National Soccer
While the Guatemala selection awaits it, goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen was starting and disputing a complete duel with Columbus Crew in the MLS.
Nicholas Hagen during a match with the Guatemala team. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
Nicholas Hagen enjoyed minutes as goalkeeper of the MLS Columbus Crew arch. The Guatemalan He started in the match that his team played on Wednesday, May 28 at the Lower.com Field, corresponding to the regular American league season.
This is the second game in which coach Wilfried Nancy gives Hagen’s vote of confidence, after Patrick Schulte’s injury. That is, while the young American goalkeeper is not available, Hagen will be the option to guard the arch.
In their first ownership, Hagen and Columbus fell as 3-2 visitors against Charlotte FC, but the Guatemalan remained attentive and managed to stop a couple of goal attempts.
On his second chance, Hagen showed greater confidence and made up to four good interventions, especially the last one, than He avoided Columbus’s defeat against Nashville.
Nashville was the team that took advantage in Wednesday night’s duel with a goal from Sam Surridge at minute 2.
The Crew took to react, but finally, at minute 69, Diego Rossi matched the score.
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The joy did not last long for the locals, since Hany Mukhtar made the 1-2 after taking advantage of a rude defensive error of Columbus, before which he could do little.
Finally, Jeisson Palacios scored on his own door for the final 2-2.
In the final minutes there was a play in which it seemed that Nashville would keep the three points, but just at that time The figure of Nicholas Hagen was aggigant to avoid the third goal of the visit and ensure the draw.
Thanks to the injury of goalkeeper Patrick Schulte, Hagen was not lent to the Guatemala team for the friendly against El Salvador, which will be played on Saturday, May 31, since that same day Columbus Crew will face the Inter Miami of Lionel Messi at the Chase Stadium of Fort Lauderdale.