Activity from CONCACAF Champions League no longer has time to wait and after playing the first round of the round of 16 between Marathon and Portland, the return already has time and stage to dispute.
The team led by Héctor Vargas managed to save a 2-2 draw that leaves him alive for the second stage scheduled for the next Tuesday, April 13.
Sampedrans should visit Providence Park Stadium, where Portland plays its home games. The meeting is scheduled for 18:00 (Honduras).
This will be the first time Héctor Vargas and Marathón visit Portland, Oregon, where they want to catch and get permission for the next round.
The emerald team will face an MLS team for the fifth time and only once managed to come out with the victory. This match was against DC United in 2008 for the group stage, where they won 2-4.
When it comes to the series of direct playoffs, for “Monster” this will be his first experience with MLS teams.
WHAT SHOULD THE MARATHON ADVANCE?
After this result 2-2, those led by Héctor Vargas must win with any score to advance to the quarterfinals, where they would face the winner of the America-Olimpia key.
In addition to a win, the Sampedrans also classify them as a draw, but must be 3-3 or more, as a 0-0 and 1-1 eliminates them, as Portland scored two goals away while 2-2 I would send directly to penalty kicks according to the regulations.
Tiebreaker Procedures:
If both teams have the same number of goals accumulated at the end of the regular time of the second stage, the break-break criteria will be established as follows:
– Higher number of away goals scored by visitors during the regular time of the two games.
– If there is still a tie, the penalty kick procedure will be applied, according to the IFAB Rules of the Game.
WEATHER IN PORTLAND
Some of the elements that Marathon will not suffer in this visit to United States of America will be the climate, because currently in the city Portland spring is experienced and temperatures are not as low as they usually are in the middle of winter.
For Tuesday, the day of the game at 6 pm, temperatures are expected to be between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius, the coldest being experienced at dawn and in the morning where you arrive from 0 to 8 degrees.