CAI eliminates Motagua and is a semi-finalist in Central America

He Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera (CAI) made it to Semi-Final C this Tuesday nightTakeover of the Central American Concacaf Club defeating Carlos Small with a 2-0 doublel Motagua from Honduras.

With the triumph, CAI eliminates Motagua from the 2023 Central American Cup and the Honduran team’s only option is to play a playoff for a place in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup.

Despite the dominance of the Panamanians, the team team Motagua, In the 11th minute, through and through, Juan Delgado shot first at the goal, but the ball was controlled by the goalkeeper CAI, Eddie Roberts.

In the 15th minute, Davis Contreras He crossed, but Jorge Serrano couldn’t control the ball and saved the goalkeeper’s penalty. Motagua.

Serrano appeared again in the 27th minute, alone against the goalkeeper, but won the duel Jonathan Rougier, who blocked the shot and kept the score zero for zero on the board.

Just four minutes later Carlos Smallhe made it 1-0 with a right-footed shot, taking advantage of a defender’s mistake Motagua, Luis Vega.

In the 42nd minute, another warning came from the side CAISergio Cunningham’s shot from a distance, but the ball goes past the opponent’s goal.

Mali appeared in the 45th minute, connecting a pass from Jefferson Murillo He scored and shot hard with his right foot for 2-0.

With Small’s double and with ball control CAI, The end of the first half has arrived.

The first minutes of the second half were intense, s Motagua they asked for a discount, but CAI did not give space and, playing on the counter, looked for a third goal.

He CAI had to liquidate actions in the 74th minute, but he did archer Rougier He won a one-on-one match against Rafael Águila.
The final was controlled by the home team, who knew how to play with the desperation of their opponents.

The last dangerous play in the match was in the 90th minute with a shot from Carlos Melendez, which deviated from the port CAI.

After ninety minutes played, plus three minutes of substitution, the referee blew the final whistle andl CAI from Panama sealed the ticket to the semi-finals Concacaf Central American Club Cup and in the process won a place to play in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup.

Rival of CAI In the semi-finals, he will come out of the key facing s Saprissa from Costa Rica and Real Estelí from Nicaragua.

– Data sheet
2. CAI: Eddie Roberts, Marlon Ávila; Sergio Ramírez, Orman Davis, Jefferson Murillo, Sergio Cunningham; Jorge Serrano, Héctor Hurtado (m.83, Anthony Stewart), Rafael Águila (m.83, Carlos Ávila); Davis Contreras (m.60, Misael Acosta) and Carlos Small (m.68, Víctor Ávila).
Coach: Franklyn Narváez

0. Motagua: Jonathan Rougier; Carlos Argueta (m.46, Iván López), Carlos Meléndez, Raúl Santos, Luis Vega; Denis Meléndez (m.46, Walter Martínez), Wesly Decas (m.46, Riky Zapata), Juan Delgado; Lucas Campana, Agustín Auzmendi and Yeison Mejía (died 76, Antony García).
Coach: César Vigevani

Referee: Guatemalan Bryan López booked Juan Delgado, Riky Zapata, Agustín Auzmendi, Lucas Campana and Héctor Hurtado.
Goals: 1-0, m.31: Carlos Small. 2-0, m.45: Carlos Small.