Despite Victory, Morelia Not Feeling Confident

A win over Deportivo Cuenca may have seemed like a good way to calm their nerves but Morelia were anything but thrilled after the match.

Mar 17, 2010 10:35:00 AM

Tomas Boy- Morelia (Mexsport)
Morelia earned their first win of Copa Libertadores on Tuesday, knocking off Ecuadorian side Deportivo Cuenca 2-1 in Estadio Morelos. Now, the Mexican club has a chance of reaching the knockout rounds, if upcoming results goes their way.

But such renewed life did not please Morelia manager Tomas Boy, who said he was far from content despite the win.

"We could have scored eight goals," Boy said in a press conference. "How could I be happy when we could have scored eight goals?"

Morelia's Jared Borgetti accounted for both goals, scoring twice in a seven-minute span. But the team's offensive woes were plentiful as players missed open opportunities, sent shots straight to the opposing 'keeper and were mostly untidy in front of the goal.

Boy blamed the entirety of Morelia's misfortunes on his players.

"We're not talking about a situation where the goalie is a hero," Boy said. "Those misses were our fault."

Morelia sit three points back of Argentina's Banfield, and four off the lead held by Nacional of Uruguay. If Banfield lose to Deportivo Cuenca, Morelia can overtake them with a win in the final group stage game provided Morelia gets some sort of result out of Uruguay when they visit Nacional.

It might not be the most straightforward path to the knockout rounds but it's not surprising given the club's earlier performances.

"Not having gotten anything out of our first three games, we knew we had made our chances of getting out of the group difficult," Fernando Salazar told reporters. "We know that it is still quite complicated."

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