Goals from Carlos Vela and Raul Ruidiaz fired the MLS All-Stars to a 2-1 victory over the Liga MX All-Stars at Minnesota United’s Allianz Field stadium on Wednesday night.
It’s the second yr in a row that MLS has crushed Liga MX within the MLS All-Star Game having received 3-2 on penalties final yr after a 1-1 draw by regular time.
MLS acquired issues began early on Wednesday with Vela heading house a cross from LAFC teammate Diego Palacios simply three minutes in. From there, Liga MX grew into the sport and pushed for an equalizer, with their greatest likelihood of the primary half coming within the forty fourth minute when Pumas striker Juan Dinenno headed into the bottom-left nook, solely to be impressively denied by MNUFC goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair.
Seattle Sounders star Ruidiaz prolonged the lead to 2-0 within the 73rd minute, dispatching a penalty received by New England Revolution playmaker Carles Gil, who was introduced down within the field after a stunning dribble.
Pachuca right-back Kevin Alvarez pulled one again for Liga MX within the eighty fifth minute, firing previous NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson from distance. However, it was too little too late, with MLS holding on for a second successive victory over their Mexican counterparts.
“The most pleasing thing was the competitive nature of all the guys,” stated Minnesota United head coach Adrian Heath, who took cost of the MLS group for the All-Star Game. “Everybody’s actually, I think, enjoyed being with each other in the group. So the atmosphere in the dressing room is terrific. The guys have been an absolute pleasure to be around for the last two or three days.”
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In cost of the Liga MX facet was Atlas supervisor Diego Cocca. He added: “We had a great game. Like I said to the boys, this is a great experience, and especially because we got to meet and to know each other.
“Rivalry is good. We can grow. If you have a strong rival, you can grow, you can get better. And both leagues can grow like this. And I think that the barometer is going to be the Concacaf Champions League. We came here and we lost, they can go there [to Mexico] and they can lose. For example, at Estadio Jalisco, the result could be different.”
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