Due to the highest number of away goals, MLS champion New York City FC reached the 2022 Conacaf Champions League semifinal despite losing 4-2 in the Quarterfinals of Comunicaciones de Guatemala on Tuesday.
In a duel of emotions in the second half of the year, the New Yorkers qualified 5-5 overall after facing a fierce Guatemalan team that, despite having fallen twice on the scoreboard, did not lower their arms.
Visitors scored Argentine striker Valentin Castellanos and Brazilian attacker Thales Magno for 32 and 57 minutes this Tuesday at Dorotheo Guamucci Flores Stadium in downtown Guatemala City.
Costa Rican striker Andres Rezcano (45), defender Nicolas Samayoa (69), steering wheel Linner Garcia (73), and creative José Contreras (88) scored in Comunicaciones, but the goal was not enough to overturn the key and achieve new achievements in the tournament.
The Guatemalan team achieved the feat of eliminating Colorado Rapids in the second round in February, and came out of the finals held in the United States with heavy snow and temperatures below zero 14 degrees.
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