CONCACAF League Week 4 Wrap-Up

The round of 16 second legs produced a lot of fantastic matches including an all time upset and timeless classic. Eight teams remain, but only six of them will advance to the Champions League next year. But this post is not about the juicy quarterfinal match ups, it is about the great games we just had this past week. You know the drill by now, here's the highlights:


Independiente 2-1 Robinhood (3-2 aggregate)

Robinhood fought hard and even managed an away goal against the newly coronated continental powers, but ultimately fell 3-2 on aggregate.

Motagua 1-1 Managua (3-2 aggregate)

Managua will regret conceding that second goal in the first leg, as they did well and took the lead in Honduras but were unable to hold on.

San Carlos 0-0 Santa Tecla (0-0 aggregate)

Another scoreless draw in the series sent this one to penalties, where ultimately San Carlos narrowly escaped with a victory.

Guastatoya 0-0 Comunicaciones (1-2 aggregate)

Los Cremas held on to advance on away goals in this all Guatemalan affair; they are now the last surviving Guatemalan team in the tournament.

CD Aguila 1-0 Saprissa (1-2 aggregate)

Aguila did very well to win a game over the giants, and it certainly made for a tense final 15 minutes or so but ultimately Saprissa got the job done and continue as favorites to take the title home.

Tauro 1-0 Alianza (1-2 aggregate)

Much like Aguila, Tauro were able to win at home but it wasn't enough to overcome a 2-0 road defeat. Alianza have been stellar in this tournament and after conceding in the opening moments the defense stabilized and locked down the Panamanian side.

Olimpia 4-1 Forge (4-2 aggregate)

Forge had an amazing debut for the CPL in continental play, and their win at home over Olimpia was excellent, but Los Leones were too much for them in Honduras, comfortably winning and advancing to the quarterfinals.

Herediano 1-1 Waterhouse (2-2 aggregate)

The match of the tournament so far and the biggest upset in the history of the competition, Waterhouse did the unthinkable by getting a result and the away goal in Heredia, and ultimately emerged victorious after a penalty shootout that lasted nine frames and saw both goalies take kicks. It is incredibly difficult to get any kind of result in Costa Rica; ask Tigres and Atlanta how they fared in the most recent Champions League. A historic performance for Waterhouse.