LDU make history to win Libertadores thriller

    Thursday, July 3, 2008

    RIO DE JANEIRO, July 3 (Reuters) - LDU became the first Ecuadorean club to win the Libertadores Cup, beating Brazil's Fluminense on penalties after losing the second leg of the final 3-1. Fluminense midfielder Thiago Nieves scored a hat-trick as the tie finished 5-5 on aggregate but his efforts were in vain as LDU won the shootout 3-1 to stun the 86,000 crowd at the Maracana. Leading 4-2 from the first leg, LDU scored in the fifth minute through Luis Bolanos but then fell apart. Fluminense ne ...

    Read full story

    Activate your ESPN Profile!

    Sort comments by: Most Recent | First Posted

    Comments that include profanity, or personal attacks, or antisocial behavior such as "spamming" or "trolling," or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our terms of use. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.

    Conversations in Real-Time

    CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS

    Kids' Sports Page
    Check out sports content for kids. Play games, watch videos and more.