Pachuca 6, Union 0
Salomon Rondon's hat trick powered the hosts to a rout of Philadelphia in Pachuca, Mexico, sending Pachuca to a 6-0 aggregate victory.
Following a scoreless draw last week in Chester, Pa., Rondon opened the scoring with a seventh-minute penalty kick. He doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time when he exchanged quick passes with Erick Sanchez and fired home a left-footed shot from 12 yards out.
Pachuca scores the first goal in this Round of 16 matchup vs Philadelphia Union pic.twitter.com/0rcET0GXr8
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Pachuca strikes again! pic.twitter.com/V4BEo1CgUe
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He completed his hat trick in the 53rd minute when he fired in a right-footed shot off a cross from Miguel Rodriguez.
Salomón Rondón has himself a HAT TRICK! pic.twitter.com/R7s8ymLu4x
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Goals from Nelson Deossa (57th minute), Oussama Idrissi (63rd) and Alan Bautista (85th) completed the blowout.
Pachuca pouring it on as goal No. 4 goes on the board pic.twitter.com/ozsyJSuOrB
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Pachuca scores its fifth goal of the night! pic.twitter.com/qblOk2FUcH
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Six. An absolute barrage of goals from Pachuca tonight pic.twitter.com/GZ1TJn2Lu1
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Pachuca advance to oppose either Costa Rica's Herediano or Suriname's Robinhood in the quarterfinals.
Tigres UANL 4, Orlando City 2
Goals from Marcelo Flores and Andre-Pierre Gignac in the first 20 minutes set the hosts on their way to a victory over the Lions in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico.
The teams played a scoreless first leg last week in Florida before Tigres controlled the second leg on Tuesday.
Flores put Tigres on top in the 13th minute, and Gignac doubled the lead with a penalty kick in the 20th minute.
GOOOOOL! Tigres lead!
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A quick 2-0 lead for Tigres pic.twitter.com/YN5fsL4Kjd
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Orlando City halved the deficit when Facundo Torres scored on a 24th-minute penalty shot, but an own goal from Lions goalkeeper Pedro Gallese in the 68th minute damaged the visitors' hopes.
Another GOOOOL! Tigres extend their lead pic.twitter.com/diIwQR0E2d
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Orlando City takes one back, courtesy of Facundo Torres! pic.twitter.com/TA9brp3k7a
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Tigres' Sebastian Cordova and Orlando City's Martin Ojeda (first minute of second-half stoppage time) added late goals.
Tigres have their fourth!! pic.twitter.com/Y6GGHOIlGg
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Ojeda nets one from the spot pic.twitter.com/Ihm05PZjtF
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#MLS now 5-58-14 in competitive games at Mexican opposition.#MLS teams 13-49 in 2-leg series vs Mexican opposition.#MLS teams 5-31 when the 2nd leg of those series is in Mexico.#CCC24 https://t.co/TEjDm6XALP
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Columbus Crew 1, Houston Dynamo 1
Cucho Hernandez's 40th-minute goal put Columbus in a comfortable position, and the Crew advanced in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals after a 1-1 draw with the visiting Houston Dynamo on Tuesday.
The Crew wound up winning the two-leg, total-goal series 2-1. Columbus, the reigning MLS Cup champion, moves on to face Tigres UANL.
Griffin Dorsey converted a 90th-minute penalty kick for the Dynamo, who would have advanced on the away-goals tiebreaker if they had managed another goal.
Late in the first half, Columbus' Christian Ramirez sent a long pass to Hernandez on the left flank. Hernandez cut inside in the 18-yard box, then sent a shot between the legs of a Houston defender and past goalie Steve Clark at the near post.
CUCHOOOO @ColumbusCrew extends its lead on aggregate! pic.twitter.com/AKvcKINZ73
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Near the end of regulation, the Crew's Steven Moreira was whistled for a handball in the penalty area. Dorsey then fired a right-footed shot into the upper left corner.
Good from the spot!
Houston won't go down quietly! pic.twitter.com/wAUUpACBFM— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) March 12, 2024
--Field Level Media