Mexico's Chivas Guadalajara knocks Hamilton's Forge FC out of CONCACAF Champions Cup

Mexico's Chivas Guadalajara knocked Forge FC out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Tuesday, edging the Canadian Premier League champion 2-1 in the second leg for a 5-2 aggregate win in their first-round tie.

Forge substitute Kevaughn Tavernier scored a consolation goal in the 93rd minute, hammering a shot through traffic from just inside the penalty box. A moment to savour for the 17-year-old Canadian youth international.

Trailing 3-1 after the opening leg last Wednesday at Tim Hortons Field, Forge needed to score three goals and concede none to overtake the iconic Mexican side — with the degree of difficulty growing if Chivas scored at home.

Chivas did just that in the eighth minute when goalkeeper Chris Kalongo was unable to hang onto Antonio Briseno's downward header off a corner and a sliding Erick Gutierrez knocked the ball home.

Kalongo, a 22-year-old with just a handful of Forge appearances under his belt, had made a fine diving save off a low shot from Jesus Sanchez to produce the corner.

Jose Castillo padded the lead in the 62nd minute after he was put in behind the Forge defence. Kalongo stopped Castillo's first shot but not his ensuing header off the rebound.

Forge played some good football, when Chivas let it have the ball, but lacked finishing until stoppage time.

"We're champions of the Canadian Premier League four out of five years for a reason. We have an identity, we stick to that identity," said Forge coach Bobby Smyrniotis. "We respect every opponent including this big opponent that we played today here in Chivas Guadalajara. But we wanted to play our football and I think our players did an excellent job at that.

"And hopefully some Mexican fans here see there's quite a bit of quality in the Canadian