Daily News | Union pushes past Querétaro to set up showdown with Lionel Messi, Inter Miami in Leagues Cup
Chris Donovan celebrates his game-winning goal against Querétaro with teammate Alejandro Bedoya in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals match Friday at Subaru Park.The Union’s Leagues Cup quarterfinal win over Querétaro had everything: a 30-minute power outage, Jesús Bueno’s first goal for the Union, Chris Donovan scoring in front of his hometown crowd, and shoves traded between teams after the final whistle.
The differences began with a delayed start following that power outage. Ten minutes before the game was slated to begin at 8 p.m., the lights and video board went dark. The outage, which the Union said affected the entire area, ended up delaying the start of the game a full hour. “Jesús has been a revelation this year,” Curtin said. “Always has been a solid, steady player, but I think he’s taking this game to another level.”
The Union’s last two games in the Leagues Cup had gone to penalty kicks, and, for a while, it looked like Friday’s match was headed that way once again. In Leagues Cup matches, games that are tied after regulation bypass regular extra time and head straight to penalties. In the 101st minute, Donovan finally found the back of the net on a redirected cross pass from Kai Wagner. The Drexel product and Paoli native played hometown hero to set up a date with Messi’s Inter Miami.
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