Copa del Rey round-up & South American goals

Huesca 1 - Rayo Vallecano 3 (Copa del Rey, September 3, 2008)

Oviedo 2 - Ponferradina 3 (Copa del Rey, September 3, 2008)

Salamanca 2 - Las Palmas 1 (Copa del Rey, September 3, 2008)

Elche 2 - Alaves 0 (Copa del Rey, September 3, 2008) Elche dispatched of the former UEFA Cup finalists with two fine goals, Fuster fired home a beauty after just seven minutes, and Martin curled in a second from an acute angle in the 70th minute.

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FC Dallas 0 - Colorado Rapids 1 (MLS, September 4, 2008) Mike Petke scored his first goal of the season for the Rapids to lift Colorado from last last place in the Western Conference, to third-place alongside Chivas USA.

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Palmeiras 0 - Sport Recife 3 (Campeonato Brasileiro, September 4, 2008)

Vasco da Gama 1 - Cruzeiro 3 (Campeonato Brasileiro, September 4, 2008) Vasco shot themselves in the foot having Jonilson (25th minute) and Thiago (73rd minute) both sent off for fouls in the box which allowed Guilherme to score two penalties. Ramires netted the second for Cruzeiro while Andre’s header was a consolation for Vasco.

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CD Motagua 1 - Arsenal Sarandi 2 (Agg. 1-6) (Copa Sudamericana, September 4, 2008) Nascimento took advantage of some poor defending to nip in and give Motagua the lead on the night. But Arsenal hit back minutes later, a long punt forward was collected by Gomez, who scored. Ten minutes from time Arsenal netted a second, Coria converted from the spot.

Atletico Nublense 1 - Sport Ancash 0 (Agg. 1-6) (Copa Sudamericana, September 4, 2008) The game was settled in injury time, Nublense won a peanlty which cannoned back off the underside of the bar, but Osorio was on hand to send a looping header into the net.