Seattle and Toronto got results in Central America on Tuesday to advance to group stage of the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League.
CONCACAF Champions League: Puerto Rico Islanders Finish-Off Los Angeles Galaxy, Join Marathon And Santos Laguna In Group Phase
Despite a 2-1 victory in Bayamón on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Galaxy were eliminated from CONCACAF Champions League, with the USSF Division II’s Puerto Rico Islanders advancing to group phase. Their 5-3 aggregate win, built on last week’s 4-1 victory at Home Depot Center, sees Puerto Rico join Toluca (Mexico) and Olimpia (Honduras) in Group D, while one of FAS (El Salvador) or Xelajú (Guatemala) will round-out the group.
What little hope Los Angeles had of pulling-off a miraculous comeback was quelled early, with Puerto Rico forward David Foley beating Donovan Ricketts in the 35th minute to give the Islanders a 5-1 aggregate lead. The Islanders gave a goal back quickly, with Marco Velez credited with Puerto Rico’s second own goal of the tie. The Galaxy was not able to capitalize on their good luck, failing to get on the board again until the 84th minute, with Sean Franklin pulling Los Angeles within two.
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