Cruz Azul's Meza Gives Credit To Squad's Effort For Victory

Cruz Azul's Javier Orozco scored four goals in their 5-4 win over Real Salt Lake but manager Enrique Meza said the credit should go to the whole team.

Aug 26, 2010 8:24:00 AM

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Enrique Meza - Cruz Azul (Mexsport)
Cruz Azul overcame a late deficit by scoring four goals in the final 20 minutes of their CONCACAF Champions League match on Wednesday, as Javier Orozco scored three of the goals to lead la Maquina's attack.

While the glory for the victory might go to Orozco, though, the credit should go to the entire team.

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"You can't just give credit to Javier," Enrique Meza said in a post-game press conference. "He was focused, he scored and fought but the ball came to him b way of plays, combinations."

Cruz Azul beat Real Salt Lake by 5-4 on a waterlogged pitch at Estadio Azul in Mexico City. Torrential rain turned the playing surface into a minefield of puddles, setting the scene for a bizarre match.

"Strange because the pitch was flooded quickly but fortunately nobody was hurt because in these types of games someone could get hurt," Meza said. "We obtained a victory through strength and determination. We made a lot of errors but we just did not make them in the back, we made them all over the field but in the end we fixed ourselves up and were able to take out a good victory."

Real Salt Lake went up by a pair of goals midway through the second half as the puddles and saturated grass influenced the game. Orozco bailed out the locals with some timely finishing. Christian Gimenez also got into the act, scoring the final goal four minutes into stoppage time to give Cruz Azul a late victory.


"Despite the conditions, there was some soccer going on," Meza said. "Maybe it was difficult to get a result by just kicking the ball. I believe there were some moments in which the ball got to proper places in order to have crosses made, but what's also true is our opponents plays very well."

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