"David Martinez struck in second-half stoppage time as Los Angeles FC came back to beat Alajuelense 2-1 and seal their place in the last eight of the Champions Cup with a 3-2 aggregate victory. The tie was level at 1-1 after the first leg in California last week, and the visitors found themselves chasing the game after just four minutes in Costa Rica on Tuesday."
"Such was the quality of Martinez's winner, his strike came with an expected goals (xG) value of just 0.03. Essentially, it only had a 3% chance of finding the back of the net at the moment he took the shot on. But special mention should go to midfielder Delgado, who orchestrated the comeback with two assists, while leading the game for chances created (three), touches (108), passes (96), accurate passes (89) and passes in the final third (46)."
LAFC defeated Alajuelense 2-1 in Costa Rica to advance to the Champions Cup quarterfinals with a 3-2 aggregate victory. Alajuelense took an early lead through Santiago van der Putten's header in the fourth minute. Nathan Ordaz equalized for LAFC in the 51st minute with a first-time finish. David Martinez, introduced as a second-half substitute, scored the decisive goal in the second minute of stoppage time with a long-range strike. Midfielder Delgado orchestrated the comeback with two assists and led the match in chances created, touches, passes, and final third passes. LAFC will face Cruz Azul, the reigning champions, in the next round.
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