CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals

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The CONCACAF 2009-10 Champions League Quarterfinals Draw was released recently. The quarterfinals are set to begin in March, with the semifinals in late March, early April, and the final in late April. Here’s the full schedule.

QUARTERFINALS

First Leg – March 9-11
QF1: Pachuca @comunicaciones
QF2: Toluca @columbus
QF3: Pumas @marathon
QF4 : Cruz Azul @arabe Unido

Second Leg – March 16-18
QF1: Comunicaciones @pachuca
QF2: Columbus @toluca
QF3: Marathon @pumas
QF4 :Arabe Unido @cruz Azul

SEMIFINALS
First Leg – March 30-April 1
SF1: *QF3 winner (Marathon-Pumas) vs. QF4 winner (Arabe Unido-Cruz Azul)
SF2: *QF2 winner (Columbus-Toluca) vs. QF1 winner (Comunicaciones-Pachuca)

Second Leg – April 6-8
SF1: QF3 winner (Marathon-Pumas) vs. *QF4 winner (Arabe Unido-Cruz Azul)
SF2: QF2 winner (Columbus-Toluca) vs. *QF1 winner (Comunicaciones-Pachuca)

FINALS
First Leg – April 20-22
*SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner

Second Leg – April 27-29
SF1 winner vs. * SF2 winner

*home teams

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Real Salt Lake happy taking 2-0 lead to Costa Rica
Kreis's team hope Borchers' disallowed goal won't haunt them

SANDY, Utah -- Real Salt Lake had a decisive victory over Saprissa in front of a home crowd of 16,888 at Rio Tinto Stadium on Tuesday. Smiles seemed to abound throughout the RSL locker room after the match.

“It was good to get the multiple-goal win,” said head coach Jason Kreis of the 2-0 victory. “It was very important to us to keep the shutout.”

Midfielder Will Johnson added, “If you had given us that at the beginning of the game, we would have been extremely pleased with it. I think everyone feels happy with that at the end of the game.”

However, the nagging question is whether or not the two-goal advantage will hold up in the aggregate-goals format. Although the MLS side did their part at home, the April 5 return match in Costa Rica will be a much less hospitable environment for RSL.

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/real-salt-lake-happy-taking-2-0-lead-costa-rica