El Salvador's Richard Menjivar (L) battles Honduras' Antony Lozano for a header during their CONCACAF Olympic qualifying semifinal match in Kansas City, Kansas, Saturday. — Reuters KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Mexico and Honduras qualified for the men's football competition at this year's Olympic Games by winning their semifinals in the CONCACAF regional qualifying tournament Saturday. Mexico was a 3-1 winner over Candada, while Honduras was forced to extra time to beat neighbor El Salvador 3-2. Mexico secured its 10th Olympic berth and will meet Honduras in the championship game Monday. Mexico did not make it into the 2008 Games. Marco Fabian opened the scoring for Mexico in the 19th minute. Marcus Haber equalized with a header in the 32nd minute, but just a minute later Alan Pulido restored Mexico's advantage, scoring after a one-two with Fabian. Miguel Angel Ponce made it 3-1 in the 59th minute, and Canada's hopes of getting back into the contest were all but ended when defender Doneil Henry received his second yellow card with 13 minutes left. Honduras got off to the perfect start when Antony Lozano scored in the first minute, but El Salvador hung in the game and were rewarded when Milton Molina equalized in the 77th. Second-half substitute Gerson Rodas looked to have put Honduras through to the final when he scored in the first half of extra time, only for El Salvador to equalize again as Edwin Sanchez headed home five minutes later. The winner came with six minutes to play when Rodas got on the end of a cross from the right and headed in a goal that sent Honduras through to London. Hanover stun Gladbach Borussia Moenchengladbach was dealt a blow in its bid for an automatic Champions League spot on Sunday when it slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Hanover 96 in the Bundesliga to drop three points behind third-placed Schalke 04, which drew 1-1 at Hoffenheim. Hanover's Ivorian Didier Ya Konan slotted home from close range in the 57th minute and Senegalese Mame Biram Diouf headed in his fifth league goal this season in the 77th before Gladbach cut the deficit a minute later through Havard Nordtveid. The win put Europa League quarterfinalists Hanover, which trails Atletico Madrid 2-1 after the away leg, firmly back in contention for a spot in the competition next season. It is on 41 points in fifth place while Gladbach, after its third defeat in the last five games, are stuck in fourth on 51 with six games left to play. In Sunday's other game, Schalke had to settle for a draw at Hoffenheim but moved up to 54 points, nine adrift of leaders Borussia Dortmund and six behind Bayern Munich.
