Hours after selling Lucas Zelarayan to a Saudi Arabia club, the Columbus Crew handled Club America in Leagues Cup play.
Hernandez had the first two goals. Ramirez added the clincher. Now the Crew awaits their opponent and date for the first knockout round of the tournament, having taken down the top MLS club in the Western Conference and now the most storied one in Mexican club soccer history.
Tied at one near the midpoint of the second half, Club America started to put the screws on the Crew defense. In the 56th minute, and again in the 61st, the Eagles put the ball in the back of the net only to see each go-ahead goal negated by an offside call.
As the Eagles protested, and Malagon pled his case to the referee, Hernandez held tightly to the ball and waited for his moment. Two minutes after the foul, Hernandez decisively buried the penalty kick for a 2-1 lead in the 69th minute. Club America finally broke through in the 29th minute, and it came on a set piece. Miguel Layún lined up a free kick from the left flank and several yards outside of the box and served the ball to the opposite side, where teammate Kevin Álvarez initially struggled to corral the ball. With no defenders pressuring him, though, Álvarez collected himself and fired toward the far post from just inside the right edge of the box.
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