Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Wednesday Copa Action

Wednesday saw the continuation of Copa Libertadores group stage play.

Group One:

At Sao Paolo, Brazil:

Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca's equalizer at 45 minutes lifted Sport Recife to a 1-1 road draw with Palmeiras. Keirrison de Souza Carneiro's penalty kick at 15 minutes provided the lone score for The Big Green.

GROUP ONE STANDINGS:

1. Colo-Colo (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
2. Sport Recife (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. Palmeiras (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. LDU Quito (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 4)

Group Four:

At Medellin, Colombia:

Diego Aroldo Cabrera (15') and Rafael Castillo (26') provided the scoring that enabled Independiente Medellin to hold off knockout-stage-bound Sao Paolo 2-1.

Group Seven:

At Santiago, Chile:

With goals from Leo (31') and Maxi Lopez (65'), Gremio locked up a knockout stage berth (and first place in Group Seven) with a 2-0 road win at the expense of Universidad de Chile.

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