Champions League Final (Second Leg): http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-Salt-Lake-c40339 vs. CF Monterrey—Second Half Analysis
Major League Soccer franchise, Real Salt Lake, and Primera Division de Mexico’s CF Monterrey continued the CONCACAF Champions League action with the half time score line of 1—0 in the visitor’s favour. At the final whistle, Rio Tinto’s streak of undefeated
matches was finally broken, and that too on the auspicious occasion of the CCL final. Los Rayados maintained the one goal lead until the final whistle.
The Real’s hopes of the making an appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan were destroyed by Humberto Suazo’s first half injury time goal. The Mexican outfit now travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928 at the end of this year to appear in the finals of the same event.
However, the American team deserves some credit as the Dynamo became the first ever MLS-based team to appear in the final of the continental event. Players such as Fabian Espindola and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Saborío-c5302 continued to try to restore parity and tested Jonathan
Orozco at the start of the second half. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Will-Johnson-c36842 had the first chance in the 48th minute when he received a ball at his feet from the left, but Monterrey defence was alert enough to clear the danger.
Barely ten minutes later, the holding midfielder received the ball at the half-line and let fly a rasping drive from a full 35 yards out. However, his effort sailed just over the woodwork, summing up the home side’s night.
Los Rayados were quick to react and the ever brisk Suazo passed the ball to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Osvaldo-Martínez-c28828 in the opposition box. The midfielder responded quickly but his effort flew over the bar.
In their pursuit to equalize the score line, RSL made several other attempts; the hosts won a free-kick in the 70th minute but Espindola could not find Saborio in the box and the chance went begging.
The Dynamo won three corners in the closing stages of the game but the Americans could not break down a well-disciplined http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Monterrey-c39943 defence. Jason Kreis’ boys could not forge out a goal from the set-pieces and the five minutes of additional time, thus shattering
their dreams of winning an unprecedented continental title.
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