1. QUARTER-FINALS SECOND LEG CD Walter Ferretti (NIC) vs Tauro FC (PAN)
MATCH OFFICIALS
R: Henry Alberto Bejarano (CRC)
AR1: Juan Carlos Mora Araya (CRC)
AR2: Williams Andrés Arrieta (CRC)
4th: Keylor Antonio Herrera (CRC)
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica
Thursday August, – 8:00 p.m. ET
CD Walter Ferretti (NIC)
Tauro FC (PAN )
Qualification: Non Champion with the best aggregate record in season
Previous SCL Appearances: (1) 2017
All-Time Record in SCL: GP- 7 W-3 D-1 L-3 GF- 8 GA- 7
Best SCL finish: Quarter final
Concacaf Club Titles : (0)
Domestic League Titles: 4 ( Last: 2017 )
Qualification: Runner-Up Clausura 2018 and second best aggregate record among non-champions during the season
Previous Appearances in SCL: (1) 2018
All-Time Record in SCL: GP- 3 W- 2 D- 1 L- 0 GF- 5- GA- 2
Best SCL Finish SCL: First time
Concacaf Club Titles : (0)
Domestic League Titles: 13 ( Last: )
FACTS
FACTS
Tauro advanced to the quarterfinals of the SCL by eliminating Real España from Honduras 2-1 on aggregate.
Tauro FC’s results in Round of 16
Tauro FC (1) Edwin Aguilar 71 Real Espana (0)
Real Espana (1) César Oseguera 45', Tauro FC (1) Armando Polo 9'
First leg of quarterfinals: Estadio Rommel Fernández (Panama). Tauro FC (3) Jesús González 12', Armando Polo 43' and Edwin Aguilar (P) 84'; Walter Ferretti (1) Bruno Morais (P) 22'.
Tauro record in the SCL: GP- 3 W-2 D-1 L-0 GF- 5 GA-2
Tauro FC, along with FC Motagua, are the only undefeated teams in the current edition of Scotiabank Concacaf League.
For Tauro FC it will be its second away game in the SCL, the first one it tied (1-1) against Real Espana in San Pedro Sula, Honduras (goal Armando Polo).
Tauro FC has the second-best goal average in the SCL (2.33 goals per game).
Tauro FC has scored the most goals in the first 15 minutes of matches (2).
Tauro FC was the team with the fewest shots against the first leg of the quarterfinals (3); only one was a goal.
Tauro FC has gone ten games winless in away matches in Concacaf (D-2 L-8). Last victory playing away was against CD Marathon of Honduras (2-1) in the 2010/11 Champions League.
Armando Polo (Tauro FC) has scored two goals in the current edition of the SCL and is the only player on the team who managed to score playing away against Real Espana in the round of 16.
In total, Rigoberto Nino (Tauro FC) has played 24 games in Concacaf club competitions.
Edwin Aguilar (Tauro FC) had the most shots in the first leg of the quarterfinals (7) and generated an assist.
Jesús Gonzalez (Tauro FC) scored a goal in the first leg against Walter Ferretti. He has one assist in SCL 2018.
Marcos Sanchez (Tauro FC) is one of the SCL 2018 leaders in shots (5).
Walter Ferretti advanced to the quarter-finals of the SCL by eliminating Club Franciscain of Martinique 4-1 in penalty kicks after the two-match series ended (1-1) on aggregate. Walter Ferretti’s Round of 16 results:
Club Franciscain (1) Johnny Daniel Marajó 9' Walter Ferretti (0)
Walter Ferretti (1) Jeffrey Chavez 79', Club Franciscain (0)
First leg quarterfinals Tauro FC (3) Jesús González, Armando Polo and Edwin Aguilar; Walter Ferretti (1) Bruno Morais (P).
Walter Ferretti has already made history in the SCL 2018 by becoming the first Nicaragua team to advance to the next round in consecutive seasons, eliminating Club Franciscain of Martinique.
Walter Ferretti Record in the SCL: GP- 7 W-3 D-1 L-3 GF- 8 GA- 7
In 2017, Walter Ferretti defeated Belmopan Bandits of Belize 5-1 on aggregate and then was eliminated in the quarterfinals (1-2) by Panama's Plaza Amador.
Walter Ferretti is unbeaten in three home games in the SCL, two wins and one draw. Has not conceded goals in the last two matches at home. Has not conceded goals in the first half.
Walter Ferretti is the team with the most effective passes in the SCL 2018 with a 98% effectiveness and the one with the fewest incomplete passes (60).
Manuel Gutierrez (Walter Ferretti) was the player who made the most passes in the first leg of the quarterfinals (37) and was next to Johan Bonilla in most balls recovered (4).
Jessie Lopez (Walter Ferretti) has played seven matches in the SCL.
Bruno Morais (Walter Ferretti) became the third player born in Brazil to score in the history of the SCL; others were Robinson Luiz (Walter Ferretti) and Ricardinho (Santa Tecla).
Rene Huete (Walter Ferretti) has played four matches in the SCL. Played once in 2017.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Previous SCL meetings: Quarterfinals first leg, Tauro FC (3) J. González 11´, A. Alonso 43´, E. Águilar (p) 84´W Ferretti (1) Bruno de Morais (p) 22´
First-ever SCCL Meeting