11/12 CCL: Group C (UNAM, Tauro, Dallas, Toronto) [R]

Dallas 1 - Toronto 0

Dallas with 2 away wins to start the CCL, very good.

 

Yes, I think they are safely through; it's theirs to lose.

Was great watching the game in the morning sun! I've never seen a sober crowd before ...

 

agree they have been playing very good football

 

Not a lot of people at the Rommel Fernandez.

 

So Tauro is playing with 10 players since GL Ariano got a red card.

back up GK Anzola in for Calani.

 

FT Tauro 0 - Pumas 0

 

So:

FCD: 6 points, no home games yet
TFC: 3 points
Pumas: 1 point
Tauro: 1 point

Still like Pumans, but at this point its purely on reputation rather than form. If they have an issue in a TFC game, they could be done. Dallas has to be loving it, 3/4 at home and wins @TFC and Pumas.

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwsB3SmMHBg"]Tauro Vs. Pumas (0-0) CONCACAF Liga de Campeones 2011 - 2012[/ame]

 

Pumas can still advance if the coach plays more starters. Not beating a 10 man Tauro is bad for them.

 

I don't think they will, they only have 6 first team guys in the 25 man list anyways, No Palencia, Bravo is the only international player on the list.

Pumas is 6 and out, they only want to give minutes to the kids, cna't blame them, they do a great job developing talent, so they know what they are doing.

http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/TeamRelatedLink/0,,12856~1473~1,00.html

Looks like Toronto and Dallas from this group.

 

I didnt know that. Who are the 6 players?

What about Javier Cortes? Dario Veron? the Pikolines?

 

look at the concacaf link, maybe more than 6, but no veron, only the CB pikolin, I do not remember cortes.

 

Cortes should be on the NT, too bad hes banned for 6 months

 

Well first team to lose to an MLS team in Mexico, first Mexican team to not make it out of the CCL group.

Can't really blame them, they have to play their young guys, that is the life line of their club.

 

Pumas brings out their Big Gun.

That Martin Bravo has been carring Pumas for 3 years now.

4 - 0 over Toronto


Dallas can't beat Tauro at Home. 1 - 1.

Dallas....7
UNAM....4
Toronto..3
Tauro.....2

This group is going to come down to the last matchday IMO.

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1slz9WXzGtc"]Pumas vs Toronto FC 4-0 CONCACAF Liga de Campeones 2011-2012 - Goles[/ame]

 

Cool seeing International players like Torsten Frings and Danny Koevermans get their ass kicked by a bunch of kids....

Of course those kids got the bronze medal at the last U-20 World Cup so not that bad


When Pumas plays starters or at least mostly starters they are ther best team in this group

 

They may well be ... but whenever Toronto has played a 4-3-3 with Harden and Iro at the centre of defence, any team with any ability to attack has cut through them like a hot knife through butter.

Note that late in the first half, they switched to a 3-4-3 with Frings (who had been in mid) in the centre ... and Pumas didn't score again after that.

We saw the 3-4-3 again for the victories over Colorado and Tauro since. And hopefully we'll see it again next week for the rematch against Pumas.

 

1 K. Hartman
3 U. Ihemelu
25 J. Stewart
20 B. Shea
6 Jackson Gonçalves
14 G. John
16 B. Warshaw
2 D. Hernández
7 D. Cruz
11 Ricardo
17 J. Hall
Coach: S. Hyndman


13 V. Patiño
4 D. Verón
2 E. Velarde
14 L. Fuentes
38 J. Ramírez
8 D. Cabrera
62 N. Teja
5 D. De Buen
17 J. Palencia
7 J. Cortes
10 M. Bravo
Coach: G. Vázquez

Can anyone tell me if it's the big starters for both teams?

 

For Pumas, it is a pretty much the same line up that played its last league game

The exceptions being the keeper and Teja, who came in as a sub

 

Except those weren't the kids. The coach changed his mind and played the regulars.

 

F_uck you Dallas. You can win in Mexico but as soon as Toronto needs a helping hand you blow it.