Apertura Week 17: Santos Laguna 3, Atlas 0

Santos Laguna (8-3-6, 27 pts) cruised into fourth place in the Apertura standings with a 3-0 win over lowly Atlas Saturday at Estadio TSM Corona.

Santiago Hoyos headed home a corner kick to open the scoring in the 27th minute, and was ejected in the 64th. Atlas failed to capitalize on their man advantage, and the sides were leveled in the 85th minute with a red card to the Rojinegros’ goalkeeper Miguel Pinto, who took down Oribe Peralta at the edge of the penalty area. Three minutes had ticked away before Carlos Morales doubled the Guerreros’ lead with a free kick past Lucas Ayala, pulled into the goal from midfield because Atlas had used all their substitutes. Peralta piled on with a stoppage-time tally, leaving him second on the Apertura scoring chart with ten goals.

Atlas finished at the bottom of the standings with 12 points from 17 games (2-6-

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2011 Mexico Apertura Standings

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Mexican Primera, 2011 Apertura Week 14: Super Clasico, Clasico Regiomontano Both Huge For Liguilla

Jornada 14 of the Mexican Primera’s 2011 Apertura is perhaps the biggest of the tournament, with two of the country’s biggest fixtures of any season taking place. Chivas Guadalajara and Club America contest the Super Clasico at Estadio Azteca on Sunday, while Monterrey and UANL Tigres contest the Clasico Regiomontano on Saturday night. They’re not the only great fixtures on the schedule, though, as a number of matches have serious Liguilla implications.

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Apertura Leaders Tigres beaten 2-0 at Morelia

Apertura Leader Tigres suffered a shocking 2-0 defeat away to Morelia in the Mexican Apertura on Friday night.

The visitor had been frustrated by its inability to score and was sucker-punched late on as Miguel Sabah scored for Morelia 11 minutes from time before Jaime Lozano Espin's penalty in the 88th minute.

Tigres' defeat will allow Cruz Azul to go clear at the top of the table if it takes anything from Saturday night's clash with San Luis.

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Mexican Futbol TV Schedule: October 7-9 | Via FMF State of Mind

Only six rounds remain in the Mexican Primera's Apertura 2011 season. With the top twelve teams in the Primera standings just 5 points apart, now is the time to start making a move. Pumas UNAM sit atop the league table, but face a difficult road match on Saturday night. In the featured match of Round 12, Pumas travel north to Monterrey to take on third-place UANL Tigres. In other weekend action, Chivas -- with new manager Fernando Quirarte on the sideline -- look to turn things around against Toluca on Sunday afternoon. United States television listings for all of the Round 12 matches can be found below.

(Note: All times listed are Eastern)

Friday, October 7

9:00 pm -- Estudiantes Tecos vs. Monterrey, Galavision

Saturday, October 8

6:00 pm -- Cruz Azul vs. Puebla, Azteca and ESPN Deportes

6:00 pm -- Queretaro vs. Santos Laguna, Telefutura

8:00 pm -- UANL Tigres vs. Pumas UNAM, Telemundo

8:00 pm -- Pachuca vs. Jaguares de Chiapas, Telefutura

9:00 pm -- Dorados vs. Cruz Azul Hidalgo (Liga Ascenso), Gol TV

9:45 pm -- Club Atlas vs. Club Tijuana, Galavision

10:00 pm -- Atlante vs. San Luis, Telefutura

Sunday, October 9

1:00 pm -- Toluca vs. Chivas Guadalajara, Telemundo

5:00 pm -- Club America vs. Monarcas Morelia, Univision

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October 3: Apertura scoring leaders

Carlos Bueno (Queretaro) leads the scoring charts with eight goals, while Ivan Alonso (Toluca), Christian Benitez (America) and Luis Gabriel Rey (Jaguares), share the second spot with seven goals each.

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Jaime Lozano steers Morelia to second win

Jaime Lozano struck twice as Morelia came from behind to beat San Luis 3-2 on Sunday to secure its second victory in the Mexican Apertura championship.

Lozano scored in the 40th and with a 78th-minute penalty for Morelia, which won for the first time since the opening day of the tournament to move to seven points from seven games.

Michael Arroyo had earlier put San Luis ahead from the penalty spot in the 32nd, with Joao Rojas getting Morelia's other goal in the 41st. Ismael Franco scored a late second for San Luis just before the final whistle.

The match was postponed from earlier in the season.

Guadalajara leads the standings with 16 points.

Credit: FOX Sports

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Week 6 Mexico Primera División Complete Standings

Guadalajara takes the top spot in the 6th week of the 2011 Apertura standings with the Pumas UNAM falling to second. Cruz Azul moves up one postion with their come-from-behind win over the struggling Tijuana Xolos. 

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Week 2 Complete Results From Mexico Primera Division

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UANL Tigres Vs. Cruz Azul, 2011 Apertura: Lineups

Cruz Azul lineup: Gutierrez; Pinto, Cortes, Dominguez, Castro, Flores; Torrado, Castro; Drougett, Villaluz; Villa

UANL Tigres lineup: Palos; Torres Nilo, Rivas, Ayala, Jimenez; Alvarez, Toledo, Viniegra, Danilinho; Lobos; Mancilla

The game kicks off at 8:00 pm ET from Estadio Universitario. If you live in the USA, the game is in Telemundo

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Apertura Matchs to Watch (Via FMF STATE OF MIND)

With league play set to start July 23, I though it might be a good idea to search for the most anticipated matchs of the Primera Division. After searching over several blogs, I came across FMF State of Mind's list of key match-ups. Below is sports writer Eben Lehman's games to watch.

UANL Tigres vs. Cruz Azul, Round 1, Saturday July 23rd

Cruz Azul vs. Chivas, Round 10, Saturday September 24th

Pumas UNAM vs. Club America, Round 11, Sunday October 2nd

UANL Tigres vs. Pumas UNAM, Round 12, Saturday October 8th

UANL Tigres vs. Monterrey, Round 14, Saturday October 22nd

Club America vs. Chivas, Round 14, Sunday October 23rd

Atlas vs. Chivas, Round 16, Saturday October 29th

Cruz Azul vs. Club America, Round 17, Saturday November 5th

Chivas vs. Pachuca, Round 17, Saturday November 5th

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