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Cruz Azul suffered a lot to extend the match to the penalty round to get a win against Philadelphia Union, who rescued the tie in the ninety minutes and sentenced the Mexican squad to take the second place in Group East 7 of the Leagues Cup.
The Liga MX team rediscovered their best level during the first half and took possession of the ball. The dominance of the Mexicans did not cease, and they saw their effort rewarded in the 41st minute, after an incredible collective display and after several first-class passes, the ball was fully for Carlos Rotondi, who did not miss this time and with a left footed shot to the far post to the advantage of his team.
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For the second half, the MLS team was taking the initiative and little by little they approached Kevin Mier's goal, however, they could not tie the game and Cruz Azul was desperate to try and avoid damage.
Philadelphia Union to advantage
When Cruz Azul's victory seemed a inevitable, the defensive sector of the Maquina ended up 'shooting itself in the foot' and an error in as they started to mount an attack left the goal empty for striker Daniel Gazdag, who unleashed madness in the building with the tying goal and, incidentally, took the game to the penalty round for the definition of extra point.
This goal assured that Philadelphia would stay in the top spot of the group, however Cruz Azul needed the extra point to advance to the knockout stage.
Already from eleven steps, Kevin Mier washed out his mistake and saved Gazdag's own shot to take the extra point, added to the scores from Gonzalo Piovi, Andr�s Monta�o, Willer Ditta, Rodolfo Rotondi and the defining goal from �ngel Sepulveda. Now the blue machine will face Orlando City in the next round.