Santos Laguna Defeats Necaxa With Exciting Last-Minute Goal

Santos Laguna and Necaxa faced each other in one of the exciting games experienced in the 2010-2011 Mexican Season. It matched Santos, which is in first place, against Necaxa in last place. It is also proof that no one can trust the statistics.

While both teams were jockeying for position in an equally competitive and tense environment, Juan Carlos Mosqueda scored the first goal with an assist from Paulo Cesar Chavez after a corner kick from Isreal Lopez at 40 minutes.

Christian Benitez of Santos Laguna responded with a misconduct and received a yellow card. In another sudden turn of events, Benitez assisted Felipe Baloy to score an equalizer within 45 minutes.

It was a battle to the finish, with both teams attempting to score the winning goal. Necaxa and Santos Laguna were consistent and disciplined and played to win. Both teams would pass the ball amongst each other, and the offense as well as defense were strong.

Obed Isia Rincon received a yellow card for misconduct, but it appeared to be a minor infraction. What happened is that in an intense game, anything goes, and both teams did not want to concede to the other.

It was at the last minute of the game and Christian Benitez scored the second goal which clinched the game for Santos. Miguel Becerra prepared the ball, Rodrigo Ruiz did the corner kick which, landed on the right foot of Benitez, who then kicked it to the left side of the goal post.

The cheerleaders and the public supporting Santos Laguna were content with the results until the next time.

Santos Laguna 2-1 Necaxa.

Most Valued Player: Christian Benitez