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2-1. Pachuca falls to Crew and remains on the verge of elimination in the Leagues Cup
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2-1. Pachuca falls to Crew and remains on the verge of elimination in the Leagues Cup

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Pachuca lost their second consecutive match in the Leagues Cup, falling 2-1 to Columbus Crew.
  • The Mexican team now faces near-certain elimination from the tournament.
  • Goals from Brais Méndez and Daniel Gazdag secured the win for Crew, with Pachuca's Oussama Idrissi scoring their lone goal.

Pachuca's hopes of advancing in the Leagues Cup were severely damaged after a 2-1 defeat against Columbus Crew on Friday. This marks the second consecutive loss for the Mexican club in the tournament, placing them on the brink of elimination.

Pachuca suffered this Friday its second defeat in two matches of the Leagues Cup, this time a 1-2 on the field of Columbus Crew, and is on the verge of elimination from the tournament that measures the clubs of Liga MX with those of MLS.

— EFEThis quote from the news agency EFE sets the stage for the article, highlighting Pachuca's dire situation in the Leagues Cup.

The match saw Columbus Crew take a commanding 2-0 lead in the first half. Spanish midfielder Brais Méndez opened the scoring with a spectacular overhead kick in the 19th minute, his second consecutive goal for the American team. Daniel Gazdag then extended the lead just before halftime, capitalizing on a disallowed goal for Pachuca's Salomón Rondón.

Méndez advanced the Crew with a half-bicycle kick and scored his second consecutive goal with the American team after the one he scored on the field of Inter Miami of Leo Messi.

— EFEThis quote from EFE details the opening goal scored by Brais Méndez and notes his recent scoring form.

Despite a spirited effort in the second half, Pachuca could not overcome the deficit. Oussama Idrissi pulled one back in the 72nd minute, reigniting hopes of a comeback. However, these aspirations were quickly dashed when Pachuca's Sergio Damián Barreto received a second yellow card two minutes later, reducing the team to ten men and effectively ending their chances of a comeback.

The Moroccan Oussama Idrissi reopened the match in the 72nd, but barely two minutes later, the Argentine Sergio Damián Barreto was sent off for a double caution, which put an end to Pachuca's comeback ambitions.

— EFEThis quote from EFE describes the sequence of events in the latter part of the match, including Pachuca's goal and subsequent red card.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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