In a clash of champions from two sides of the border, Mexico+s Pachuca downed MLS+s San Jose Earthquakes, 3-0, in their first-leg, CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal clash April 17 in Pachuca. San Jose hosts the return leg, in which it needs a four-goal win, April 24. Pachuca scored on a 18-yard free kick by Marco Garces; a 6-yard header from Sergio Santana; and an 18-yard shot from Juan Arango. San Jose+s Ronnie Ekelund, also ejected in last Saturday+s MLS loss to Kansas City, saw red card, along with Pachuca+s Alfonso Sosa in the 70th minute. SUMMARY: FC Champions Cup, quarterfinal, first leg Pachuca 3 San Jose 0. Goals: Garces 11, Santana 54, Arango 81. Pachuca — Calero, Velasquez, Juan Hernandez, D Sanchez Yacuta, Correa, Chitiva (Martinez, 85), Garces, Sosa, Rodriguez (Vallijo, 73), Arango (Esqueda, 83rd), Santana. San Jose — Cannon, Ibsen, Conrad, Dayak, Barrett, Lagos (Russell, 46), Ekelund, Mulrooney, Corrales, De Rosario (Robinson, 70), Graziani (Barclay, 70th). Yellow cards: San Jose — Conrad 35. Red cards: Pachuca — Valesquez 70; San Jose Ekelund 70. Att.: 15,000