CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR: Arrieta scores in Herediano elimination loss

Feb 28, 2018 | CONCACAF, New York Cosmos |

Ex-Cosmos forward Jairo Arrieta scored in his second consecutive CCL match. (Dennis Schneidler/USA TODAY Sports)

Former Cosmos forward Jairo Arrieta came off the bench to score the equalizer for Herediano, but it wasn’t enough to boost the team over Tigres in the CONCACAF Champions League Tuesday night.

Arrieta, who played for the North American Soccer League side in 2016, tallied in the 78th minute of the Costa Rican team’s 3-1 loss to Tigres in the second leg of the Round of 16 series.

The Mexican club qualified for the quarterfinals behind a 5-3 aggregate win.

Arrieta had scored a dramatic stoppage time goal for Herediano in a 2-2 draw in the first leg last week.

Enner Valencia struck twice for the winners in the 49th and 79th minutes.

After Arrieta scored in the 78th minute, Valencia found the net a minute later. Ismael Sosa added an insurance goal later on.

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Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com at https://tinyurl.com/nfhdk4e5.