Two more Major League Soccer stars qualified to participate in group stage for CONCACAF's 2010-11 Champions League tournament by winning Preliminary Round series Tuesday.
Alvaro Fernandez scored an unassisted header in the 74th minute as the Seattle Sounders played Metapan of El Salvador to a 1-1 tie in the second game of the series Tuesday in San Salvador, but won the two-game aggregate goal series 2-1.
Anel Canales had Metapan's lone goal of the series in the 18th minute off a Paulo Suarez assist.
The Sounders now will compete in Group C along with Monterrey of Mexico, Saprissa of Costa Rica and the winner of a Preliminary Round series between Tauro of Panama and Marathon of Honduras, who Seattle will open group play against August 19.
Meanwhile, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Chad Barrett hit a game-tying goal off a Johnny Leveron assist in the 79th minute as a 2-2 regulation draw by Toronto FC to Motagua led to a 3-2 aggregate goal victory and moved them into Group A with the defending MLS Cup champion Real Salt Lake, Arabe Unido of Panama and Cruz Azul of Mexico.
Dwayne De Rosario also scored for Toronto in the 59th minute.
Former Toronto player Amado Guevara scored both goals for Motagua off a Mauricio Weber assist in the sixth minute and an unassisted play in the 64th minute.
RSL earned a automatic berth in the tournament due to being the defending MLS champion and the Columbus Crew automatically qualified as the league's regular season champion in 2009.
Group play schedules will be announced at a later date.
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