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Sports News for Sunday, December 20, 2020
Source: Ghana Soccernet
2020-12-20
Latif Blessing, Ghanaian footballer
Second-half substitute Latif Blessing was on the score sheet for Los Angeles FC, which struggled to beat Mexican Club América 3-1 on Saturday night to reach the final of the 2020 Concacaf Champions League.
With MLS losing zero at halftime and one man short after midfielder Eduard Atuesta was sent off, head coach Bradley brought in the Ghana winger.
Blessing replaced Danny Musovski.
He scored the safety goal in the 95th minute when he scored a rebound after Rossi’s breakaway attempt.
It was Club América who took the lead in the 11th minute when Sebastián Cáceres launched a corner kick at the near post.
LAFC quickly turned things around in the second half when Carlos Vela scored twice in a span of 72 seconds.
His tie came in the 46th minute when he capitalized on a Caceres fumble, scoring 13 seconds after play resumed.
Vela gave LAFC the lead in the 47th minute by holding on to a long ball.
Kwadwo Opoku, the other Ghanaian player on the LAFC roster, was an unused substitute.
LAFC will face another Mexican team in the final on December 22, 2020 against Tigres UANL.
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