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Enrique Esqueda and Israel Martinez scored in a two-minute span to give Club America of Mexico City a 2-1 victory over English club Portsmouth F.C. in an exhibition soccer match Wednesday night.
Esqueda put Club America ahead 1-0 in the 14th minute. A back-heel pass from Martinez set up Esqueda, who broke in and drew Portsmouth goalie Liam O'Brien completely out of the play. Esqueda rifled a shot off his right foot from the edge of the box into the open net.
In the 16th minute Martinez volleyed Daniel Montenegro's left-wing cross inside the right post from 17 yards past a diving O'Brien to make it 2-0.
Tom Kilvey of Portsmouth knocked home his own rebound in the 50th minute after Club America goalie Guillermo Ochoa made an initial stop.
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