{"id":41547,"date":"2022-03-09T19:42:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T00:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=41547"},"modified":"2022-03-09T19:42:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T00:42:57","slug":"nycfc-offense-keeps-rolling-ccl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/03\/09\/nycfc-offense-keeps-rolling-ccl\/","title":{"rendered":"NYCFC’s offense keeps rolling in first leg of CCL quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

East Hartford, CT – <\/b>Following six goals to start the round of 16<\/a>, NYCFC\u2019s offense keeps rolling with a 3-1 win over Guatemala\u2019s Comunicaciones F.C. in the opening leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

NYCFC’s offense keeps rolling in the first leg<\/b><\/h2>\n

Taty opens the quarterfinals scoring<\/b><\/h3>\n

Despite both sides finishing on a fairly even number of shot attempts with NYCFC at 13 and Comunicaciones at 16, it was New York who would dominate the opening minutes with opportunities and possession.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the first real chance coming in the 19-minute it would be Santiago Rodr\u00edguez picking up a deflected pass and dribbling it into the box. Trying to find some space, Rodr\u00edguez has the ball knocked away by the Comunicaciones\u2019 goalkeeper Kevin Moscoso. While Rodr\u00edguez hits the deck, the ball finds its way to Talles Magno for a slide-in goal just past an outstretched defender.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After some celebration from NYCFC and a review from VAR the decision was overturned and the goal cancelled out with play resuming 0-0 in the 21-minute.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortly following in the 29-minute it would be NYCFC\u2019s Andres Jasson battling two defenders between the touchline on the right side of the box and winning the ball with a pass back to Rodr\u00edguez. With space and time from just outside the box, Rodr\u00edguez hits a one-time pass into a mix of players with Valent\u00edn \u201cTaty\u201d Castellanos cutting in front and getting a diving header to the cross making it 1-0 New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TATY CASTELLANOS HEADER \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n

@NYCFC takes the lead over Comunicaciones \ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/CPvUezKQFL<\/a><\/p>\n

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n