Necaxa beats Liga MX leader Cruz Azul
Sunday - September 16, 2018 9:36 pm ,
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Necaxa beats Liga MX leader Cruz Azul
Aguascalientes (Mexico) Sep 16 (IANS) Chileans Matias Fernandez and Victor Davila each scored a goal in Necaxa s 2-0 victory over Liga MX leader Cruz Azul which suffered its first loss in the 2018 Apertura tournament.
Fernandez scored in the 18th minute and Davila added a goal in the 85th minute of Saturday s match which Necaxa dominated from start to end reports Efe news.
Necaxa managed by Marcelo Miguel Leaño controlled the middle of the field taking advantage of Cruz Azul s problems handling the ball.
Cruz Azul had its best chance to score in the 26th minute when Argentine Milton Caraglio fired a shot that went off the goal post.
Manager Pedro Caixhina s Cruz Azul squad was impatient and failed to set up scoring opportunities a problem that cost the team the match.
Cruz Azul remains in first place in the Apertura tournament standings with a record of 6-1-2 and 20 points.
America which beat Morelia 2-1 on Saturday is in second place just three points back.
Mexican Jorge Sanchez scored in the 29th minute and Mateus Uribe made it 2-0 for America in the 54th minute of Saturday s match at Mexico City s Azteca Stadium.
Chilean Sebastian Vegas scored on a header in the 83rd minute for Morelia preventing America from notching a shutout.
On Sunday Santos Laguna plays Leon the Pumas take on the Lobos BUAP and Atlas hosts Tijuana.
--IANS kk/tsb
Fernandez scored in the 18th minute and Davila added a goal in the 85th minute of Saturday s match which Necaxa dominated from start to end reports Efe news.
Necaxa managed by Marcelo Miguel Leaño controlled the middle of the field taking advantage of Cruz Azul s problems handling the ball.
Cruz Azul had its best chance to score in the 26th minute when Argentine Milton Caraglio fired a shot that went off the goal post.
Manager Pedro Caixhina s Cruz Azul squad was impatient and failed to set up scoring opportunities a problem that cost the team the match.
Cruz Azul remains in first place in the Apertura tournament standings with a record of 6-1-2 and 20 points.
America which beat Morelia 2-1 on Saturday is in second place just three points back.
Mexican Jorge Sanchez scored in the 29th minute and Mateus Uribe made it 2-0 for America in the 54th minute of Saturday s match at Mexico City s Azteca Stadium.
Chilean Sebastian Vegas scored on a header in the 83rd minute for Morelia preventing America from notching a shutout.
On Sunday Santos Laguna plays Leon the Pumas take on the Lobos BUAP and Atlas hosts Tijuana.
--IANS kk/tsb
