1. Deportivo Árabe Unido (PAN) v SC Herediano (CRC)
SEMIFINALS, SECOND LEG
Deportivo Árabe Unido (PAN) v SC Herediano (CRC)
MATCH OFFICIALS
R: NATION, OSHANE ANTHONY (JAM) AR1: Bertrand, Joseph Chinua (TRI)
AR2: Anderson, Nicholas Linton (JAM)
4th: Morrison, Kevin Damion (JAM)
Rommel Fernandez Stadium, Panama City, Panama
Thursday, September 27, 2018 – 8:00 p.m. ET
Deportivo Arabe Unido (PAN)
SC Herediano (CRC)
Qualification Method: Runner-Up Clausura 2018 and second-best aggregate record among non-champions during the 2017 season
Previous SCL Appearances : (2) 2017, 2018
All–Time SCL Record: GP- 11 W- 6 D- 1 L- 4 GF- 15 GA- 8
Best SCL Finish: Semifinals, 2017
Concacaf Club Titles (0)
Domestic League Titles (6) Last: 2017
Qualification Method: Costa Rica best record
Previous SCL Appearances : (1) 2018
All–Time SCL Record: GP- 5 W- 4 D- 0 L-1 4 GF- 9 GA- 3
Best SCL Finish: First time
Concacaf Club Titles (0)
Domestic League Titles (26) Last: Verano
FACTS
FACTS
Arabe Unido Results at SCL 2018
Round of 16 vs Arnett Gardens (JAM) (4-2) on aggregate
Árabe Unido (3) Chin Hormechea (2) 58 y 81, Josue Murillo Arnett Gardens (0)
Arnett Gardens (2) Marvin Morgan 5´, Lamard Neil 64´ Árabe Unido (1) Leslie Heraldez 28´
QF vs CD FAS (SLV) 4-1 on aggregate
CD FAS (0) Árabe Unido (1) Faber Andrés Gil 88´
Árabe Unido (3) Blas Pérez (2) 51´ y 62´, Faber Gil 76´, CD FAS (1) Jorge Morán 45´
Semifinal firs leg: Deportivo Árabe Unido (0) CS Herediano (2) Yendrick Ruiz (2) 29´, 90+3  
Deportivo Árabe Unido ended an eight-match winless streak in the Panamanian league by defeating Alianza 1-0 on Sunday. Alexi Palacio scored the winning goal in the first match for new 55-year-old Colombian coach José Pérez.
 Arabe Unido is tied in the penultimate place of the table with 9 points with Universitario.
 • Arabe Unido home record at SCL GP-5 W-3 D-1 L-1 GF-9 GA-2. Results: Defeated Central 3-0 (TYT) 8/18/17, lost 0-1 v. Águila (SLV) on 8/23/ v. Santos de Guapiles (CRC) 13/9/17 triumph 3-0 v. Arnett Gardens (JAM) on 7/31/18 and triumph 3-1 v. FAS (SLV) on 8/28/18.
• The only Costa Rican team that has won in the Rommel Fernández Stadium (PAN) in SCL history was Santos de Guapiles versus Chorrillo in the quarterfinals (first leg) in 2017 (1-0) on 8/15/17 , goal by Osvaldo Rodríguez). The lone draw also came against Santos de Guapiles vs Arabe Unido in the semifinals (first leg), 0-0 on 9/13/17.
• Árabe Unido is unbeaten in three home matches, two consecutive wins and a draw
• Arabe Unido has 15 goals in the history of the SCL. 13 scored by players from Panama (Carlos Small (4), Chin Hormechea (2), Blas Pérez (2) Renán Addles (2), Leslie Heraldez, Jonathan Murillo and Enrico Small, and 2 by Colombia (Faber Gil Mosquera) .
• Chin Hormechea (Árabe Unido) is one of the players with the highest number of steals in SCL 2018 (12). He is also one of the field players who played the most minutes in the tournament (484 '), along with his partner center back José Garibaldi. Hormechea scored a brace versus Arnett Gardens in the Round of 16 of SCL 2018.
• Miguel Lloyd (Árabe Unido) has played 11 SCL, he is the player with the most matches in the competition and has made 14 saves at SCL 2018.
CS Herediano Results at SCL 2018
Round of 16 vs Santa Tecla (SLV) (2-2) adavenced on away goals
Herediano (1) Júnior Diaz 20´ Santa Tecla (0)
Santa Tecla (2) Wilma Torres 16´, Ricardinho 33, CS Herediano (1) Yendrick Ruiz 41´
QF vs CD Universitario (PAN) 5-1 on aggregate
Herediano (3) Jimmy Marin 20´, Yendrick Ruiz 78´ y 85 CD Universitario (0)
CD Universitario (1) auto gol Keyner Brown 57´, CS Herediano (2) Keyner Brown 62´, José Guillermo Ortiz 74´
Semifinal first leg: Deportivo Árabe Unido (0) CS Herediano (2) Yendrick Ruiz (2) 29´, 90+3
CS Herediano’s three-game winning streak (two in the Costa Rican league, one international) ended with a 1-1 draw against UCR in which Yandrick Ruiz scored for the second consecutive game. Herediano occupies fourth place with 19 points in the Costa Rican league, LD Alajuelense and Saprissa have 27 points.
• CS Herediano has played two away games in SCL: won (2-1) vs. Universitario in QF (goals by Keyner Brown and José Ortiz) and lost 2-1 to Santa Tecla in the round of 16 (goal by Yendrick Ruiz).
• CS Herediano has a streak of three consecutive SCL victories, scoring 2 or more goals per game.
• Five of the last six goals scored by Herediano in the SCL were in the second half, Yendrick Ruiz (2) Keyner Brown and José Ortiz.
• 100% of Herediano's goals in SCL 2018 were scored by players from Costa Rica (9 goals). Junior Díaz, Yendrick Ruiz (5), Jimmy Marín, Keyner Brown and José Ortíz.
• Yendrick Ruiz (Herediano) is one of the top scorers of Scotiabank Concacaf League 2018 (5) and one of the big stars of the competition. He scored a brace against Arabe Unido in SF (first leg). He also scored versus Santa Tecla (Round of 16) and Universitario (2 goals in QF).
• Edgar Lugo (Herediano) with four games, is the player with the most assists in SCL 2018 (3)
• Jimmy Marín (Herediano) was the player with the most passes in the first leg against Arabe Unido (29). Esteban Granados, Randall Azofeifa, Leonel Moreira and René Miranda (Herediano) have played four matches in SCL.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
HEAD TO HEAD IN SLC: 9/20/18 – CS Herediano (2) Yendrick Ruiz (2) 29´, 90+3 Deportivo Arabe Unido (0)
First-ever SCCL Meeting