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Second leg of the Ka Cap Champions Cup semifinal underway. Tuca back in their home red, but it sure would help. And that's Pelinho who opens it up wide for Elino for Tuca. And Elinino whips it in. Huga Lice. Good solid first touch of the ball. 56 seconds in. Shaffleberg doing a job. There's a lot of team defending, doubling, helping out, forcing him. Luise. Nice turn. Blocked by Tafari Bise. Second shot of the game up. Not really into the stands. There's a net there down there. See going to return now. Funko Romero. Tons of space and time. Whips it in. Dangerous area to Farey. Stabs it out right in front of Paulino.
Well, my first real observation is down the right hand side right now coming in behind. They're flooding that zone overloading cross after cross. That one cleared away at the near post, but it's going to be a corner. The outswinger. Delgado, the only man there. Arrow takes the late hit from Shwier. Gabriel Calderon's going to take the opportunity to try to draw a bit of a line there rather than just let Tuca play on this over the weekend. Stephanio still not 100% once again sends it in. It's Mendes. It's out. in. Good pocket of space. Bologong is going to get to the layup. DENY BOLOGONGA WITH AN OPPORTUNITY AND THE FOLLOW UP IS MISSED.
Oh my goodness. Wow. What a chance. If LAFC lose this semi-final series, we're going to point to that moment. Oh, there's a ton of game to be played, but that's going to be the one we're going to point to is Schwanier. That's an awkward tackle. He's down in some pain and it wasn't the best of shots from Banga who it was almost like he wasn't sure as well himself. The ball just bounced perfectly to Timmy Tillman. TCado a flying tackle to take it off of gets rid of it. Tman gets pulled over. That's not a foul. Paulo knocks it down. Costro picks it up and comfortable save for Hua Lice. His second of the game. That's why he's playing in this game
here. Finally, he'll look back at the chance. Garcia gets that one off. Oh, it's almost it's just a miss. It's a rush of blood. The goal almost seems too easy and he just gets underneath it, hits it up over the crossar. It's a goal he scores 99 out of 100. No one took the foul there and Montgomery Calderon's going to take the opportunity to make a point. It's part of why they've been so devastatingly effective against MLS teams this year. Sun move in on the ensuing free kick. That's too far for
Porches. Just sails in the altitude. You see where Tuca want to get this ball back in play cuz these LFC defenders are still getting back and they're trying to recover their breath in the altitude. Aulo's shot ends up rising up and out. got caught last night off a throw and ball goes out of play. Everybody's kind of just meandering, walking, jogging long switch able to bring it down on Shaffleberg. He's got Shaffleberg a bit off balance. Simone in Delgado was there. Chaffleberg got to be careful. Alino goes down that he's blocking his own teammate Simone.
Fans will howl. We've certainly seen plenty of those over the years where a guy doesn't even know there's an opponent there. He's just trying to clear the ball and he clips an opponent and believe any contact a player attacking player is going to ground and in a slow-mo these can look. It's hard to say. I mean, he's selling the contact in that slow-mo and certainly you could see it developing where Shaffleberg swings. I actually think Elino ends up defending Isaaiis gets the return shot from Mark Delgado. Pocket of space Marcel Ruiz and it's a touch from Lice to send it off the post. Porches blocks the rebound shot as well. So look right now Tafar is like I'm not sure I can go. I don't want to get disconnected. That ball dips at the
last second. Watch this. His ball dips. Hug gets a hand on it. for the technical difficulties on the world transmission coming from Tuca Ruiz again. That didn't miss by much. Fuel had this one covered. This one's a long way out on the deck. He's he's across that near post. He knows exactly where that post is. Take a touch on the way through, but Marcel Ruiz not just gone straight out of bounds. On the turn, hands it back to Simone.
Simone gets the cross in to Far. Just a good solid foot on it. will return. Simone now in behind a shaffleberg. Gets the cross in. Lorice is there. In the middle of the field now. Hands it off for Castro. Costro will shoot. Lice bats it away. Valencia of first and the rebound. Fourth save for Huga Lice. And a lot of shots from distance that We will clip it up just too far for Palino. Thought it was recognized that he's gotten out to help. Bit of miscommunication in the shape. Drops it off. Ruiz hooks it in. Lice is there.
Astro reverses it inside. Colleen, you'll give it a chance and takes a block and that allows Lice to save a whistle on the field. Cost's calling for it. Gets it off the post. Rebound ends up over. It fell to Ruiz. That's the second time tonight rattled the frame. Yeah, Hugo Larice is nowhere near nothing he can do. Can't anticipate that shot's getting around. He's almost running and letting go. Here comes Alino again. Elino on Shaffleberg. Elino cuts it back a second time. Elinino deflected. Lice down to get him.
Quickly back into play before the Wolfie director was ready. Ruiz foul by Porchesse and he's trying to beg his way out of a yellow card. I don't know if he's going to get his way out of a yellow but that tackle is a result of all these shots from distance and Porch is recognizing look we got we got to get some pressure here. Luis really gets him to bite. Just sells the shot. Chomps back onto his left. Takes the foul. Look at that. this altitude and the way the ball moves to get it up and down takes a real finessing of the ball, but you have a couple of different options. You've got left foot, right foot. You got the
chance to just really hammer it low and hard towards the far post. Bodies crash in the box. I'm sure he's lobbying for it. Everybody's lobbying for it. You got three really talented players standing over this right now. LAC just really trying to work out how they want to set this wall. I would be shocked if they don't have somebody lying behind the wall, especially from this distance cuz you're going to want your ball to jump. To jump with security, you need somebody lying on the ground. It doesn't look like they do right now. And it's taken short. It's Anulu picks it up. IT'S A SET PLAY AND IT'S A MISS.
All right, Tuca's top score over the last two years. Well, they got the look they wanted. It ends up being a tough ball for him. Watch how this ball bounces right before it gets to him. That's tough to take it really smooth. It wasn't too easy. Cruz had a ton of the ball against them, but it wasn't like this. Simone working on Shaffleberg who's trying to recover. Got to be careful. Simone still on the ball. Hit the pass a little bit.
Now it's going to be clipped in and that was all the way forward there. That was wrapped up by Valencia. That is Shaffleberg on the outside. Jacob Shaffleberg now. Options for him in the box. Shaffleberg over hits and sends it out. That was the best look LAFC have had in a long time. It is because they had the confidence to play as Shaffleberg on the outside. Jacob Schaffleberg now options for him in the box. Shaffleberg over hits and sends it out. That was the best look LAFC have had in a long time.
It's because they had the confidence to play. Although, here come Tuca straight back in. Four players out on the play now, but really well played out of pressure. That crafted that opportunity cuz they had the bravery to take it under pressure, play one-touch passing and get moving. But LFC need to make sure they get to half 0. Sai getting a screen from Castro and then he overhits the cross. Long Ruiz will just walk it forward. Game high five shots in the first half of the 15 Tuca taken. Elinino sends it in. Lice electing to punch as Palino was trying to rise up. It's headed back into the box. Porche steps in with the chest.
Ruiz. Elino wants it to Simone instead. Now it's Elino. Back for Ruiz. Rolls it in. Angulo turned right to where Porches WAS. ELINO SHOT TAKES a deflection and Lice is down to get it. his seventh save of the night. His 30th save of the competition. Moment here it is as it pops back out to Elino. He gets the shot. Oh, and it was long's foot. Quickly back in play. That one's going to roll wide there for you. We've seen those come off a toe and goes It was tough for Tilman to deal with andro came flying forward. Tafari wins the header. Bonga didn't hear the footsteps.
Comes back to Paulino now. Final 30 seconds of the half into the middle of the field. Elinino gets around Delgado. Elinino hands back for Castro. Castro hooks it in. Brought down off the chest. Far eye pokes it away. Final seconds of the half. And that is the half. Tooku took too long. and LAFC survive until the break. Kobe Jones rejoins us after the break for his thoughts on what we've seen so far. 45 minutes down, 45 TO GO. NO score in Tuca and press forward and end up winning this thing. Second half is underway. A little bit more pressure. I don't expect the same type of thing now that you're away, but you cannot absorb that same amount of shots, the same amount of
pressure in the second half and expect to survive. Look at this really tight block again. Molina trying to turn save number eight of the game for Hugo Lorice, matching his single game high in his career. It's a penalty. Ryan Hauling's head was late to get to that loose ball. He got contact on the Tuca player and 80 seconds into the second half. It is a penalty kick for Tuca to take the lead on aggregate. Sometimes it's a risk when you make a sub in the middle of a game and you've got a guy now comes out in the start of the second half, hasn't been involved in the game at all. Chaffenberg almost had the near penalty shot in the first half, but Holl said and this is his first involvement
in the game. Hell beats him to the ball. He swings through, follows through on the ball. Holding the ball and it looks like it will be Elino to take, not Paulinho, their top score. Thumbs up from Tatiana Guzman, the video assistant referee. Melinino has been suspended the last three league MX games for brawling his way off the field at Estadio Ezeka. He'll be returning this weekend. now with an opportunity. It's not Alexis Vega. It's not Paulinho. It is Elinho. Just a few days after his 26th birthday, an opportunity to put Tuca in the lead in the Conquer Calf Champions Cup semifinal.
lot of time to think about this one. There's the whistle. We had a quiet night in the first like you slipped out early in the second half. Not really involved. That's not been the case at all in this game. He's been alive wired down the right. Constant threat putting pressure on the LFC back line. Had a near shout from the penalty as we said in the first. This time he just beats Hollings to the ball. Hollings tries to gets completely caught and then Elinoho steps up really calm after a lot of time as I said. But think about that penalty. Slight hesitation gets Lice leaning to the other way and passes that ball in the back of the net.
The way in which they were getting pressure and get a more experienced guy in there, but ends up being decision that's cost them a penalty. Good step for Porches. Rolls it inside for Timmy Tilman. Back for Ryan Porches. Walga. It's a deflected cross. It's an LFC corner. Goal for LAFC puts them right back in front. Corner swung in deep. Long was tied up there and couldn't jump. Smid caught to the first one and then gets beaten on the second one. And now Elino running away as Franco Romero run the initial foot race. Elino has options. Rolls it into the middle. It's Paulino knocked off balance and he's going to be arguing for V
intervention. And then Delgado loses out. Commits a foul. Or is it an LFC free kick? Trying to play this ball quickly. Molinia, a little slick ball gets in behind. Valencia gets a little bit of contact on the shoulder. really sells the contact there from Hollings Head, but there was contact and you see Karome shrugging the referee. And then there goes down off the ball. Now, of course, that Tuca are in the lead. They're going to amp up all the different little elements that they were getting annoyed at LFC for in the first half. Gabriel Calderon will be a referee at the World Cup. Stephio, Martinez, both really planned subs for all intents and purposes. getting set to come in. It's a great ball through. There were three Tuca
players who had a chance at it. They got to get there first. Valencia. That was a little bit awkward. It's not going to work. Isa gets through. Cuts it in the middle. Oh, he finds Delgado. And again, it's a giveaway. LFC can't build out Alvarado Lopez. An absolute thunderbolt. His first career goal for Tuca. Oh, he hammers this ball. Pure a strike as it gets from the young Mexican center back. Has a couple of caps for Mexico. Making a bit of a statement there. Look at that ball. He just hits right through the middle of it. stays on the top. He's come wandering forward. Says, "Why not?"
Just perfect technique. And Hugelis just a passenger at that point watching that ball fly through the altitude from Mexico in the fall. Made a late charge that fell short for Mexico's World Cup squad as his first goal in 53 career games. And now Stephanakio, who's just on the field, is down in pain. Nicholas Castro will get the yellow card by Palencia. Mustakio Delgado son running through the center comes instead. BONGA TOOK IT IN STRIDE AND HE missed it. Well, it's a tough chance. It's a great ball though. It comes across and really good incisive passing from LFC. The little lead passa slip ball. The first touch is good and just can't get his hips around this ball. Can't get himself
really that right foot planted into the ground to a leading goal score. He's got 10 in five in Cap Champions Cup, five in MLS. It's still zero tonight as right at Lice. No looking in to Far was there. Longa can't get away. It bounces off Hauling's head. He's just trying to figure out which way is up right now in this game since coming on as a halftime sub. And it is it's going to be a corner. They can feel it now. Estadio Diaz. They saw their team put four past San Diego in a second leg, four past the LA Galaxy in a first leg.
Seen their team time and time again leverage second legs at home in the last year to victories. Luise brings that down, sweeps it in front. Porches heads it away and a giveaway from Hollings's head as Pinho tracking back intercepts in front of his porches. Important interception there and then a giveaway. Romero held it in. They're backing off and it's missed. And that might have really been it for Tuca. And they're lucky cast. Tuca. We're just waiting for it. Defending on a yellow card into the middle. Bouncing ball for Angula. Hauling. Knocks it away, but it's right back with Tuca. Heleno. Elinino.
Elinoho. He'll let fly. Couldn't curl it enough. Far eye looking for Bonga. Can he bring it down? Couldn't get any contact on it. Fielder. You really go for it. Rotate around maybe to go four in the back. Reese is just going to get there. Texas native has stood tall. Marcel Ruiz carrying forward. Ruiz hands it off. Now the cross stab behind for a corner by Porches. Marcel Ruiz I feel has been really good over the course of these two matches. You asked me at some point in the first leg I was like oh he's left off Mexico's roster and how would he be feeling? What's his response the partially torn ACL the way he's come
back? He's put on some great matches. Now, I wouldn't say it puts anything out of any realm of possibility with what's what's going national team right now in terms of who's might be on that final roster, who might not be, but he's he's been pulling the strings all over the field in this match. Is he who has his number up again. It looked like there was a hamstring issue. The native of Brownwood, Texas, is going to make way for Diego Marvosa. Because again, you still have five weeks until the World Cup begins. You've got four weeks till the roster is going to be named. You really can't use him for
sure. That was almost a Paulino overhead scissor kick with a laser beam. 30 yds away that shot. Oh, here we go. It's a needless foul there actually. And it's given an opportunity here for LAFC for a free kick. their first dead ball in a long time in the game. Quarter hour to go. This is an area that Martos Santos highlighted to us when we spoke to him yesterday that they could have a real advantage in men, the assist leader in the Champions Cup and in MLS right now, stands over it. They play this interesting setup to Luca. Look, they stack everybody on the sixyd box. They're very deep, but they allow themselves to have space to attack it.
Hold it short, David. Martinez couldn't take it clean and get an attempt away. See, too many misplaced passes even when they've got pretty decent offensive side and positioning. Nice work from Castro. He's been good, too. Now Telano is chasing hard. PAULINO CUTTING IT BACK. PAULINO SAVED. REBOUND RIGHT IN front of Gulo off the post. 10 saves for Lice. Three times off the frame for Tuca. And now it's going to be run through. Above is GOING TO GET THERE. JEREMY ABOVEY SAVED. Chance is still on. Bologa off the crossbar.
Flag comes up for offside. That might not have counted anyway. I don't think it was a boasy for Tuca. This was the Paulino one. He's on side. chops Tafari down to the ground almost the save. Angelo off the post. How the goal 90th minute or later to Farey last week. Martinez will clip this in. Pomacy was trying to leak in behind. Yeah, one more run. This was the ball. I look I think he's on side. It's close. Big save from Garcia. Nonetheless, the mentality is so interesting because League MX teams like to look, oh, it's given away to Castro. Porches is on a yellow card already.
Well, it should be off then. And it might well just be as a direct red card for Dono anyway. Not even a second yellow for Montgomery Calderon. He gives the ball away. He gets his pocket picked and yeah, he just posture went down. There was any contact really at that point is a foul. He knows it. He's just waiting for the support of his club security team to help him get down the tunnel. You've got RC, one of two, standing over it.
Heads up dribbling the top of the net. Five of LAFC. There's Perez, the other sub. 90 seconds plus stoppage time as Delgado plays it long to Farey just trying to get something on it. That's not going to go for anything. Hez now. Pawinho. It's a four on three. It's Ruiz who cuts it back. Arce Pinho lays it back in. Romero reverses. Ruiz couldn't control Cleanley. Tuca playing keyway. Castro Holling's head was there. Romero steers it with his chest. Castro, another chance. They're almost lining up and they're just toying with LAFC as we hit stoppage time. How much is left to play?
9 minutes apart early in the second half. That's the difference right now. Setting up an all Mexican concap Champions Cup final for the first time in five years. Perez now trying to slam the door shut and to far gave up ON THE PLAY. IT'S STABBED home by Pinho. He's the new top scorer of the Champions Cup and Tuca can book their spot in the final May 30th at home against Trace. Well, they've hit 28 shots now. The 29th shot for Tuca. And that was Pawino. He's been going to have a penalty. Thought he had one in the first half. Been in and around. Missed the free kick opportunity. ends up being a scuff shot
and a tap in the back post, but he's always in the right place, always in the right time. Just a lethal striker. Tafare, as you said, he just I think he doesn't see Pawino there. He thinks he's letting this one go out for a goal kick. He has a chance to make a play on it. Turns and that's not the man you want to see. Just right in front of goal, lays that ball home series. And even in this match, especially in this match, first and second half, two great making another one. Sunderman got his pocket picked. They scored four against the two prior MLS opponents. They've scored four against another. It's Paulino with his second.
It's an absolute route at this point. There's old number four. It's four again. 33rd goal on the year for Palininoho all competition. And they've done it again in Pixson's pocket. LFC trying to go forward just dead on their feet. Nothing left. And that's where you get punished. It's a great little ball timing of the pass. Palino has a little look up. He says, "Okay, far post. No thanks. I'm going right up high." Lurice down low. He's tried his best tonight. The worst ever two-leg loss against an MLS opponent 7 years ago. Lost 5-nil to Sporting Kansas City. What they built over the last year is incredible. And now they've got a spot Saturday, May
30th on their home field against T-Ra in the KAF Champions Cup final. Well, quite simply put for LAFC in a night like this and all the stats and everything you gave tonight and when you play in Mexico in a night like that you go down with a lead. You still need to play almost
