San Diego Wave vs Club América | 2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup | Group Stage

Greetings everybody and a warm welcome to you from Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. It is a huge night in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup as the American side, San Diego Wave FC, play host to Club America Feminile in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup. Club America, get us started. Here in San Diego, they're going from right to left and we are underway. This will be a knockout tie. Early header is going to go wide of Caelan Sheridan's goal. That is a giveaway here and a little chip towards Caelan Sheridan. It was off her line. Before the game, this tournament's been a really nice distraction. They've had some tough times of late in the league, San Diego, but they've been wonderful in the W Champions Cup. It was a good run in behind Lubert trying to, then meanwhile, San Diego might have a chance here, a step over. Good cutback, I should say. Cascarino in the penalty area was cut out and Club America clear their lines. It's going to be bent up ahead. It's just going to go too far. Actually, the goalkeeper comes late and slides in. Regular season games are at the Kansas City Current and then they play here on the final day of their regular season, November 3rd, not just in the league, but in this cup as well. And this is a chance for Matt Eggman. Plays it across. Cascarino with the touches. Not cleared yet. And the shot from Shaw is saved by Panios. One of the better chances for either side in these opening 18 minutes and change. The visitors handled it well and they clear it quickly up the other end. It's going to bow high for Sarah Lubert. She gets past the goalkeeper. Did Sheridan take her out? Three whistles are dead and there's going to be a card out here. Aylin Sheridan sent off for San Diego for the denial of a goal scoring opportunity. Part of the game plan will need to be adjusted. Long distance shot comes in here. Palacios taking aim and I'll leave the pressure and create something up the other end. And Shaw plays this in behind. And the early ball is slid away by San Diego apart. Good layup by Palacios. Guerrero to the near side. This is De Silva cutting in. And it's flashed wide of the far post. Jayden Shaw up ahead. Could be a chance here for San Diego in behind. A challenge comes in. Referee says it was clean. Now Pearl Maroney may have been brought down there and there was a few. De Silva. They get past two challenges but the shot is going to go well wide. And it's a San Diego throw in in the end. Here in San Diego. Nil-nil is the score at the end of 45 minutes. But my goodness, that does not even begin. Could be a chance here for Club America to take advantage from Palacios. With an errant pass and it's cleared away by the Wave. Still Cascarito trying to slide it through for Sanchez. Años got a touch onto that. And then it hit off the top of the crossbar. Camberos. And still out to the far side. In by Hernandez. Headed away but the volley back in. He's gonna be touched away by Maroney. Hernandez. Back into the middle, Palacios. So the goalkeeper touches it away. The bound is in. Sarah Luber gives Club America a priceless goal here in San Diego. That sends them to the semifinals. Cascarito is gonna get a shot at this here. Oh, it just slipped underneath. Palacios out wide. Could be a chance for another one here. But Beal saves. Camberos. Running at Germa. Still Scarlett Camberos. And it bounces in kindly for Beal. Luna. Into the penalty area. Palacios. In by McCaskill. It's gonna fall for Sanchez. Aviles. It's headed centrally and the shot is blocked. Palacios thwarted. On the follow up, it's skied by Camberos. Referee has a look at the watch. Full time in San Diego. Club America wins. And they're moving on to the semifinals of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup.