that one again if you tried.

[SpursFlu]

In the year 2035 ill be watching an MLS team struggle against a Central American team as the announcers tell me the MLS is closing the gap with LigaMX

[CanadianSoccerFan]

This is not good

[Cheeta]

^ Could be 1-1 right now.  Probably should be.   But yeah.... bit of a rust cloud following the Montreal players around out there.

 

[Kent]

Number one priority for CONCACAF Champions League next year. Actually have the CCL badges firmly on player jerseys, instead of half falling off. It always seems like the badges were put on with a bit of scotch tape in the middle of the badge, with the edges not making contact with the shirt.

[Cheeta]

Bugger...offside but BUGGER!

[Ansem]

Well...Gap not closing between Liga MX and MLS.

Tigres is making that game look like practice

[SpursFlu]

I'm a believer in the out their concept that teams play against teams not leagues vs leagues. 

Sure we can discuss the general strength of a league but in Europe nobody thinks French Ligue1 is better than the epl because PSG could beat every team in the epl.

I get its just part of football discussion but it feels often times by MLS fans and pundits as a way of discrediting everyone else

Olimpia actually had a group of fans show up last night and you could hear them cheering from outside the stadium. And this is another country. My point is these are proper football clubs with genuine support and they deserve more respect 

[Club Linesman]

Olimpia loses a man with a Goalline handball about 40 seconds after the extra time should have been up and Gignac makes it 1-0. Olimpia with 10 men lose 3-0 and Gignac added a penalty and a goal that deflected in.

Game 2 continues the Concacafing as Ochoa baits Atuesta into a red just before the half.  Be amazing if they could come back from this but they really need VAR as Atuesta was fouled on the box 20 seconds before Ochoa did the phantom hit to the face. 

[Club Linesman]

Wow. Coach Herrera kicked out at half and then Vela scores 2 goals in 30 seconds to start the half! Wow 

[Club Linesman]

Lafc 3-1. America lose a man for a hideous challenge in the 80th.  Crazy game

[SoccMan]

Justice was done for once finally , LAFC was CONCACAFED , first not getting a clear cut penalty and then the same player gets a red card after the Mexican goalie faked getting head butted and getting the LAFC player red carded ! But LAFC storms back at the start of the second half with two quick goals playing a man down and going on to win 3-1 over Club America , sending LAFC and Canada’s Mark Anthony Kaye to Tuesday night’s Champions League final versus Tigres.  Kaye had a strong game going 90 minutes in the LAFC midfield.

[narduch]

Final is tonight. I expect Kaye to start.

 

[narduch]

 

[BearcatSA]

Cheering hard for Kaye tonight.  For him and his team to become CCL champs tonight, Rossi needs to pick it up a lpt

[Cheeta]

Good eye.

[Trois Reds]

Sublime pass by Kaye. Very nice goal.

[Cheeta]

Not the best defending on the corner there, but crisp goal all the same.

LA look like they can do this.  Of course so does Tigres LOL.

[Cheeta]

Whoah.  Good cut across top of the area to gain the angle and space.  Bit too easy though.

What is this, fourth shot in the finals now?

[Trois Reds]

Bugger.  Yep, 0 for 4.

[Cheeta]

Missed the 1st half but 2nd was a fun watch.

Could have gone either way I thought.  LA maybe let it slip away as the half gone on, but there it is Tigres earn a trophy.

Surprised a bit how vocal MAK can be.  Don't recall seeing that before.  Covered a bit of the pitch in that half, rather stealthily for a big lad at that.  Seems to just drift quietly in and out of position at times.  Very nice.

Congrats Tigres.