Gold Cup other results thread [R]

I dont know about the Costa Rica running rampant part but they should win.

El Salvador can get a point but it won't be easy. Mexico looks far superior on paper. Good thing the match is not played on paper...

 

Actually, Costa Rica - Cuba is scheduled for 6 PM and Mexico - El Salvador for 8.

 

Alvarez is out for El Salvador vs. Mexico today. Just an FYI.

 

The Costa Rica game is Cuba's best chance to impress, since they might have fewer players available in the next two games.

 

Is Bryan Ruiz injured or something?

 

What are the odds on how many Cuban players defect for this tournament.

 

Costa Rica goes up 1-0 early on Cuba. Urena the goal scorer.

Saborio nabs a second for Costa Rice in the 41', 2-0 Costa Rica.

 

I'm starting to feel sorry for the Cuban players now.

Costa Rica 4-0 three minutes into second half.

 

Costa Rica looking good. Granted it's only Cuba, but any time you look like you can score at will at this level is a good thing.

 

Ticos score 2 more in the first two minutes of the second half - Urena and Mora...

4-0 and time for the blow out comb.

 

Bizarre. Cuba's defense is playing extremely high, like it's a 0-4-4-2. So the ball is in the CR end most of the time, but every few minutes they get in behind the Cuban defense and really ought to have a couple more.

 

Yeah three of Costa Rica's goals have basically resulting from someone breaking the offside trap and latching onto a long ball.

Also, it seems like whenever La Volpe shows up on the big screen the Mexican fans start whistling.

 

It's now four goals scored like that.

 

Campbell is an unbeliavable prodigy...the next big thing for C.R...great goal and I believe he has a higher ceiling than Agudelo...kid will go to Europe if not this summer sometime in the next year...probably the best player in the U-20 qualification tournament in Guatemala this year...

 

At Mediotiempo.com like the link below you guys can see per game you can see how teams are set up...they are 80% accurate but in the end give you a good idea how the games will be played...


http://www.mediotiempo.com/vivomt.php?id_partido=34765

 

There is not an empty seat there at least going by the camera angles Univision are showing.

 

watching that first game makes me cringe at the nasty challenges our guys are gonna get. Costa Rica-Cuba challenges will be cupcake in comparrison to what Panama is gonna throw down on us. I HATE playing Panama. I despise playing them and Guatemala more than i despise playing Mexico.

 

Should this be stickied for the duration of the tourney?

 

Indeed. Guatemala and Panama take "dirty" to a whole different level.

 

Torrado looks shaky. Mexico has had their chances.