CONCACAF Champions League
The 2011/2012 CONCACAF Champions League will start tonight with it's Preliminary Round, and it will mark an important event for both teams involved in this match. For Herediano, it will be their return to the highest level of football in CONCACAF, while Alpha United will be making the first appearance of a team from Guyana in the Champions League. So of course, both teams want to perform at their best. But there should a clear difference in quality between them. Alpha managed to qualify after finishing third in the CFU Club Championship, where they had alternating performances. They managed to hold Puerto Rico Islanders (big favorites) to a draw (lost in ET, in the semi-finals), as well as Defence Force in the third place match. But, they were quite lucky in both matches, as they could have easily lost both of them. Herediano won't be playing at their home stadium, but on the new Estadio Nacional, and this will be the first ever match played on it. They have managed to keep most of their squad with which they won Torneo Invierno and reached the semi-finals of Torneo Verano. Herediano also lost only 1 match as hosts in the entire season, and even if that doesn't count for too much here, it will help with their confidence, especially since Alpha are rather poor travelers when going outside their country. They also came to Costa Rica in several groups, and will only have 1 day to prepare for this match with all their players. Small stakes, as form is still questionable for Herediano, but quality should prevail. GL!
Herediano (-1.5 AH) @ 1.85, 3/10
Result: 8-0, WON
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