The Kansas City WizardsÆ trip to Mexico for their first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal proved disastrous as Morelia routed Coach Bob GanslerÆs squad, 6-1.
The Wizards host Morelia Aug. 28 for the second leg.
Semifinal, First Leg
Aug. 7 in Morelia
Morelia 6 Kansas City 1. Goals: Fernandes (Bautista) 50, Bujan 57, Bautista (Fernandes) 62, Saavedra (Gonzalez) 73, Fernandes (Gonzalez) 75, Fernandes (pen) 83; Fabbro (Armstrong) 85.
Morelia — Munoz, Saavedra, Franco, Morales (Iniguez, 63), O. Rodriguez, Truillo, Almiron, Bujan (E.Rodriguez, 68), Noriega, Fernandez, Bautista (Gonzalez, 68)
Kansas City — Meola, Klein, Garcia, Talley (Brunt, 65), Burns, Brown, Zavagnin, Gomez (McKeon, 63), Quill (Preki, 31), Fabbro, Armstrong.
Yellow cards: Fabbro 80, Burns 81, Garcia 86, 91+.
Red cards: Garcia 91+.
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica).
Att.: 15,000.