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Assist for Holmes, goal for Sargent, Concacaf Champions Cup scores
The roundup of USMNT player results in the Championship and Concacaf Champions Cup starts with Duane Holmes subbing out four minutes into stoppage time for Preston North End’s 4-1 home win over Huddersfield Town. Down a goal from the 42nd, Will Keane converted a Preston penalty in the 53rd and Milutin Osmagic put them ahead in the 84th with Holmes assisting. Osmagic added goals in the 87th, and a minute into stoppage time. Holmes saw yellow in the 21st minute.
Josh Sargent subbed out in the 61st minute for Norwich City in their 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday. Sargent opened the scoring in the 11th and Borja Sainz doubled the Norwich lead in the 16th minute. Sheffield Wednesday pulled a goal back in the 78th and equalized in the 85th.
Haji Wright’s Coventry City lost 2-1 at Southampton. Down 2-0 from goals in the 18th and 38th, Jake Bidwell scored for Coventry in the 68th minute. Reggie Cannon was on the bench for Queens Park Rangers’ 1-1 draw at Plymouth Argyle. Sam Field put QPR up in the 73rd and an own-goal leveled the score in the 85th minute.
Moving to the Concacaf Champions Cup, Columbus advanced 4-3 on penalties at Tigres after drawing 2-2 on aggregate. Entering the second-leg tied 1-1, Tigres went ahead from an Andre-Pierre Gignac goal in the 3rd. Diego Rossi equalized for the Crew in the 59th, sending the game ot extra time and eventually penalties. Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte saved Tigres’ penalties in rounds one and two, with Columbus converting in both rounds. Columbus failed to convert in the fourth round, sealing the win in the fifth round.
Alex Zendejas’s Club America advanced 9-2 on aggregate over New England, winning 5-2 at home. Diego Valdes opened the scoring for Club America in the 21st, Julian Quinones doubled the lead in the 33rd, and Henry Martin made it 3-0 three minutes into stoppage time. Zendejas scored in the 57th. New England’s Giacomo Vrioni pulled a goal back in the 65th. Brian Rodriguez converted a 76th minute Club America penalty. Vrioni scored again for the Revs two minutes into stoppage time.
On Wednesday in the Championship, Ethan Horvath was in goal for Cardiff City’s 1-0 win at Birmingham City. Josh Bowler scored Cardiff’s goal in the 65th minute. Lynden Gooch wasn’t in the squad for Stoke City’s 3-0 loss at Swansea City to goals in the 19th, a 53rd minute penalty, and the 73rd. Daryl Dike is unavailable for West Brom, who shutout Rotherham United 2-0 at home. Brandon Thomas-Asante put West Brom up in the 23rd and John Swift converted a penalty a minute into stoppage time.
In the Concacaf Champions Cup, Brandon Vazquez subbed out in the 76th minute of Monterrey’s 3-1 home win over Inter Miami to advance 5-2 on aggregate. Vazquez opened the scoring for Monterrey in the 31st, German Berterame doubled the lead in the 58th, and Jesus Gallardo made it 3-0 on the night in the 64th. Inter Miami’s Jordi Alba saw red in the 78th and Diego Gomez scored in the 85th minute. Monterrey plays Columbus in the semifinals with Club America vs Pachuca in the other side of the bracket.
On Thursday in the first-leg of the Europa League quarterfinals, Christian Pulisic subbed out in the 78th minute of AC Milan’s 1-0 home loss to AS Roma. AC Milan fell behind in the 17th minute. Yunus Musah was on the bench for Roma. In the Europa Conference League quarterfinal first-legs, Owen Otasowie wasn’t in the squad for Club Brugge’s 1-0 home win over PAOK Salonika. Hugo Vetlesen scored for Club Brugge in the 6th minute.
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