CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday # 1, Continued: Impact Blank Joe Public; Santos Laguna Also Gain Home Win

Group stage play in the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League resumed on Wednesday:

Group A:

At San Pedro Sula, Honduras:

Marathon hosted Mexico's Cruz Azul and bounced them 2-0, as the Honduran club was propelled by goals courtesy of Carlos Will Mejia (34') and Mario Beata (55').

GROUP A STANDINGS:

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

Group B:

Wednesday's scheduled match between CD Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) and the Houston Dynamo, at Houston, has been postponed indefinitely due to Hurricane Ike.

Group C:

At Montreal:

Goals from Stefano Pesoli (14') and Tony Donatelli (54') lifted the Montreal Impact to a 2-0 home win over Joe Public FC (Trinidad and Tobago).

Group D:

At Torreon, Mexico:

With goals from Francisco Javier Torres (10'), Cristian Benitez (32'), and Vincente Matias Vuoso (90'), Santos Laguna won a 3-2 home goalfest against Guatemala's CSD Municipal.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. Santos Laguna (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Puerto Rico Islanders (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. CSD Municipal (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Tauro FC (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)