20-21 APRIL 2002

VERACRUZ			2-0			TECOS
Rodriguez 12
Gutierez 61

Veracruz were awarded a penalty when Arce brough down Terrazas. Rodriguez
weak spot kick was saved but the keeper failed to crontrol the ball and
Rodriguez tap in the rebound. In the  second half Gutierez blasted the ball into
the net from 7-yards to scored. 


TOLUCA				2-2			CRUZ AZUL
Sanchez 64						Abreu 54 73
Ponce 88

The best game of the round. Abreu opened the scoring with a great header.
Ten minutes later Sanchez got the equaliser after headed in the Cardozo cross.
Abreu beat the offside trap to scored from another brilliant header 11 of his 18
goals have came from headers. Just before the end Ponce brilliant free kick got
Toluca a well deserve point. 


SANTOS				1-2			TIGERS
Lillingston 58						Ruiz 9
							Soarez 29

Just nine minutes into the game Ruiz gave Tigers the lead after headed in the
corner. Soarez dribbled past the defence and his brilliant leftfooted shot to the
left side beat the keeper. In the second half Santos try to cut the lead in half
in they did lillingston scored from a diving header.


AMERICA			1-1			MORELIA
Mendoza 20						Alex 51

This was a crucial game for both teams and not because what they're doing in
the league. America took the lead from Mendoza rightfooted shot to the upper
right corner that beat the keeper.  Alex dribbled past the defence and the
keeper to scored. Zamorano wasted America only genuine chance in the second
half. 


GUADALAJARA			1-1			ATLAS
Medina 21						Machon 43

Bravo dribbled past two Atlas defenders and sent a through ball to Medina who
entered the box and beat the keeper with a leftfooted shot to the left side.
Just before half time Atlas got the equaliser when Machon chested down the
ball and pounced into the net. 


PUMAS				1-0			NECAXA
Gonzales 62

Gonzales won the game with a brilliant rightfooted shot the left upper corner
to sent Pumas top of group four.


ATLANTE			2-1			PACHUCA
Paredez 16						Yacuta 60
Padilla 76

Paredez flicked on Estay cross. Yacuta got the equaliser from the penalty
spot. Sosa blew an easy chance to put Pachuca ahead and it costed because
two minutes later Estay cross found Paredez who headed the ball to Padilla
whose first time shot beat the keeper. 


LA PIEDAD			1-0			MONTEREY
Medina 52

La Piedad pressed forward from the start. Almir hit the post twice in the second
half Medina brilliant free kick gave La Piedad the win. 


LEON				2-3			PUEBLA
Gutierez 41						Capetillo 69,75
Esqueda 64						Garzon 84

Gutierez scored from the rebound after the keeper block his first shot. In the
second half Leon increased their lead when Esqueda entered the box and
dribbled past the keeper. Five minutes later Capetillo cut the lead in half when
he tap in the cross later he scored his second after Aspe dropped a ball in from
of him let it bounce once and volleyed ball over the defender and beat the
keeper with a rightfooted shot. Garzon finish the cameback with a first time
shot to the upper corner. It was the first win for Puebla in Leon in 14 years.
With this lost is official that Leon will play second division football next season.


Julio Lopez
angeljmmm@pacific.net