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Rayados de Monterrey finished certifying the failure of the Mexican teams in the Leagues Cup, this after losing with a score of 3-0 against the Philadelphia Union in game corresponding to the dispute of the third position of the mentioned tournament.
Those led by Jim Curtin dominated from the first minute in which they already beat some Rayados who at no time had the capacity to react and they ended up in the fourth box without being able to access the automatic qualification ticket to the Concachampions, which was awarded to the teams that occupied the first three boxes.
Dominion of Philadelphia over Monterrey
Barely At the first minute of play, the Philadelphia Union took the lead on the scoreboard thanks to a goal scored by the Venezuelan Jesús Añez and that would undoubtedly mark the course of the meeting. The Philadelphia Union had just lost a thrashing against Messi’s Inter Miami, while Monterrey was blanked by Nashville.
The 28-year-old Dane, Mikael Uhre, sealed the second score for the Philadelphia Union in the discount of the first half, for which Jim Curtin’s pupils were strengthened at halftime, thanks to a solid score and a Monterrey that looked handcuffed.
And despite the fact that Monterrey would try in the second half, it was Philadelphia at minute 69 through Alejandro Bedoya that marked his second consecutive goal in the tournament and that gave definitive figures to the match.
Philadelphia won without disheveled and avoiding any kind of excuses from Monterrey or Fernando Ortizthe Rayados added in their last two matches in the Leagues Cup, two straight defeats against Leagues Cup teams, without goals and with five against.
Philadelphia had eliminated the Gallos Blancos de Querétaro with Controversy in the quarterfinals and after being beaten by Messi and Miami, today they claim to be third place and their direct quota to the Concachampions.
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