Dante Vanzeir recorded a brace to single-handedly lift the New York Red Bulls to a 2-1 victory over Atletico San Luis on Sunday night in an East 4 Leagues Cup match in Harrison, N.J.
Vanzeir scored in the 56th minute before breaking a 1-1 tie by sending a left-footed shot past San Luis goalkeeper Diego Urtiaga in the second minute of second-half stoppage time. John Tolkin picked up an assist on Vanzeir’s decisive tally.
Jhon Murillo found the back of the net in the 69th minute for San Luis, which will not advance to the knockout stage. Urtiaga finished with four saves, as did New York goalie Carlos Coronel.
Elias Manoel scored just minutes after Vanzeir’s second goal to ice the match, but VAR decision overturned the play, giving San Luis a chance to look for an equalizer. But the visitors never attempted another shot.
Monterrey 4, Sounders 2
German Berterame recorded a hat trick as Monterrey got the best of host Seattle in a West 2 battle.
Berterame scored in the 31st minute and in the second minute of first-half stoppage time before completing the hat trick in the 63rd. His second goal came on a penalty kick. Jordi Cortizo also scored for Monterrey, who will advance to the knockout stage along with Real Salt Lake as the representatives from West 2.
The Sounders did all of their scoring early, with Nicolas Lodeiro and Jordan Morris notching goals within the first six minutes of action. Yeimar Gomez Andrade received a red card in the 86th minute.
Atlas 1, Toronto FC 0
Jordy Caicedo scored in the second minute and Atlas held on to beat host Toronto in an East 3 match.
Atlas’ Camilo Vargas made six saves to keep Toronto FC off the board. Atlas and New York City FC will be the two squads from East 3 advancing to the next round.
Toronto racked up 13 shots and put six on goal, but it could never break through against Vargas. Kosi Thompson gave the hosts one last chance to score in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time, but his header from the center of the box was saved.
Queretaro 1, Tijuana 0
Emanuel Gularte scored in first-half stoppage time to propel Queretaro past Tijuana in an East 1 match in Chester, Pa.
Gularte scored in the first minute of first-half extra time, putting a header into the bottom left corner of the net following a corner. The tally came shortly after Raul Sandoval’s shot was blocked — a play that set up the corner.
Despite taking the loss, Tijuana still finished with a comfortable advantage in shots (16-9) and shots on target (5-2). Fernando Tapia earned the clean sheet for Queretaro.
Whitecaps 2, Galaxy 1
Brian White scored a tiebreaking goal in second-half stoppage time as Vancouver edged LA in West 3 action in Carson, Calif.
The Galaxy held a 1-0 lead until the late stages of the match thanks to Riqui Puig’s 16th-minute tally. But an own goal from Calegari made it 1-1, and White struck in the first minute of extra time to send the Whitecaps to the knockout stage.
Vancouver’s Isaac Boehmer and LA counterpart Novak Micovic each made two saves.
Tigres UANL 1, Earthquakes 0
Fernando Gorriaran scored in the 19th minute and Nahuel Guzman shined in net as visiting Tigres defeated San Jose in a West 1 match.
Guzman made four saves to capture the clean sheet for Tigres UANL, who will be heading to the next round after finishing atop their group. The Earthquakes were eliminated from the Leagues Cup.
San Jose’s Daniel made two saves, but Gorriaran’s goal was all Tigres needed for the win. Benjamin Kikanovic attempted to force penalty kicks in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, but his header from the left side of the 6-yard box was high and wide to the left.
–Field Level Media
