MIAMI, Florida. – Junior Lacayo scored in the final minutes to earn Comunicaciones of Guatemala a 1-0 win over El Salvador’s Alianza in the second leg of the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf League Round of 16 on Wednesday night at the Estadio Cuscatlan in San Salvador, El Salvador.
The result gave Comunicaciones a 3-1 win on aggregate and a berth in the quarterfinal round.
The first chance would go Alianza’s way in the 13’, with Duvier Riascos whipping a header that appeared goalbound, only for Comunicaciones GK Kevin Moscoso to make the diving save.
Later in the 29’, it was Marvin Monterroza coming an inch away from poking home a cross from the left wing with the Alianza MF just a yard outside of goal.
Alianza continued to press forward in search of the decisive goal that would earn them the series win thanks to their crucial away goal in the first leg, but the Comunicaciones defense held firm.
The visiting Guatemalans would withstand the pressure and then put the series on ice with the winning goal in the 88’.
⚽ ¡Gol de Junior Lacayo!
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Jorge Aparicio did well to elude a pair of Alianza defenders before filtering a pass into the running Junior Lacayo, whose right-footed finish beat Alianza GK Yimy Cuellar for the 1-0 final.
