Club Tijuana (Mexico) v LA Galaxy
GAME NOTES Quarterfinals, 2nd Leg
Tijuana, Mexico – Estadio Caliente
Tuesday – March 18, 2014
(LA Galaxy won 1st leg, 1-0, on March 12, 2014)
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Won Group 7 to advance to quarterfinals (Club Tijuana, 10 points; Luis Angel Firpo, 7; Victoria, 0)
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Group 7 record: GP – 4; W – 3; D – 1; L – 0; GF – 10; GA – 2
• Group 7 results: 0-0 away draw v Luis Angel Firpo; 3-2 away win v Victoria (Goals: Paul Arriola 11’, Diego Olsina 40’, Cristian Pellerano 68’); 1-0 home win v Luis Angel Firpo (Goal: Fidel Martinez 82’); 6-0 home win v Victoria (Goals: Diego Olsina 17’; Paul Arriola 32’; Emmanuel Cerda 35’; Herculez Gomez 60’, 68’, 85’)
Club Tijuana
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CCL appearances (1): 2013-14
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All-Time CCL record: GP – 5; W – 3; D – 1; L – 1; GF – 10; GA – 3
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All-Time CCL home record: GP – 2; W – 2; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 7; GA – 0
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Herculez Gomez is tied with former teammate Oribe Peralta for 5th on CCL all-time scoring list (12 goals)
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Herculez Gomez is the only player to score more than 1 goal in each of the last three editions of the CCL
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Of the team’s 10 all-time CCL goals, 5 were scored in the first half and 5 in the second half
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Used 28 players in 2013-14 CCL (4 players made 2013-14 CCL debut in 1st leg: Jaimen Ayovi, Dario Benedetto, Elio Castro, Hernan Pellerano)
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Joe Corona (4 starts, 1 sub) and Greg Garza (4 starts, 1 sub) are only two players on roster to appear in all five 2013-14 CCL games
• Advanced to quarterfinals of 2013 Copa Libertadores, before falling to eventual champion Atletico Mineiro of Brazil (3-3 on aggregate, Atletico Mineiro advanced on away goals rule) • In 2013 Copa Libertadores group-stage play, defeated 2012 FIFA Club World Cup champion Corinthians, 1-0, on March 6, 2013…Javier Gandolfi scored the game-winning goal (65’) •
Won CCL quarterfinal, 1st leg, 1-0 at home on March 12, 2014 (Goal: Samuel 11’)
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Won Group 8 to advance to the quarterfinals (LA Galaxy, 9 points; Isidro Metapan, 4, GD +1; Cartagines, 4, GD -3)
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Group 8 record: GP – 4; W – 3; D – 0; L – 1; GF – 6; GA – 4
• Group 8 results: 2-0 home win Cartagines (Goals: Robbie Keane 65’, 90’+3); 1-0 home win v Isidro Metapan (Goal: Laurent Courtois 7’); 3-0 away win Cartagines (Goals: Jack McBean 6’, Chandler Hoffman 18’, Laurent Courtois 29’); 4-0 away loss v Isidro Metapan
LA Galaxy
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CCL appearances (4): 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14
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Best CCL finish: Semifinals (2012-13) … eliminated by Monterrey, 3-1 on aggregate
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All-Time CCL record: GP – 23; W – 13; D – 3; L – 7; GF – 38; GA – 25
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All-Time CCL away record: GP – 11; W – 4; D – 3; L – 4; GF – 12; GA – 13
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All-Time CCL quarterfinal record: GP – 5; W – 2; D – 2; L – 1; GF – 8; GA – 5
• CCL quarterfinal results: (2011-12) v Toronto FC, 2-2 away draw, 2-1 home loss; (2012-13) v Herediano, 0-0 away draw, 4-1 home win; (2013-14) v Club Tijuana, 1-0 home win •
All-Time CCL record v Mexican opposition: GP – 5; W – 2; D – 0; L – 3; GF – 5; GA – 6
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Shutout in 3 of last 4 CCL away games
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Scored last 5 CCL goals in the 1st half
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Used 31 players in 2013-14 CCL (4 players made 2013-14 CCL debut in 1st leg: Baggio Husidic, Stefan Ishizaki, James Riley, Samuel)
• Robbie Keane is 1 of 3 players to score at least 1 goal in each of the last three editions of the CCL (Paolo Suarez of Comunicaciones & Herculez Gomez of Club Tijuana are the others) •
All-Time leading CCL scorers: Robbie Keane, Jack McBean (5 goals each); Juninho, own-goal in favor of (4 each)
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