I was a little surprised at how deep Cavalry sat at times, but I imagine the small pitch played into that. Kobza and Montgomery won 8 out of 11 aerial duals between the two of them (from Sofascore) and owned their box. Pumas really didn't threaten much. Cavs gamble of ceding possession to them paid dividends as Pumas didn't know what to do with the ball, themselves a team who likes to defend and counter. And of course the rotated squad factors into that and it could be a very different lineup that awaits next week in Mexico.
Most (all?!) of us would've taken a one goal defeat and especially a draw going into next week. A win? We're in dreamland
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