{"id":332,"date":"2017-08-27T22:40:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T22:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futsal.com\/alexpara\/?p=332"},"modified":"2021-12-23T04:02:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T04:02:27","slug":"utah-elite-futsal-edges-habana-for-futsal-final-berth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futsal.com\/utah-elite-futsal-edges-habana-for-futsal-final-berth\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Elite Futsal edges Habana for Futsal final berth"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Utah Elite Futsal scored a pair of first-half goals to defeat Habana, 2-1, on Friday at the Universidad Pedagogica Nacional Francisco Morazan and secure a place in the 2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship.<\/p>\n

The United States champion will square off in Saturday\u2019s final against Costa Rica\u2019s Grupoline Futsal, which earned a 3-2 victory over Soyapango FC earlier in the evening. \u00a0Habana and Soyapango will meet in the match for third place.<\/p>\n

Ricardo De Maria Sobreira gave Utah Elite a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute, gaining possession of a turnover by Habana\u2019s Alejandro Marre\u00f1o and finding the right side of the net with a left-footed shot.<\/p>\n

Nine minutes later, Pablo Daniel Da Silva doubled the advantage with a clever free kick that managed to elude a two-man wall, a defender and goalkeeper Nelson Johnston.<\/p>\n

Habana halved the deficit with 32 seconds left on the second-half clock as Lazaro Pe\u00f1a netted at left a post after Daniel Hernandez drove a low pass from the right into the Utah Elite penalty area.<\/p>\n

Utah Elite Futsal improved to 4W-0D-0L overall in the second-ever edition of the competition.<\/p>\n

Guatemala\u2019s Glucosoral won the inaugural CONCACAF Futsal Championship in 2014, overcoming Borussia of Costa Rica, 5-4 on penalty kicks, after their final ended 4-4 in front of 4,682 fans at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”333″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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