NBC Universo to Air LIGA's Pachuca v Queretaro Semi-Final Match, 5/21

NBC UNIVERSO, the modern sports and entertainment cable channel for Latinos, will air the 2015 Liga MX Clausura Tournament semifinal match BETWEEN Pachuca and Querétaro on Thursday, May 21 at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT. In the second leg of quarter-final competition, Pachuca knocked out last year's Apertura Tournament champion Club America, defeating it 4-3 (7-5 on aggregate), and Querétaro beat Veracruz 2-2 (4-3 score on aggregate) to advance.

Legendary soccer commentator Andres Cantor, veteran soccer analyst Sammy Sadovnik, and former Mexican national soccer team superstar Carlos Hermosillo will call the game live from Pachuca, Hidalgo.

Pachuca secured its spot in the Liga MX semi-finals with a dramatic and narrow victory over Club America this past Sunday. Los Tuzos squeaked to the 4-3 quarter-final second-leg win as a result of all-around exceptional play. Pachuca led in the seventh minute with a goal from Cristian Penilla, but relinquished it later in the half when Club America shot back-to-back goals to jump ahead 2-1. The score leveled when Pachuca's Walter Ayovi found the back of the net. However, in the 88thminute, America retook the lead. The drama escalated when Las Aguilas saw its second player slapped with a red card, the Pachuca's Dario Cvitanich equalized the scored with a penalty in the fifth minute of added time, and his teammate German Cano sealed the remarkable comeback victory two minutes later.

Querétaro also had its dramatic moments on Sunday against Veracruz, playing well enough to earn a quarter-final second-leg 2-2 finish win and a place in the semi-finals. Brazilian legend Ronaldinho scored what turned out to be the goal that punched Querétaro's ticket for Thursday showdown against Pachuca. Ronaldinho sent a free-kick towards goal from 30 yards in the 83rd-minute, with Veracruz goalkeeper Meliton Hernandez flapping at it and dropping it into the net to make the score 2-1 for Querétaro.

This game can also be viewed and enjoyed by NBCDeportes.com digital platforms and the mobile application NBC live sports extra.

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