2009-10 CCL – Preliminary Round – 1st Legs review
By: BoriQa | July 31st, 2009
Week 1# of the Preliminary Round of the CONCACAF Champions League is completed, and there were some interesting results…
The most important result (to this blog anyway) was the Islanders 1-0 away win over the MLS’ers Toronto FC.
The ‘underdog’ (¿?) Islanders were sub-estimated by the ’superior’ (¿?) MLS opponent, and the latter paid the price.
The Islanders now take a 1-0 lead home to Juan Ramón Loubriel stadium in Bayamon, where special arrangements are been made to bury the ‘beer throwing hooligan‘ TFC among other more prominent and classier Central American adversaries. A win or a tie will see the Islanders through to the group stage.
The two other MLS teams fared a little bit better, but also failed to get positive results in the Preliminary round.
In Trinidad, New York came back from a 1-0 deficit with two goals to take the lead, only to surrender a 72nd minute equalizer and allow W. Connection to rally and draw 2-2 with the Red Bulls.
The other MLS team, 2-time CCL wannabee DC United had to come back to salvage a 1-1 home draw with El Salvador’s Firpo.
Week #1 USL/MLS Summary: USL 1-0-0 & MLS 0-2-1 [W-T-L]
The 3rd Caribbean team, San Juan Jabloteh fell 2-0 San Francisco FC courtesy of an early minute 5′ and a late min 84′ Panamanian goals.
Week #1 CFU Summary: Islanders win, W. Connection tie, San Juan Jabloteh loss
In the rest of the Preliminary Round action, other home winners were: Mexico’s Pachuca 3-0 over Guatemala’s Jalapa; Liberia from Costa Rica 3-0 over Honduras’ Real España ; and Olympia also from Honduras 2-1 over Arabe Unido from Panama.
The only other away win besides the Islanders’, was the 6-2 trouncing Mexican Cruz Azul gave to Costa Rica’s Herediano.
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I had no idea TFC fans threw beer at Gaudette. If that is the case then im glad he stuck to his strategy and added on to it by asking for new gloves.
Im guessing that a fine is in order for TFC right? i know this isn’t UEFA but im sure that they cant be so incompetent and not take action on TFC.
Cant wait for the game!
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I hope CONCACAF/FIFA fine them, and warn them of a crowd-less match at their next international match (not CCL this year, as they are not coming alive out of Bayamón).
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Don’t the Islanders have a league game this weekend?
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Hahaha Boriqa, lets see. Even Chelsea’s great unbeaten run at home was destroyed last year, I love the positivity though. Im confident also, i think we are gonna see some good counter attacking footy by la tropa naranja. I just hope they dont give the ball away as much as they did last time
Ready to spit on another tombstone… “Here lies TFC”
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To Footballer: No league games scheduled this weekend.
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MASSSSSIVEEEEEEEE ISLANDERS!!!!!
USL PRIDE!!!!!!!!
TFC!TFC! STILL NO HISTORY!
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