After 15 minutes of intermission, the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half. Tigres replaced Damian Alvarez, who was carrying a yellow card, and replaced him with another full-back Sarah Murray to strengthen the attack. .
In the 54th minute, Tigres played a good attack. The full-back Jimenez moved forward to participate in the attack. He hit the wall twice with his teammates and then passed the ball in an inverted triangle. The midfielder Sobis made a pass in the penalty area. The forward caught the ball and then volleyed into the far corner.
The shot was of good quality, but in the end it missed the post and flew out of the far baseline, failing to hit the goal frame.
In the 62nd minute, Tigres midfielder Guido Pizarro was pressed by Toranso after taking the ball and was not sure of getting past Toranso. Seeing that the teammates around him were being stared at by Velarde, Bismara, Tulaza, Alejandro Romero and others, he could only pass the ball back.
As a result, when Pizarro passed the ball back, his passing skills were poor and the ball was deflected and was intercepted halfway by Avila.
When Avila intercepted the ball, his back was facing the direction of the attack, and Tigres' central defender was pressing behind him. It was difficult to stop and lead through to form a counterattack. Therefore, when Avila intercepted the ball, he did not stop the ball and directly passed the ball to the goalkeeper. The ball was kicked to Alan Velarde who rushed up from the side, and then he turned around the center back Hugo Ayala behind him and rushed towards Tigres' half.
"Wow, what a great opportunity!"
"Hurricane Athletics stole the ball in the frontcourt!"
"Avila!"
"Willard!"
"Through the ball!"
Amid the exclamations of the commentators, Velarde, who received Avila's pass, understood his teammate's intention without even thinking about it. Without stopping the ball, he directly kicked the ball past the other central defender. Past and stuffed into Tigres' half.
Avila, who was sprinting at full speed, also happened to rush past Hugo Ayala, rushed into Tigres' half, and then received a pass from Velarde to form a one-on-one goal.
Although Hugo Ayala was desperately chasing behind Avila, Avila was also sprinting with all his strength. After receiving the ball, he directly pushed the ball forward and then rushed towards Tigres with almost no pause. The direction of the penalty area gave Hugo Ayala no chance to get closer.
Even if Hugo Ayala chased back without the ball, he still couldn't catch up with Avila before he shot.
Avila rushed to the top of the penalty area with the ball, faced goalkeeper Guzman who entered the penalty area, hit a powerful volley, and kicked the ball past Guzman.
The distance was too close, the ball was too fast, Guzman didn't fall to the ground fast enough, and the ball passed under his palm and flew into the goal behind him.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in again!"
"Avila!"
"He received a through ball from Willard and scored a single goal in an anti-offside move."
"3-0!"
"In the 62nd minute of the second half, the Hurricane Athletic team, playing at home, relied on an on-the-spot counterattack after the frontcourt counterattack to score Tigres' goal again."
"The Hurricanes lead 3-0 with a total score, and the victory is basically sealed."
"It's almost an impossible task for Tigres to score three goals in a row against Hurricanes Athletic away from home."
"Because in the defensive midfielder position of the Hurricanes Athletic Team, the person standing is Alan Willard."
"This is the best player of the Copa America, one of the best defenders in the world."
“The championship is basically in the hands of Hurricanes Athletics.”
Whether it was Avila who scored the goal or Alan Willard who assisted, as well as Toranso and other teammates and fans, they all fell into crazy celebrations.
The Hurricanes Athletic Team, playing at home, was in much better shape than Tigres. They easily scored two goals and led by three goals in total.
The difference in weather between the northern and southern hemispheres is indeed a nightmare for away teams.
After the game restarted, Tigres, who was already three goals behind, could only press forward even further and attack like crazy, trying to make a last ditch effort.
However, the Hurricanes Athletic Team began to make substitutions one after another. They removed the central defender Nervo and replaced him with Santiago Echeberria. They removed the older defensive midfielder Federico Bismara and replaced him with a physical player. The better Lucas Villaruel replaced Alejandro Romero and replaced Fabianesi with better defensive ability.
Mario Benko not only delayed some time and interrupted Tigres' offensive rhythm with substitutions, but also strengthened the defense.
The presence of three new players and abundant physical fitness allowed them to make greater contributions in defense. Tigres, who was originally playing away games and in extremely poor condition, was naturally unable to break the Hurricanes' goal.
In the 77th minute, Tigres winger Sarah Murray dribbled the ball into the Hurricanes penalty area and was intercepted by captain Mancinelli. When Sarah Murray spiked the ball away from Mancinelli, she suddenly screamed and fell forward in the penalty area, making the appearance of being tripped by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli was shocked and quickly raised his hands to indicate to the referee that he had not touched Sarah Murray at all.
When the Tigres players asked the referee for a penalty kick, the referee knew exactly what was going on and rushed up to give Salamurry a yellow card as a punishment for his diving behavior in trying to cheat a penalty kick.
"Unable to score a goal, Tigres started to think of wrong tricks."
"Sarah Murray tried to dive in the penalty area to win a penalty kick, but the referee knew clearly and did not give him a chance. Instead, he received a yellow card."
"There are only more than ten minutes left before the end of the game. Tigres is still three goals behind and has no sign of scoring."
"Atletico Huracán is really going to win the first Copa Libertadores trophy in the club's history."
When everyone was still discussing whether Tigres could score a goal in the last ten minutes and perform a miracle, in the 83rd minute, after getting the ball in the backcourt, Velarde made a collision with Lucas, who came on as a substitute. He opened the counterattack by the opponent's midfielder, then dribbled the ball forward, cooperated with Toranso, Turaza, and Avila for several consecutive passes and cuts, and then tore apart Tigres' defense line, in the penalty area. He kicked off the ball and shot, and a powerful and heavy world wave once again blasted away Tigres' goal.
"Goooooooooooooooooool..."
"The ball is in!"
"Goal from Willard!"
"Willard ended the game completely."
"Hurricane Athletic 4-0 Tigres."
"There won't be any surprises."
"The championship will definitely belong to the Hurricane Athletic Team!"
As Willard scored, Krisna, Alyssa and others in the stands also fell into madness. Alyssa, Bertha's parents and others also marveled at Willard's goal. The ball was met with applause.
This was not only an important goal in the final, but also a goal that completely killed the suspense of the game and helped the Hurricanes seal the championship.
In this final, Velarde made every pass and shot, as well as his excellent defensive performance of stealing, intercepting, destroying and making up for many times. People have to sigh that he is already a world-class star.
It just lacks the stage of a bigger and more famous European giant club.
