Thursday, October 02, 2008

CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage: Still No Points Or Goals For DC United; Impact Rack Up Another Win; Islanders Settle For Road Draw

Group stage play in the CONCACAF Champions League resumed Wednesday:

Group A:

At Washington:

Pablo Zeballos scored the only goal of the match at 56 minutes as Cruz Azul (Mexico) blanked DC United 1-0 on the road.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Marathon (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Cruz Azul (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. Deportivo Saprissa (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. DC United (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

Group B:

Usulutan, El Salvador

Ramon Patricio Avila notched the game's lone goal at 90 minutes to lift Club Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo to a 1-0 home win over San Francisco FC of Panama.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. UNAM Pumas (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 5)
2. L. A. Firpo (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
3. Houston Dynamo (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. San Francisco FC (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)

Group C:

At Tegucigalpa, Honduras:

Roberto Brown's double (2', PK-72') enabled the Montreal Impact to pick up a 2-1 road victory over Club Deportivo Olimpia.

Group D:

Juan Carlos Plata's late equalizer (90'+1) enabled CSD Municipal to salvage a 2-2 home draw with the Puerto Rico Islanders. Fabrice Noel (10') and Sandi Gbandi (90') scored for the Islanders.

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