Saturday, November 17, 2012

Liga MX Apertura Playoffs, Quarterfinal Round: Cruz Azul, Club America, Tijuana, Toluca Grab Series-Opening Wins

The Liga MX Apertura playoffs' quarterfinal round opened with two games played on Wednesday and two more on Thursday.

Wednesday games:

At Mexico City:

Hugo Mariano Pavone scored the winning goal in the 59th minute as Cruz Azul took the opening contest of their two-game series with Leon, 2-1 at home.

At Morelia, Mexico:

Cristian Benitez scored both goals (58', 76') in Club America's 2-0 series-opening road win over Morelia.

Thursday's Games:

At Monterrey, Mexico:

Gregory Garza scored the only goal of the match in the 86th minute as Club Tijuana defeated Monterrey on the road, 1-0, in game one of their two-match series.

At Zapopan, Mexico:

Antonio Rios (26') and Sinha (30') each delivered a goal as Toluca defeated Chivas de Guadalajara 2-1 on the road in the opening match of their two-contest series.

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