Sunday, May 23, 2010

Toluca Capture Bicentenario Crown After Penalty-Kick Shootout

At Toluca, Mexico:

Following the 2-2 opening match of their two-game Mexican Bicentenario playoff final at Torreon, game two on Sunday ended in regulation time as a 0-0 deadlock, followed by 30 scoreless minutes of overtime.  In the penalty-kick shootout that followed, Vladimir Marin, Diego Novaretti, Martin Romagnoli, and Edgar Duenas each converted as Toluca outlasted visiting Santos Laguna 4-3 to win the Mexican Premier division playoff championship.

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