9-10 NOVEMBER 2002

PACHUCA			1-1			ATLAS
Santana 62						Rodriguez 10

Caballero took the lead a tumble in the box after running into De Anda penalty. 
Rodriguez converted the spot kick. Calderon crossed shot was espectatular save 
with the finger tips of keeper. Santana dribbled down the leftside stepped into
the box and from a rightfooted shot beat the keeper. 


NECAXA				1-0			PUMAS

Necaxa rebound from last game pretty good the team play much better.
Zague was brough down ten yards of the net. Luna curled the shot over
the wall into the right top corner a brilliant free kick. 


CRUZ AZUL			1-1			AMERICA
Palencia 48						Blanco 69

The best game of the round for many reason. Both teams attack from the
start. Pardo cross was chested down by Patino and let a shot that Perez
saved with the leg. Abreu dribbled into the box stop and sent the ball
back to Palencia who first time shot to the  right top corner beat Rios.
Blanco equasiled with a brilliant individual play that saw him finish with a
rightfooted shot under the legs of Perez. 


ATLANTE			2-1			MORELIA
Gonzalez 48						Alex 36
Paredez 55

Morelia were awarded a penalty when Trotta was call for aggresive tackle
on Noriega. Alex took the penalty and scored. After scoring a hat-trick in
his last match Gonzalez add another one again this time a great header.
Paredez score the winning from the penalty spot. 


CELAYA				2-2			CHIAPAS
Claudinho 54						Glaria 53
Torre 84							Lucio 80

All of the scoring took place in the second half Glaria opened the scoring
from the penalty spot. One minute later Claudinho follow with a leftfooted
shot that was deflected into the net. Lucio put Chiapas ahead one more
time with a powerful hader to the right of keeper. Then Torre gave Celaya
a very important point when he scored from the penalty spot. 


TECOS				3-2			PUEBLA
Matlich 8						Soto 33
Navia 11, 80						Caballero 76

Tecos scored twice in a span of eleven minutes first Matlich picked up a
loose ball dribbled into the box and thrashed it past keeper. Navia followed
with a point blank header no chance for the keeeper. Soto cut the lead in
half went he tap in the rebound of Serna shot. Caballero tie the game when
Martinez shot was deflected of Garcia onto the post and Caballero kneed
the ball into the net. Four minutes later Navia scored his second of the game
and it turn to be the winning goal. 


GUADALAJARA			3-3			TOLUCA
Sanchez 7						Cardozo 62, 70
Vazquez 33						Carmona 69
Mora 52

Carmona lost track of Snchez in the box after a crucial defensive miscue
Sanchez headed in the cross he was wide opened. Vazquez headed superbly
past the keeper after losing his marker to meet a corner into the area. Mora
scored from the penalty spot this look like a win for then but Toluca had
another idea. Cardozo started the comeback with a diving header. Later
Carmona first time shot beat keeper. seconds later Cardozo scored his
twenty-seven goal of the season when he volleyed the ball over keeper to
finish a brilliant comeback. 


SAN LUIS			3-0			MONTERREY
Faria 11
Wallace 45
Salcedo 48

Faria set up Marquez for a shot keeper saved the attemp but was unable to
control the ball and Faria had an easy finish from the rebound. San Luis
stormed right back for more Wallace beat Monterrey defence to a low cross
from Medina and finish past keeper. In the worse moment Salcedo stole
the ball from Hierro he shot was clinically past keeper. 


TIGERS				4-1			QUERETARO
De Nigris 60, 85						Espinoza 86
Olalde 83
Sanchez 89

The scoring took place in a span of thirty minutes. Suarez superd feed found
De Nigris advancing alone in the keeper and the forwards chip over the
keeper to scored. Olalde strecth the lead keeper stranded after Sancho
chipped the ball over keeper and Olalde dived to head the ball in. Two
minutes later De Nigris scored his second of the game from the penalty
spot. Just twenty seconds later Espinoza beat the keeper with a stunning
shot just outside the box. Finaly Sanchez finish the scoring with a brilliant
header from the corner kick. 


SANTOS				4-2			VERACRUZ
Romero 14, 50						Casartelli 90
Borgetti 36						Almeyda 91
Rodriguez 67

Romero put Santos ahead with a leftfooted crossed shot. Later in the half
Borgetti received the ball in the edge of the box before firing a shot he had
to get rid of two defenders. Romero saw his opportunity to scored another
goal and he did with a passing move that let the keeper standing. Rodriguez
was the only one that went for the rebound after Borgettishot hit the post
he tapped in. Casatelli headed in the cross and Almeyda's curled shot beat
the keeper. 


Julio Lopez
angeljmmm@pacific.net