America, Pumas Draw 1-1 in MSL Semis First Leg

Mexico City: Mexico City clubs Pumas UNAM and Club America played to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their semi-final clash in the Mexican soccer league's Apertura 2018 playoffs.

Thursday night's match at Pumas' Estadio Olimpico Universitario was action-packed at both ends of the field and could have easily ended with one or more additional goals having been scored.

Second-seeded America created problems in the opening minutes when Oribe Peralta's shot off a pass from Colombian forward Roger Martinez went just wide of the left upright. The visitors then opened the scoring in the 21st minute on a left-footed shot by 18-year-old Diego Lainez, who had set up the goal by shaking off the mark of midfielder Victor Malcorra and making an impressive run down the right side. The third-seeded Pumas, however, then dominated over a 20-minute stretch against an America side that seemed content to protect its slim advantage. IANS

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