Group D Quarterfinals – Second Leg Recap
Group D delivered everything—goals, extra time drama, and one of the most explosive performances of the entire playoffs.
🇦🇷 Banfield vs 🇨🇱 Unión La Calera
Second Leg Result (Regular Time): Banfield 3–1 Unión La Calera
Aggregate after regular time: 3–3
Extra Time: Banfield 2–1
Final Aggregate: Banfield win 5–4
Banfield came out aggressive and flipped the tie with a strong 3–1 performance in regular time. With the aggregate level, they carried that momentum into extra time and outscored Unión La Calera again to secure a well-earned and hard-fought victory.
🇧🇴 Always Ready vs 🇪🇨 Guayaquil City
Second Leg Result: Always Ready 3–1 Guayaquil City
Aggregate: Always Ready win 6–4
Always Ready stayed consistent across both legs. Their attacking quality proved decisive once again, comfortably finishing the job and moving into the semifinals.
🇧🇷 Corinthians vs 🇺🇾 Peñarol
Second Leg Result: Corinthians 7–0 Peñarol
Aggregate: Corinthians win 7–4
An absolutely ruthless display. Corinthians overturned the deficit in stunning fashion, demolishing Peñarol with a 7–0 blowout—arguably the performance of the tournament so far.
🇧🇴 Club Destroyer vs 🇬🇧 Bolton Wanderers
Second Leg Result: Club Destroyer 2–3 Bolton Wanderers
Aggregate: Bolton Wanderers win 5–3
Bolton handled the pressure well away from home. Their ability to stay composed and score when needed secured a solid aggregate victory.
Semifinalists (Group D)
- 🇦🇷 Banfield
- 🇧🇴 Always Ready
- 🇧🇷 Corinthians
- 🇬🇧 Bolton Wanderers
Key Takeaways
- Banfield showed resilience and control, winning both regular time and extra time.
- Always Ready delivered steady, reliable attacking performances.
- Corinthians produced a statement win with a historic blowout comeback.
- Bolton proved efficient and composed across both legs.
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