Los Angeles Galaxy's Robbie Keane right, kicks a penalty kick for a goal after Seattle Sounders' Adam Johansson, second from left, was called for a hand ball in the second half of the second leg of the MLS Western Conference championship, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Seattle. The Sounders and Galaxy finished Sunday's leg with a score of Sounders 2, Galaxy 1, which gave the Galaxy a 4-2 win over the Sounders in the two-match aggregate championship. The Galaxy will now face the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup on Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Los Angeles Galaxy's Robbie Keane right, kicks a penalty kick for a goal after Seattle Sounders' Adam Johansson, second from left, was called for a hand ball in the second half of the second leg of the MLS Western Conference championship, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Seattle. The Sounders and Galaxy finished Sunday's leg with a score of Sounders 2, Galaxy 1, which gave the Galaxy a 4-2 win over the Sounders in the two-match aggregate championship. The Galaxy will now face the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup on Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Los Angeles Galaxy MLS soccer players celebrate winning the MLS Western Conference championship cup as they stand with Nelson Rodriguez, third from upper right, MLS vice president of competition, after the Galaxy won the MLS Western Conference championship soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Seattle. The Sounders and Galaxy finished Sunday's leg with a score of Sounders 2, Galaxy 1, which gave the Galaxy a 4-2 win over the Sounders in the two-match aggregate championship. The Galaxy will now face the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup on Dec. 1. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Houston Dynamo's Ricardo Clark and DC United's Nick DeLeon, right, go up for a header during the first half of the second game of an MLS soccer Eastern Conference final playoff series match on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Washington. The Dynamo advanced to their second straight MLS Cup final and fourth in seven years, tying DC United 1-1 Sunday for a 4-2 aggregate win in the Eastern Conference final. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Houston Dynamo's Will Bruin, left, kicks the ball as D.C. United's Emiliano Dudar (19) defends during the second half of the second game of an MLS soccer Eastern Conference final playoff series, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Washington. The Dynamo advanced to their second straight MLS Cup final and fourth in seven years, tying D.C. United 1-1 Sunday for a 4-2 aggregate win in the Eastern Conference final. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Los Angeles Galaxy's Robbie Keane bring the ball down field against the Seattle Sounders during the first half of an MLS Western Conference finals soccer game in Carson, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Los Angeles Galaxy's Chad Barrett, right, and Landon Donovan celebrate Robbie Keane's goal as Seattle Sounders' Jhon Kennedy Hurtado walks away during the second half of an MLS Western Conference finals soccer game in Carson, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. The Galaxy won 3-0. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Los Angeles Galaxy's Mike Magee celebrates his goal past Michael Gspurning during the second half of an MLS Western Conference finals soccer game in Carson, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. The Galaxy won 3-0. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Houston Dynamo's Corey Ashe (26) and Andre Hainault celebrate after an MLS soccer playoff game against Sporting Kansas City, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Kansas City, Kan. Houston lost 1-0 on Wednesday, but advanced with a 2-1 aggregate-goal result. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
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Houston Dynamo's Adam Moffat (16) knocks the ball away away from Sporting Kansas City's Chance Myers (7) during the first half of an MLS soccer playoff game Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
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Sporting Kansas City's Seth Sinovic lies on the ground after the squad's game against the Houston Dynamo in an MLS soccer playoff, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Kansas City, Kan. Sporting won 1-0 but lost 2-1 on aggregate scoring. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Santos beats Houston 3-0 to reach CONCACAF semis
MEXICO CITY (
AP) — Santos capitalized on an own goal by Houston's Tally Hall and a strike by
Herculez Gomez to take a 3-0 victory over the Dynamo on Wednesday and advance to the semifinals of the
CONCACAF Champions League for the second straight year.
Santos, which lost the first leg to Houston 1-0, advances with a 3-1 aggregate and will next face the Seattle Sounders.
It was the Dynamo's fourth loss in five visits to Mexico.
Santos opened the scoring when Hall knocked the ball into his own net in the 23rd minute. Gomez made it 2-0 five minutes later and Marc Crosas finished the scoring in the 76th.
The Sounders defeated Mexico's Tigres 3-1 Tuesday and moved ahead on a 3-2 aggregate.
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