Mexican powerhouse Pachuca has won their second consecutive CONCACAF Champion's Cup title defeating Saprissa of the Costa Rican league, according to this article from Sports Illustrated.
Like the Champion's League in Europe, the CONCACAF Champion's Cup, although a much smaller tournament, also sends the winner to the FIFA Club World Cup at the end of the year.
Pachuca defeated thier Costa Rican opponents 2-1 in the second leg at home after a 1-1 tie in the first leg that took place in Costa Rica.
Argentine middielder Christian Gimenez opened up the scoring early in the match at the 2nd minute to give Pachuca the early lead. Rey scored the second goal in the 54th minute to put Pachuca up 2. After 90 minutes and still scoreless, Saprissa looked for a two goal miracle that could possibly send the match into overtime. Jairo Arreola did score Saprissa's first goal of the match during stoppage time but was unable to tie it before the final whistle sounded.
Pachuca now joins the European champion (either Chelsea or Manchester United), the Oceanian champion, the South American champion, the Asian champion, the African champion, and the Japan's league winner (host) in the FIFA Club World Cup in December.
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Well deserve victory for the loz tuzos.
As an Argentine football fan, I'm really happy for Gimenez and Alvarez.
Congratulation to both of them.
http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/2008/04/vamos-tuzos.html
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