Honduras’ Olimpia beat America 1-0 in Mexico, eliminated from CONCACAF Champions League on away goals

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Honduran club Olimpia played one of their best games last night beating America 1-0 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on a Jerry Bengston goal in the 50th minute but got eliminated from CONCACAF Champions League on away goals.

The aggregate score was 2-2 after América’s 2-1 win in the Round of 16 last week in Tegucigalpa.

The Philadelphia Unión routed Saprissa of Costa Rica 4-0 last night at the PPL Park in Philadelphia. Last week,  the US club had won 1-0 in San José.

Toronto FC squeaked over Mexico’s León 3-2 on aggregate with last night’s 2-1 home win coupled with the previous 1-1 draw in León.

On Tuesday, Mexican club Cruz Azul also qualified to the quarterfinals after routing Haitian team Arcahaie 8-0 at the Azteca after both had played to a 0-0 stalemate last week in Port-au-Prince.

The Portland Timbers faltered at the Estadio Metroplitano in San Pedro Sula last week playing to a 2-2 draw with Marathon but ran over them 5-0 Tuesday night at Portland’s Providence Park.

On Tuesday, Atlanta United completed its second 1-0 win over Costa Rica’s Liga Deportiva Alajuelense at the Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Last week, both squads played to the same score at the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium in Alajuela.

By tonight all eight teams for the quarterfinals will be known.

The Columbus Crew blasted Real Estelí 4-0 at the Nicaragua National Football Stadium in Managua last Thursday. The Crew should be able to coast to the quarterfinals tonight at 6 p.m. at the Columbus Crew Stadium.

The final Round of 16 match between favourites Monterrey and the Dominican Republic’s Atlético Pantoja is on at 8 p.m. at the BBVA Bancomer Stadium in Monterrey. Los Rayados won 3-0 away at the Félix Sánchez Stadium in Santo Domingo.

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