Romo Brace Carries Queretaro Over Puebla

Isaac Romo scored two goals - the second in spectacular fashion - as Queretaro beat Puebla 2-1 in Estadio Cuauhtemoc on Sunday.

Jan 31, 2010 8:30:00 PM

More On :  Puebla, Querétaro
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Queretaro proved their win over Pachuca a week was no fluke.

After falling behind to Puebla, Queretaro battled back and scored two second-half goals and held on for a 2-1 win.

Queretaro's second consecutive victory helped the club push even further away from the relegation zone, as Indios are desperate in their own attempts to stay in the top flight.
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For Puebla, the game marked the second time the club has dropped a one-goal decision at home this season. Puebla's lone win was a 3-2 win at Estudiantes Tecos.

Puebla opened the scoring near the end of the first half. The play began deep in Puebla's third as Queretaro had a corner kick, which was promptly knocked out of the area by Puebla. Carlos Ruiz raced into the other side of the field on a counterattack, and Puebla wound up knocking the ball around. Rodrigo Salinas wound up with the ball on the right side of the box and whipped a left-footed cross to the far post. Ruiz knocked the ball back towards the right post and Alvaro Gonzalez easily tapped the ball into an empty net.

Queretaro went into the second half trailing by 1-0 but quickly recovered. In the 50th minute, Emilio Lopez dribbled the ball into the penalty area and was taken down by Manuel Lopez Mondragon, and Queretaro received a penalty kick. Isaac Romo stepped to the spot and knocked a left-footed shot past Jorge Villalpando and into the back of the net.


Romo scored his second goal of the game - and the season - in spectacular manner. On a Queretaro counterattack, Marcelo Romero lifted a ball from the right side of the field to the top of the penalty area. Romo dived and slammed a left-footed volley into the back of the net.

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