VANCOUVER — Pumas UNAM forward Cesar Huerta scored in the first half then helped set up another goal in the second, leading the Mexican club to a 2-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in Leagues Cup knockout-round play Wednesday.
The loss eliminated Vancouver from the Leagues Cup after the team won both of its matches during the tournament's group stage.
On Wednesday, Huerta put Pumas on the board in the 37th minute, and goalkeeper Julio Gonzalez frustrated the Whitecaps with several strong saves to preserve the lead. Huerta went to work again in the 56th minute, manoeuvring the ball to defender Ruben Duarte who then passed to Jorge Ruvalcaba.Vancouver defender Ryan Raposo came close in the 77th minute, blasting a shot through traffic that Gonzalez stopped with two hands.
Gonzalez made a great save in the 24th minute, when Whitecaps forward Fafa Picault fed a ball into the box that forward Levonte Johnson redirected with a right foot, a shot that Gonzalez steered wide to keep the game scoreless.
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