Forge fc x cruz azul

Forge FC saw the first CONCACAF Champions League campaign of a Canadian Premier League club come to an end in the round of 16 on Thursday night.

The Hamilton-based team lost to Mexico's Cruz Azul 3-1 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, a week after being defeated 1-0 at the Tim Hortons Field in the first-leg.

Angel Romero, Rafael Baca and Juan Escobar scored for the Mexicans in the first half.

Canadian forward David Choinière replied for Forge to make it 2-1 in the 26th minute, scoring the first goal of a CPL club in the tournament.

GOAL 🔨<br><br>DAVID CHOINIERE 🤝 Scoring in Concacaf<br><br>An excellent response by <a href="https://twitter.com/ForgeFCHamilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ForgeFCHamilton</a> vs. Cruz Azul in this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCCL22?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SCCL22</a> battle, as Choiniere scores to bring the aggregate score to 3-1<br><br>Two to go for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanPL</a> side 👀<br><br>WATCH 🔴 <a href="https://t.co/7JFAUhgjL6">https://t.co/7JFAUhgjL6</a> <a href="https://t.co/1H94k9os1k">pic.twitter.com/1H94k9os1k</a>

&mdash;@onesoccer

Forge became the first CPL side to qualify for the flagship club competition in North and Central America and the Caribbean last November, by making to the 2021 Scotiabank CONCACAF League semifinals.

MLS club CF Montreal is now the only Canadian team still in the competition, having ousted Santos Laguna of Mexico in the round of 16.

Montreal and Cruz Azul will meet in a quarter-final.

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Starting Lineups

Confirmed

FOR

4-2-3-1

S. Jurado 33

80'

J. Martinez 12

L. Abram 5

J. Escobar 24

A. Aldrete 16

63'

J. Rivero 15

L. Mendoza 8

R. Otero 80

71'

A. Romero 10

67'

S. Gimenez 29

4-4-2

T. Henry 1

69'

G. Metusala 23

D. Samuel 4

A. Morgan 3

79'

A. Hojabrpour 21

60'

T. Borges 19

A. Achinioti Jonsson 13

K. Bekker 10

60'

D. Choiniere 7

A. Sissoko 33

60'

T. Campbell 9

Substitutes

Alfredo Cabanas

Goalkeeper

Manuel Mayorga

71' Out: Angel Romero

Rafael Guerrero

80' Out: Jose Martinez

Carlos Rodriguez

63' Out: Rafael Baca

Christian Jimenez

63' Out: Jose Rivero

Ivan Morales

67' Out: Santiago Gimenez

Noah Jensen

69' Out: Garven-Michee Metusala

Kwasi Poku

79' Out: Alessandro Hojabrpour

Simon Trianrafillou

Midfielder

Christopher Nanco

60' Out: David Choiniere

Woobens Pacius

60' Out: Terran Campbell

Emery Welshman

60' Out: Tristan Borges

Location Mexico City, Mexico

Weather Forecast 19°

Statistics

• 2 Wins
• 0 Draws
• 0 Wins

2 played

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Primera Division Apertura

Top Scorers

Primera Division Apertura 2022

Player	Matches	Assists	Goals
Santiago Gimenez	5	0	5
Gonzalo Carneiro	14	1	3
Michael Estrada	11	1	3
Angel Romero	17	0	2

There are no top scorers available for this team

Odds

Odds Comparison

Bookmakers Move

1.13

94.43%

1.14

92.89%

1.14

89.71%

1.14

92.37%

1.11

94.05%

1.13

94.80%

1.16

94.56%

1.14

95.15%

1.10

90.86%

1.09

90.55%

1.11

94.05%

Highest Odds

1.16 9.00 24.00

Lowest Odds

1.09 6.40 9.60

Average Odds

1.12 7.72 19.42

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Match review

Last update: 28 Sep 22

FOR

The Football match between Cruz Azul and Forge FC has ended 3 1. The game was played on 25/02/2022 at 01:30, and the the implied winner probabilities were:  86.21% (Cruz Azul), 11.11% (X), 4.17% (Forge FC). 

Cruz Azul vs Forge FC Best Pre Match Odds Were

Match Details

• Cruz Azul 3 v 1 Forge FC
• CONCACAF Champions League North & Central America
• Date - 25/02/2022
• Starting time - 01:30 UTC
• Venue: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

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