Pachuca Sink Columbus To Win CONCACAF Champions Cup
Mexican side Pachuca won the CONCACAF Champions Cup for a sixth time on Saturday after outclassing Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew 3-0. Veteran striker Salomon Rondon scored twice either side of a Miguel Rodriguez effort to seal a deserved victory at Pachuca's 30,000-capacity Estadio Hidalgo. Columbus entered the final in a confident mood after a superb campaign, which saw them eliminate Mexican sides UANL Tigres and Monterrey en route to Saturday's showpiece. But the MLS champions were overwhelmed by a blistering start from Pachuca, who took the lead after just 12 minutes when Venezuelan international Rondon burst clear of the Columbus defence and chipped a deft finish over advancing goalkeeper Patrick Schulte.
