Neither team could find the back of the net on purpose, but Toluca defender Santiago Garcia sent the ball into his own net late in the Copa MX final Necaxa couldn't find the back of the net in Wednesday's Copa MX contest against Toluca, but Toluca did it for them. With the match scoreless in the 87th minute, Felipe Gallegos sent forward a long ball looking for forward Martin Barragan. Toluca center back Santiago Garcia intervened at the top of the box, but rather than clearing the ball out for a goal kick as intended he looped in a stunning own goal over the head of goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera. Necaxa had four titles in the Copa Mexico to its name, but all came well before the modern era. The team's last cup title was in the 1935-36 season. It also breaks a drought for a first-division trophy for Necaxa, although its not as long as the cup drought. Necaxa last won a first-division title when it won the league in the Invierno 98 tournament. The historic side h...
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