jpg75 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 In regards to the Mexicans playing outside Azteca; with most of their players now playing outside of Mexico they no longer have the advantage of being acclimated to the elevation. Up until a few cycles ago ('98/'02) the bulk of El-Tri played at home for the big Mexican clubs who happen to be located in locales with altitude; Mexico DF, Guadalajara, Toluca, etc. But now that most of them are now based in Spain, England or Germany, the advantage is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Mack and ‘Soda’ dropped for Cuba match Tuesday June 17 2008 by Neto Baptiste Midfielder Karanja Mack, who now plays professionally in Trinidad and striker Okeem “Soda” Challenger, who netted Antigua and Barbuda’s lone goal against Aruba in March, have been dropped, as the nation prepares to take on Cuba in the first match of their second round home and away 2010 World Cup Qualifiers tonight. The two were left out of an 18-member squad released yesterday as the nation seeks to go one up on Cuba before playing the return leg on 22 June. The 18-man squad includes goalkeepers, Molvin James and Javid Joseph, defenders Garfield “Garry” Gonsalves, Dave “Little man” Carr, Marc Joseph, Ricky Browne, Tyio Simon and Bryan Samuel. Midfielders Tiran Williams, Troy “Darrie” Mellanson, Troy “Bucket” Simon, Justin Cochrane and Lennox “Fox” Julian are also included while strikers Gayson “Bubbler” Gregory, Peter “Big Pete” Byers, Kerry “Arab” Skepple, Rackley “Leech” Thomas and Randolph “Etty” Burton complete the selections. The team will be coached by William “Willie” Donachie and Derrick “Pretty Boy” Edwards. Both will be assisted by Rowan “Porridge” Benjamin. Antigua and Barbuda would need to come out of tonight’s contest with a victory if they are to have a real chance of advancing past Cuba and into the group stage of the 2010 South Africa World Cup. The coaching staff would also be hoping that the players carry out their instructions on the field of play as they prove to the Antigua public that they are headed down the right path. During his most recent interview with the Antigua Sun, coach “Pretty Boy” Edwards stressed the importance of public support during tonight’s critical clash as it would serve as added motivation for the national team. “I would just like to see the public believe in us and once we get the support I assure you that we can deliver – it's about country now and it's not about individual players – it's about what we want to do for our country and creating history for our country so its about time that the public understand that we need to put our differences aside and come together. We are really going to need the public support because without the crowd there is no football,” Edwards said. Speaking on the home team’s chances of coming out of tonight’s fixture against Cuba victorious, Edwards said that they are approaching the encounter with the intentions of winning. “Nothing in life comes easy and we don’t want to think that we are that good so we can just go out and beat Cuba. Cuba is a professional team and we are an amateur team but I think that with a little bit of luck and hard work and discipline that we can come out on top on Tuesday and also in the return leg,” Edwards said. “Our goal is to win the game and once we win this match then we will start thinking about the second leg in Cuba because a win will put the pressure on Cuba to go back home and win so it doesn’t matter how we win whether by 5-4 or 5-0, we just need to win,” he added. The encounter is expected to kick-off at 7p.m. at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds and carries an admission fee of $20 per adult while all school children will be allowed free entrance. Also, the public is advised that replica jerseys are now available at a cost of US$25 and that group discounts for orders of 10 or more are available. Please contact the office 562-6014 to secure your uniform. http://www.antiguasun.com/paper/?as=view&sun=135854056006172008&an=254050087006162008&ac=Sports So many goodies to take out of this article - love that jerseys cost 25 bucks and that schoolkids can see the game for free - what a beautiful world this would be if that were the case from time to time in Canada and other places too. This game is today (Tuesday)and if anybody finds a broadcast, please let me know as it looks like goltv doesnt have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themodelcitizen Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 quote:Originally posted by nolando Gayson “Bubbler” Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 How about if you transplanted the A&B nicknames to the Canadian roster: Jaime "Little Man" Peters, Paul "Arab" Stalteri, Pat "Bucket" Onstad, Ali "Fox" Gerba, Richard "Leech" Hastings, Adrian "Pretty Boy" Cann, Rob "Big Pete" Friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Cuba won 4-3. Boy, were some of you ever right in guessing that this could be a close one. I dont remember a WCQ campaign with so many stutters by the heavily favoured sides. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=250464/match=10000028/index.html Jamaica plays tomorrow but something tells me they have that series wrapped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Costa Rica and Grenada play tonight at 7 PST on Gol TV. Should be dramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Also, Mexico vs Belize, I think at the same time tonight, on Telemundo. I fully expect Mexico to open up and destroy Belize early on, but...you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I wish the T&T/Bermuda game was on TV tomorrow...I will lol if Grenada wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Mexico wins their game 7-0... and CR over Grenada 3-0 and Guatemala over St Lucia 3-1 looks like no upsets. Gawd, the fecking Costa Ricans are dirty buggers - one faked serious injury on a high boot to the chest while the replay showed it was a foot away from making any contact whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 quote:Originally posted by nolando Mexico wins their game 7-0... and CR over Grenada 3-0 and Guatemala over St Lucia 3-1 looks like no upsets. Gawd, the fecking Costa Ricans are dirty buggers - one faked serious injury on a high boot to the chest while the replay showed it was a foot away from making any contact whatsoever. Yeah, and I'm pretty sure it was the same guy who scored off the FK lol. That was pathetic. That was one hell of an atmosphere though...reminded me of a Hawaii football game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 quote:Originally posted by nolando Mexico wins their game 7-0... and CR over Grenada 3-0 and Guatemala over St Lucia 3-1 looks like no upsets. Gawd, the fecking Costa Ricans are dirty buggers - one faked serious injury on a high boot to the chest while the replay showed it was a foot away from making any contact whatsoever. Their second goal was also obviously offside, I'm surprised the announcers didn't notice it. The guy who received the ball and whiffed on it making it an unintentional back pass to the eventual goal scorer was offside when he received the ball from the player who headed it to him. It annoys me that other teams are allowed to get goals that should be disallowed while we continually get goals disallowed that should have stood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 You'd think Grenada were Canada with all the calls going against them. When you factor in the bogus red card and the missed penalty call in the first leg they got really jobbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themodelcitizen Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Listening to T&T - Bermuda right now. 1-0 T&T, almost half-time (hold on Bermuda!!!) http://www.jumptv.com/en/channel/thevibect105fm/ sounds like T&T are absolutely battering them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 quote:Originally posted by themodelcitizen Listening to T&T - Bermuda right now. 1-0 T&T, almost half-time (hold on Bermuda!!!) http://www.jumptv.com/en/channel/thevibect105fm/ sounds like T&T are absolutely battering them. Crap! 2-0 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themodelcitizen Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Free kick Whats the score now? I am checking it on the fifa tracker but its not teh most up to date. it says 71st minute, still 1-0 2-0 T&T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectorj Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 2-0 final. El Salvador vs Panama is on http://www.justin.tv/firpotv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectorj Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Panama 1 El Salvador 0....rain is coming down hard in San Salvador...puddles on pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Trini had a man who was yellow carded twice and not sent off according to the fifa match tracker. Gotta love Carlos "blind as a" Batres! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 quote:Originally posted by footballfreak Trini had a man who was yellow carded twice and not sent off according to the fifa match tracker. Gotta love Carlos "blind as a" Batres! It says that both yellow cards were issued in the eight minute. Sounds more like an error from the match tracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 quote:Originally posted by Free kick It says that both yellow cards were issued in the eight minute. Sounds more like an error from the match tracker 8 is the player's number. The cards were in the 43rd and 62nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Amazing how far El Salvador has fallen. Hard to believe they used to be the best team in Central America. Now they've only got domestic players and guys playing USL2 soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 and as soon as I write that, El Salvador mounts an UNBELIEVABLE 2nd half comeback and just took the lead on aggregate on a 40 yard blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
way2goeh Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 just watched the el salvador game......unreal.. 3-1 el salvador....i was quite impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectorj Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Damn..that was fun to watch, unless you are Panamanian...3 goals in last 20 send El Salvador to next round on aggregate. The deciding goal was a long blast that luckily hit a teammate's head and went over goalie head in 88 th minute. Poor Panama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Aside from the El Salvadoran going down like he was hit by sniper fire after the Panamanian walked past him to take the throw in, that was an unbelievable game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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