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Club America snatch 1-1 draw at Necaxa in semifinal first leg

William da Silva hit a deflected equalizer as Club America snatched a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the 2016 Liga MX Apertura semifinal against Necaxa.

The first half produced a casual encounter, with the best chance coming from a Jesus Isijara shot that produced a brilliant save from Moisés Muñoz.

But after a scoreless first period, Necaxa began to turn up the heat and grabbed the lead on 63 minutes when Luis Gallegos latched on to a a Jesus Isijara pass to fire in the breakthrough.

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It looked like las Aguilas were heading a towards long final half hour, but they managed to level the tie just five minutes later.