Brujas FC es campeon -- on penalty kicks against Puntarenas in the Costa Rican title game.
Mauricio Wright, a central defender for San Jose and New England in the MLS through 2001, coached Brujas, a club in the Desamparados section of San Jose, to its first championship, a week after his 39th birthday.
The game was telecast only in Costa Rica, and nacion.com website did the play-by-play. The teams played to a 1-1 tie on aggregate, Daniel Jimenez' goal tying the score with a 47th-minute goal. Keylor Soto converted the clinching penalty kick.
Wright has done an impressive job guiding Brujas, a club which started five years ago in his home barrio. Wright came to the San Jose Clash in 1999, then joined the Revolution in a trade. Wright and William Sunsing were expected to open a pipeline from Costa Rica to the Revolution, but any thought of that continuing dried up after a disastrous 2001 season.
Brujas is the 11th qualifier for the 24-team CONCACAF Champions Cup. The field already includes MLS teams Columbus Crew, Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders. Also qualified are Cruz Azul and Monterrey (México); Marathón (Honduras); Arabe Unido (Panamá); Municipal (Guatemala); and FAS (El Salvador).
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