Credit: Philadelphia Union
The 2024 Leagues Cup continued with the round of 16. On Monday, Seattle shutout UNAM Pumas 4-0 at home. Paul Rothrock put the Sounders up in the 32nd, Jordan Morris doubled the lead in the 58th, and Albert Rusnak converted a penalty in the 71st minute. Pumas’ Lisandro Magallan saw red two minutes into stoppage time. Morris converted a Seattle penalty five minutes into stoppage time.
On Tuesday, Columbus came back to beat Inter Miami 3-2 at home. Matias Rojas put Inter Miami up in the 10th and Diego Gomez doubled the lead in the 62nd. The Crew’s Christian Ramirez pulled a goal back in the 67th and Diego Rossi equalized in the 69th. Rossi scored again in the 80th minute.
Philadelphia won 4-2 at Cincinnati. Mikkel Uhre scored for the Union in the 51st and Tai Baribo doubled the lead in the 61st. Pavel Bucha pulled a goal back for Cincinnati in the 66th and DeAndre Yedlin equalized in the 80th. Baribo put Philadelphia up for good in the 81st and Quinn Sullivan added a goal in the 84th minute.
“A tough night,” Cincinnati coach Pat Noonan said. “Credit to Philadelphia. They were the better team on the night. There was no question about that. Our pressing was poor, and we played too fast, especially in the first half. We rushed a lot of plays and allowed a really good team to expose us in transition. I thought there were moments where we could have done better in direct play where we don’t get the arial duel or the second ball right and then we’re defending. So, a poor performance.”
Cruz Azul and Mazatlan drew 2-2 at Audi Field with Mazatlan advancing 3-1 on penalties. Bryan Coluda put Mazatlan up in the 40th and Edgar Barcenas made it 2-0 a minute into first-half stoppage time. Cruz Azul went a man down in the 49th when Gonzalo Piovi saw red. Uriel Antuna pulled a goal back for Cruz Azul in the 84th and Willer Ditta equalized a minute into stoppage time. Cruz Azul failed to convert in the first, third, and fourth rounds of penalties, while Mazatlan went three for three.
NYCFC beat Tigres 2-1 at Red Bull Arena. Guido Pizarro put Tigres up in the 17th and Maxi Moralez equalized for New York in the 20th. NYCFC’s Santiago Rodriguez scored in the 65th minute.
Colorado beat Toluca 1-0 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Rafael Navarro put the Rapids up in the 45th with Toluca’s Paulinho equalizing in the 83rd. Colorado’s Darren Yapi scored six minutes into stoppage time.
Club America beat St Louis 4-2 in Carson, taking the lead from a Brian Rodriguez goal in the 15th. St Louis equalized through Indiana Vassilev in the 49th and Eduoard Lowen converted a penalty in the 55th. Diego Valdes equalized for Club America in the 79th, Rodriguez converted a penalty in the 86th. Rodrigo Aguirre extended the Club America lead, converting a penalty eight minutes into stoppage time.
LAFC beat San Jose 4-1 at home with Cristian Pivera opening the scoring in the 17th. Hernan Lopez equalized in the 41st. LAFC retook the lead through a Denis Bouanga penalty five minutes into first-half stoppage time. Mateusz Bogusz scored for LAFC in the 61st and Bouanga converted a second penalty in the 66th minute.
“We talk about that a lot, we are in control of our own destiny and that’s a luxury, but the players understand the work they have to put in to play like they did tonight or other nights,” LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo said. “It’s not automatic, it comes from work in training, dedication, teamwork, guys checking their egos at the door and making sure LAFC is successful and not just the individual.”
2024 Leagues Cup quarterfinals
| Philadelphia vs Mazatlan | August 17 |
| Columbus vs NYCFC | August 17 |
| Seattle vs LAFC | August 17 |
| Club America vs Colorado | August 17 |
Moving to the USMNT players in the first round of England’s League Cup, Lynden Gooch subbed on in the 66th minute of Stoke City’s 2-0 win at Carlisle United. Freddie Anderson scored in the 48th and Emre Tezgel doubled the lead in the 79th minute. Duane Holmes subbed on in the 69th minute of PNE’s 2-0 home win over Sunderland. Ryan Ledson scored in the 37th and Mads Frokjaer added a goal in the 70th minute. Haji Wright subbed out in the 62nd minute of Coventry City’s 1-0 win at Bristol City. Ellis Simms scored for Coventry in the 65th minute.
Auston Trusty’s Sheffield United beat Wrexham 4-2 at home after falling behind in the 29th. Trusty equalized in the 35th and an own-goal put Sheffield United up in the 57th. Louie Marsh extended the lead in the 69th and Anis Ben Slimane finished off the Sheffield United scoring in the 85th. Wrexham scored three minutes into stoppage time. Gabriel Slonina’s Barnsley drew 1-1 at Wigan Athletic, advancing 4-2 on penalties. Trailing from a 35th minute penalty, Donovan Pines equalized for Barnsley in the 48th. Wigan failed to convert in rounds one and three with Barnsley failing to convert in round two.
On Wednesday, Aidan Morris’s Middlesbrough won 3-0 at Brenden Aaronson’s Leeds United in the League Cup. Aaronson subbed out in the 63rd. Anfernee Dijksteel put Boro up in the 50th, Delano Burgzorg doubled the lead in the 60th, and Josh Coburn finished off the goals in the 67th minute.
On Thursday, Johnny Cardoso subbed on in the 77th minute of Real Betis’s 1-1 home draw with Girona to open the La Liga season. Marc Bartra put Betis up in the 6th and Girona equalized in the 72nd minute.
Did Not Play: Daryl Dike (West Brom 1 – Fleetwood Town 2), Reggie Cannon (QPR 2 – Cambridge United 1), Josh Sargent (Norwich City 4 – Stevenage Borough 3), Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City 2 – Bristol Rovers 0), Matthew Hoppe (Middlesbrough 3 – Leeds 0)
Quotes courtesy of MLS team press releases.
Photo by the Philadelphia Union
