From: roger@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Roger Z. Rios-Mercado)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.mexican,rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Mexican Football League: 8th Week News
Date: 5 Oct 92 17:25:06 GMT
Reply-To: roger@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Roger Z. Rios-Mercado)
Followup-To: soc.culture.mexican
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin
Originator: roger@mickey.cc.utexas.edu


  ----- MEXICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: FIRST DIVISION NEWS -----

8th WEEK SCORES (October 2-5)

     F   2  20:30  America    vs  Toluca        3 - 3
            20:30  U.A.G.     vs  Santos        3 - 0

     Sa  3  17:00  Cruz Azul  vs  Necaxa        3 - 4
            17:00  U.A.N.L.   vs  Guadalajara   3 - 1
            20:45  Atlas      vs  Queretaro     0 - 1

     Su  4  12:00  Atlante    vs  U.N.A.M.      3 - 3
            12:00  Leon       vs  Puebla        2 - 1
            12:00  Morelia    vs  Monterrey     1 - 2
            12:00  Pachuca    vs  Veracruz      0 - 0
            12:00  U.A.T.     vs  U. de G.      3 - 1

 
STANDINGS
 
     GROUP I         G   F:A   PTS
     1. Atlante      8  16:11    8
     2. Veracruz     8   9: 6    8
     3. Queretaro    8   8:11    8
     4. U.A.T.       8   5:11    5
     5. Santos       8   7:13    4
 
     GROUP II
     1. Necaxa       8  18: 9   13
     2. U.A.G.       8   7: 6   10
     3. America      8  12:11    9
     4. Puebla       8  11:11    9
     5. Morelia      8   8:17    4
 
     GROUP III
     1. U.A.N.L.     8  11: 8    9
     2. Atlas        8   7:11    8
     3. Cruz Azul    8  14:15    7
     4. Guadalajara  8   9:13    7
     5. U. de G.     8   7: 9    6
 
     GROUP IV
     1. Monterrey    8  12: 7   11
     2. Leon         8  10: 6   10
     3. Toluca       8  12: 9    9
     4. U.N.A.M.     8  18:14    8
     5. Pachuca      8   2: 5    7
 
 
THE HELL
                      PTGE    (PTS/GMS)
      1. U.N.A.M.    1.2738   (107/ 84)
      2. Atlante     1.2609   ( 58/ 46)
      3. Cruz Azul   1.1429   ( 96/ 84)
      4. Leon        1.1429   ( 96/ 84)
      5. Monterrey   1.1310   ( 95/ 84)
      6. Necaxa      1.1190   ( 94/ 84)
      7. Guadalajara 1.1071   ( 93/ 84)
      8. America     1.0952   ( 92/ 84)
      9. Puebla      1.0595   ( 89/ 84)
     10. Veracruz    1.0476   ( 88/ 84)
     11. Toluca      1.0119   ( 85/ 84)
     12. U.A.N.L.    1.0000   ( 84/ 84)
     13. Atlas       0.9881   ( 83/ 84)
     14. U.A.T.      0.9524   ( 80/ 84)
     15. U. de G.    0.9048   ( 76/ 84)
     16. Morelia     0.8810   ( 74/ 84)
     17. Pachuca     0.8750   (  7/  8)
     18. U.A.G.      0.8571   ( 72/ 84)
     19. Queretaro   0.8214   ( 69/ 84)
     20. Santos      0.7619   ( 64/ 84)
 
     The team with the lowest percentage will be
     relegated to second division, where
     PTGE = Total of points earned from 90-91
            through 92-93 divided by the total of
            games played from 90-91 through 92-93.
     Only regular season first division matches
     are considered.


HOME STATS
                      G   W  D  L    F  A   PTS
      1. Necaxa       4   4  0  0    9  1     8
      2. Veracruz     4   3  1  0    8  2     7
      3. Monterrey    4   3  1  0    8  3     7
      4. Toluca       4   2  2  0    8  1     6
      5. U.A.G.       4   2  2  0    5  1     6
      6. Atlante      4   2  1  1   12  6     5
      7. U.N.A.M.     4   2  1  1    9  5     5
      8. Cruz Azul    4   2  1  1   10  8     5
      9. U.A.N.L.     4   1  3  0    8  6     5
     10. U. de G.     4   2  1  1    6  4     5
     11. Guadalajara  4   2  1  1    3  1     5
     12. America      4   2  1  1    8  7     5
     13. Atlas        4   2  1  1    3  2     5
     13. Leon         4   2  1  1    3  2     5
     15. Santos       4   1  2  1    3  3     4
     16. Pachuca      4   1  2  1    1  1     4
     17. Queretaro    4   2  0  2    6  7     4
     18. Puebla       4   1  2  1    4  5     4
     19. U.A.T.       4   1  1  2    4  4     3
     20. Morelia      4   0  1  3    5 11     1
 
 
AWAY STATS
                      G   W  D  L    F  A   PTS
      1. Leon         4   2  1  1    7  4     5
      2. Necaxa       4   2  1  1    9  8     5
      3. Puebla       4   2  1  1    7  6     5
      4. U.A.N.L.     4   1  2  1    3  2     4
      5. America      4   2  0  2    4  4     4
      5. Monterrey    4   1  2  1    4  4     4
      7. Queretaro    4   2  0  2    2  4     4
      8. U.A.G.       4   1  2  1    2  5     4
      9. U.N.A.M.     4   1  1  2    9  9     3
     10. Atlante      4   0  3  1    4  5     3
     11. Morelia      4   1  1  2    3  6     3
     12. Pachuca      4   1  1  2    1  4     3
     13. Toluca       4   0  3  1    4  8     3
     14. Atlas        4   1  1  2    4  9     3
     15. Cruz Azul    4   0  2  2    4  7     2
     16. Guadalajara  4   1  0  3    6 12     2
     17. U.A.T.       4   0  2  2    1  7     2
     18. Veracruz     4   0  1  3    1  4     1
     19. U. de G.     4   0  1  3    1  5     1
     20. Santos       4   0  0  4    4 10     0
 
 
OVERALL STANDINGS
                      G   W  D  L    F  A   PTS
      1. Necaxa       8   6  1  1   18  9    13
      2. Monterrey    8   4  3  1   12  7    11
      3. Leon         8   4  2  2   10  6    10
      4. U.A.G.       8   3  4  1    7  6    10
      5. Toluca       8   2  5  1   12  9     9
      6. U.A.N.L.     8   2  5  1   11  8     9
      7. America      8   4  1  3   12 11     9
      8. Puebla       8   3  3  2   11 11     9
      9. Atlante      8   2  4  2   16 11     8
     10. U.N.A.M.     8   3  2  3   18 14     8
     11. Veracruz     8   3  2  3    9  6     8
     12. Queretaro    8   4  0  4    8 11     8
     13. Atlas        8   3  2  3    7 11     8
     14. Cruz Azul    8   2  3  3   14 15     7
     15. Pachuca      8   2  3  3    2  5     7
     16. Guadalajara  8   3  1  4    9 13     7
     17. U. de G.     8   2  2  4    7  9     6
     18. U.A.T.       8   1  3  4    5 11     5
     19. Santos       8   1  2  5    7 13     4
     20. Morelia      8   1  2  5    8 17     4


SCORING

      7  Luis Miguel Salvador (ATL)

      6  Alberto Garcia Aspe (NEC)

      5  German R. Martellotto (AME)
         Sergio Pacheco (CA)
         Ivo Basay (NEC)
         Jorge Comas (VER)

      4  Luis Roberto Alvez (AME)
         Joao Vanderlei (ATS)
         Ricardo Pelaez (NEC)
         Eduardo Gardu~o (SAN)
         Jorge Rodriguez (TOL)


MIGUEL's COMMENTS

If last week was a low scoring week, this week was one of the
highest scoring weeks I have seen in quite a while. The action
for the 8th week got started in Mexico City's Aztec Stadium
where the America and Toluca gave the fans thier money's worth
and scored six goals in a 3-3 tie. German Martelotto of America
scored all three goals for Eagles!  Amazingly, Toluca's top
scorer (Rodriguez) had no goals in this game!  That same night,
The U.A.G. Owls gave the Santos Warriors a clinic and clobbered
them at Zapopan's "3 de Marzo" Stadium in Jalisco.  Saturday
started pretty gloomy for me! :-(   In perhaps one of the week's
powerhouse Cruz Azul 4-3! AAAAARRRRGGGHHH!  Cruz Azul had goals
from Pacheco, De la Torre, and Hermosillo( I think) but Necaxa
countered with goals from Basay, Aspe(2), and Basay to edge out
Cruz Azul!  Exciting game, even though it rained.  In Monterrey,
a packed house in "Universitario" Stadium watched the home town
Tigers of U.A.N.L. win their first game at home against Chivas of
Guadalajara 3-1. I think the Tiger's home field advantage is going
to be very difficult for visiting teams now!!  In Guadalajara,
the surprising Farmers of Queretaro upset the Foxes of Atlas 1-0
in "Jalisco" Stadium of Guadalajara. Queretaro has eight points
and are among the top teams in the league!!  On Sunday, the scoring
did not slow down. :-)    I had the pleasure of watching the
U.N.A.M. Pumas and Atlante score a 3-3 tie.  I was non stop action
in this game as U.N.A.M. took an early 2-0 lead over the Iron Colts!
But no lead is too big to overcome for Atlante (Atlante game from
being 0-3 to tie U.A.N.L. in the first week at 3-3) and so
Atlante came from behind and took a 3-2 lead behind two goals from
(3-3) game was recorded.  In other action, visiting Monterrey edged
out Morelia 2-1.  Pachuca tied at home against the Red Sharks of
Veracruz 0-0. Leon beat Puebla 2-1, in a rematch of last year's
finalists.  U.A.T. Roadrunners returned to their home field trouncing
by cloberring U. de G. 3-1.  This week more than made up for the low
scoring 7th week and the season standings show a very competetive
league this year. Shame on those guys that think Mexican Soccer is
boring! >;-)  Next weeks feature matches has Monterrey hosting
America on Saturday, Veracruz hosting the steaming Blue Machine
(Cruz Azul) on Saturday, Necaxa hosting Leon, and Toluca hsoting
the Iron Colts of Atlante.


ROGER's COMMENTS

Well, Miguel has practically filled you up. I just want to add
that U.A.T. Roadrunners have finaly won their first game of the
season. Also, with its mercyless victory over Guadalajara Streaky
Goats, the U.A.N.L. Tigers got their first winning game at Univer-
sitario Stadium. Morelia 'Ates' is the only winningless team at
home so far, and they looked really bad after being beat by the
Monterrey Gang. Both Atlas Foxes and Cruz Azul Cement Makers lost
their home-undefeated label this week. Finaly, the only undefeated
team as a visitor, Puebla 'Camoteros', could not keep it going as
they dropped their game against Leon Green Paunches, playing where
life is worth nothing, Leon, Guanajuato. By the way, this was the
EIGHTH game in a row on the road for the 'Camoteros'. They will be
back home this week, and you bet Puebla fans are going to be there
on Sunday when they face the Tigers.

 
9th WEEK FIXTURES (October 10-11)

     Sa 10  15:00  U.N.A.M.     vs  Pachuca
            16:00  Veracruz     vs  Cruz Azul
            17:00  Monterrey    vs  America
            20:45  Atlas        vs  U.A.G.

     Su 11  11:00  Toluca       vs  Atlante
            12:00  Guadalajara  vs  U.A.T.
            12:00  Necaxa       vs  Leon
            12:00  Puebla       vs  U.A.N.L.
            12:00  Queretaro    vs  U. de G.
            16:00  Santos       vs  Morelia

     Dates and times subject to change.


Cheers!!!!!

     Miguel Figueroa-Delgado        Roger Z. Rios-Mercado
     UT-San Antonio                 UT-Austin
     mfiguero@lonestar.utsa.edu     roger@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
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