Major injury in Canada ahead of the 2022 World Cup final: Goalkeeper Maxim Krepo (Los Angeles, USA), a regular replacement for Milan Borian on the US team, suffered a broken right leg early on Sunday morning, however, this was already operated on and he not being tested in Qatar.
The injury occurred in the final of Major League Soccer, which his club, a trophy that the California team discussed with the Philadelphia Union, registering a 2-2 draw in the 90s and 3-3 in extra time, with the Los Angeles team became champions in the penalty shootout (3:0).
Kellin Acosta (28′) led Los Angeles (1-0), Daniel Gazdag equalized 59′ (1-1) to Pennsylvania State, Jesus Murillo scored 2-1 to put the Californians ahead (83 ). ‘), but Jack Elliott (85′) made it 2-2. Overtime drama, with two goals… in compensation: Jack Elliott scored twice to make the Philadelphia Union 2-3 at 120+4’, but Welshman Gareth Bale saved Los Angeles from defeat in the eighth minute of the discount ‘, from 3-3 to 120+8!
The fateful move was made in a clash between Crepo and Jamaican Corey Burke (Philadelphia Union), and at that time (116 minutes) the Canadian was sent off (red card): it was the usual backup goalkeeper of Los Angeles FC, American John McCarthy, who came out (in place of a donated Ghana Opoka) to save a Los Angeles FC penalty.
The game was played on Saturday evening the 5th (Sunday morning in Portugal), not knowing the severity of the injury sustained by Crepo, who, advancing on Monday evening, L’Equipe had already undergone surgery on Sunday.
Canada is coached by John Herdman and will play in Group F at the World Cup in Qatar against Belgium, Croatia and Morocco.
