CONCACAF Champions League Recap and Video Highlights: Thursday, September 17, 2009
The CONCACAF Champions League wrapped up its third week of group stage matches with two on Thursday night. The matches were Toluca v Marathon and Comunicaciones v Real Espana. Here’s a recap of both matches from Thursday night along with video highlights.
Toluca dominated Marathon 7-0 – Video Highlights
Toluca dominated Marathon from start to finish with a 7-0 thrashing of Marathon. De La Torre and Nava both had two goals for Toluca as they had a 2-0 lead after 45 minutes. The other goals came from Marin, Brizuela, and Esquivel. It was an embarassing lost for Marathon and great victory for Toluca.
| Toluca | Marathón | |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 10 | 5 |
| Shots wide | 9 | 6 |
| Fouls | 7 | 8 |
| Corner Kicks | 7 | 2 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 53% | 47% |
Comunicaciones beats Real Espana 2-0 – Video Highlights
Comunicaciones was led by two goals from Fonseca as they beat Real Espana on Thursday night. The first one came in the 36th minute and the second in the 89th minute. After Comunicaciones took the lead, Real Espana was still within in reach but fell apart in the last few minutes of the second half. After Fonseca’s second goal, Espana player Medina was sent off for a red card.
