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Antuna scores a ‘golazo’ against CF Montreal to increase the lead to two goals over the Canadian team ¡watch the goal here!

Uriel Antuna puts Cruz Azul a step closer to the semifinal berth.

By Hector Garcia

Uriel Antuna puts Cruz Azul a step closer to the semifinal berth.
Uriel Antuna puts Cruz Azul a step closer to the semifinal berth.
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Cruz Azul is visiting CF Montreal in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League. The team coached by Juan Reynoso arrived with a narrow advantage from the first leg match after winning 1-0 at the Azteca Stadium. Uriel Antuna, scored the first goal of the match in the end of the first half to complicate things for Montreal.

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The Canadian team has to score three goals in the second half if they want to advance to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Cruz Azul will seek to defend the advantage to book their ticket to the next round of the Concacaf Champions League and join New York City FC, which were the first team to qualify to the semifinals after defeating Comunicaciones thanks to the goal away rule, as the aggregate was 5-5. 

Auntuna’s goal was after a great cross of Ángel Romero, the Paraguayan midfielder who before, received the pass from Juan Escobar who intercepted a ball of the Canadian team. The former Chivas player stroke the ball in an outstanding way to increase the lead for Cruz Azul.

Antuna's goal

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