Randy Vega chipped a penalty shot into the left side of the net in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time, lifting Herediano to a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah, and an aggregate victory in the first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series.

Mark Delgado scores the only goal of the game in the 49th minute, and Aaron Long’s goal in the first leg of the two-game series holds up as the away-goal tiebreaker. LAFC will face Columbus in the

So WTF Is This Exactly?The CONCACAF Champions Cup is, quite simply, the North & Central American edition of the UEFA Champions League. A knock-out competition between the best clubs within the

For the fifth time in as many tries, the Colorado Rapids are out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup without advancing.

A 1-0 halftime lead turned into a 1-1 draw in the 70th minute and then a 2-1 loss during stoppage time as Costa Rican side Herediano stole the opening round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Real Salt Lake returns home for a decisive CONCACAF Champions Cup showdown against CS Herediano on Wednesday night at America First Field.