New York Red Bulls 0, Club Deportivo Guadalajara 1
Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals (Leg One)
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 – 10 p.m. ET
Estadio Akron | Guadalajara, Mexico
Box Score
Scoring Summary:
GUA – Isaac Brizuela (Rodolfo Pizarro) 26’
Misconduct Summary:
NY – Alex Muyl (caution, argument) 21’
GUA – Jair Pereira (caution, unsporting behavior) 43’
NY – Aurelien Collin (caution, unsporting behavior) 44’
NY – Aurelien Collin (ejection, second yellow) 73’
GUA – Rodolfo Pizarro (caution unsporting behavior) 83’
New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles ©; Michael Amir Murillo, Aurelien Collin, Tim Parker, Aaron Long, Kemar Lawrence, Daniel Royer (Derrick Etienne, Jr., 76’), Tyler Adams, Sean Davis, Alex Muyl (Florian Valot, 61’), Bradley Wright-Phillips
TOTAL SHOTS: 5; SHOTS ON GOAL: 1; FOULS: 21; OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 2
C.D. Guadalajara: Rodolfo Cota; Carlos Cisneros, Edwin Hernandez (Gael Sandoval, 77’), Jair Pereira ©, Oswaldo Alanis, Alan Pulido (Jose Macias, 82’), Isaac Brizuela, Michael Perez, Orbelin Pineda, Rodolfo Pizarro, Jose de Jesus Godinez
TOTAL SHOTS: 6; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 1
Referee: John Pitti
Assistant Referees: Gabriel Victoria, Christian Ramirez
4th Official: Kimbell Ward
Attendance: 46,232
- An early first-half goal gives Club Deportivo Guadalajara a 1-0 lead over the New York Red Bulls after the first leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals on Wednesday night at Estadio Akron.
- Both teams will return to play Leg Two on Tuesday, April 10 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET with coverage on Univision Deportes, go90.com and Red Bulls Radio in English on TuneIN.
- With a 1-0 deficit heading into Leg Two, New York will need to defeat Guadalajara by at least one goal to advance or a 1-0 score line to force penalty kicks.
- Following a Red Bulls turnover, Chivas’ Rodolfo Pizarro connected with Isaac Brizuela for the eventual game winner in the 26th minute.
- New York was held scoreless for the first time in the tournament. The Red Bulls had scored at least one goal through the first four matches of SCCL play.
- The Red Bulls were dealt their first loss of the SCCL tournament, having held a 3-0-1 mark prior to the match. New York and Toronto were the only two teams left in the tournament without a loss prior to tonight’s game.
- New York implemented its ninth different starting XI of the season.
- Following their yellow cards during the match, Alex Muyl and Aurelien Collin will both be out for Leg Two against Chivas due to yellow card accumulation.
