11 SEPTEMBER 2002

CHIAPAS				1-1			ATLANTE
Lucio 45							Paredes 54

Just before half time a one-two combination between Lucio and Castro let to
the only goal of the half, on the scoring play Lucio chipped the ball over the
keeper. Abundis free kick hit the post Paredes was the only player who went
for the rebound to putted into the net. 


CELAYA				2-2			TOLUCA
Claudinho 70						Cardozo 30, 48
Torre 89

Toluca came into the game motived after the lost in the last round. Cardozo
chested the ball down dribbled once and from a left angle out the ball into
the net. Later he scored his nine goal of the season with a great header to
the rightside. Claudinho made a trought run into the box to tap in Medina cross. 
Torre stole the ball just outside the box stepped inside and let a shot past the
keeper to grab a crucial point in the relegacion fight. 


AMERICA			1-1			MORELIA
Blanco 38						Iniguez 2

Two minutes in the game Noriega dropped a ball in front of Iniguez who
entered the box dribbled past the keeper to scored. America were awarded
a penalty whe Blanco was hauled down in the box he took the penalty
himself and put the ball into the rightside of the net.


GUADALAJARA			1-1			PACHUCA
Mora 59							Chitiva 38

Pachuca took the lead when Chitiva headed in the corner kick. Silvani hit
the post twice later in the half. Mora receive a pass from Ramirez dribbled
the ball into the box and let a stunning shot from seven yards past the keeper. 


PUMAS				1-0			PUEBLA
Lemos 76

Castro sent a long pass to Lemos who chested the ball down with a
rightfooted shot scoring the winning goal. 


MONTERREY			2-1			ATLAS
Ervitti 22						Calderon 89
Franco 44

Ervitti pounced on the mix-up in the Atlas defence to give Monterrey the lead.
De Nigris tried his look from distance the ball deflected off Torres onto the
post Franco kneed the ball into the net. The keeper weakly pounched out
of Morales deep cross allow Calderon to volleyed the ball into the net. 


TECOS				2-1			SANTOS
Navia 60, 71						Rodriguez

The scoring to place in the second half. Navia headed in the cross. Rodriguez
curled a brilliant first time shot into the left corner after his initial effort had
been saved. Navia scored the go ahead goal with a great finish he flicked the
ball forward before  smashing a half volley past the keeper. 


CRUZ AZUL			2-1			NECAXA
Palencia 48						Sosa 86
Abreu 78

Zepeda caught out of position the Necaxa defence with a presicion ball to Abreu
who chested the ball to Palencia who beat Navarro with a first time shot.
A brilliant passing move from Abreu in the edge of the box allow him to curled
the ball into the net. Sosa saw his spectatular scissor kick go into the net. 


QUERETARO			3-2			VERACRUZ
Espinoza 4						Rico 49
Fraga 17							Casartelli 81
Gonzalez 83

Just four minutes into the game Terrazas brought down Victor in the box.
Espinoza converted the penalty to give Queretaro the lead. Fraga stretch the
lead with a header. In the secon half Casartelli sent a through ball to Rico
who turn around volleyed the ball over the onrushing keeper. Caratelli chested
the ball down dribbled once and with a leftfooted shot equalised the game.
Two minutes later Gonzalez scrambled for the rebound to putted into the net. 


SAN LUIS			4-0			TIGERS
Faria 45, 65
Santibanez 57
Milian 87

Just ten seconds into the second half Tigers was down one-zero after Faria
headed in the corner kick. San Lius made it two-zero in the 57rd minute
Ramiro looped a long past to Milian who got the ball back to Santbanez for
a chip shot past the goalkeeper. Tigers gave up the third goal of the game in
the 65rd minute when Suarez lazy past back toward the keeper was
intercepted by Faria resulting in an easy score past the keeper. Milian
scored on a breakaway to finish the off Tigers.


Julio Lopez
angeljmmm@pacific.net