The activity in the Concacaf Champions League has no waiting time and after playing the first leg of the round of 16 in between Marathon and Portland, the return already has time and a stage to dispute.
The team led by Héctor Vargas managed to save a 2-2 draw, keeping him alive for the second leg scheduled for the next Tuesday, April 13.
Sampedrans should visit Providence Park stadium, where Portland plays their home games. The meeting is scheduled for 6 pm (Honduras).
This is the first time that Héctor Vargas with Marathón visits the city of Portland, Oregon, where they want to surprise and get the pass for the next round.
The Emerald Team faces an MLS team for the fifth time and only once have they taken the win. This encounter was against DC United in 2008 for the group stage, where they were victorious 2-4.
When it comes to direct playoff series, for the “Monster” this will be his first experience with MLS teams.
WHAT DOES MARATHON NEED TO MOVE FORWARD?
After this 2-2 result, those led by Héctor Vargas must win by any score to advance to the quarter-finals, where they will compete against the winner of the América-Olimpia key.
In addition to a win, the sampedranos also class them as a draw, but it has to be 3-3 or more as a 0-0 and 1-1 will knock them out since Portland scored two away goals, while the 2-2 I would send them straight to penalty kicks according to regulations.
Tiebreaker Procedures:
If both teams have the same number of goals scored at the end of regular time of the second leg, the tiebreaker criteria will be determined as follows:
– A higher number of goals scored outside the reach of visitors during the regular time of the two matches.
– If there is still a tie, the penalty shootout procedure will be applied according to IFAB rules of the game.
WEATHER IN PORTLAND
Some of the elements that Marathon will not suffer during this visit United States will be the climate, because currently in the city Portland spring is experienced and the temperatures are not as low as usual in the middle of winter.
For Tuesday, game day at 6pm, the temperature is expected to be between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius, the coldest being experienced at sunrise and in the morning hours where you arrive from the 0 to 8 degrees.