Galaxy-Torpedo Moscow Alright, time to start talking about the game. I predict (and I have no idea what I'm basing this on) that the Galaxy win 3-1. Go Galaxy (tough to say for a DC fan, but I'm willing to say it nevertheless)!
Galaxy-Odd Grenland [R] If you are interested, Lyn lost to Odd Grenland in the first match today 3-1.
According to Odd's website, it lloks like they beat the Galaxy 1-0 to make the final. Alexander Aas with the goal?
Any links to Odd's site? I'd like to verify this wacky scoreline - it's just not possible for the Galaxy to ever lose!
Control-C, then Control-V. Hell, you had enough time to look at their website and post about it three times. Don't make excuses, help your fellow Gals fans...don't rely on a Fire fan to do it.
Your welcome...sorry you guys didn't win. Does this mean no final for the Galaxy? I don't see how, don't they still win the group?
Your capitalizing of IDEA made your statement so much more powerful. I don't see how my second-rate team has any relevance in this "MLS vs. World" discussion, but the comment does make it easier to laugh at you...so, thanks. Go Galaxy!
A translated post-match article on Odd's official supportersclub website: http://www.oddrane.no/vis.asp?handling=std&type=1&ID=890 - SUPERB by Tom Erik Thorsen Odd, with two keyplayers out, advanced to the final of the La Manga Cup after beating American champions LA Galaxy 1-0. - This was superb. Especially the first half was excellent from our side, said an excited Svein Inge Nikolaisen (member of coaching staff) to Oddrane.no. Odd took the lead after Alexander Aas headed in a Van Ankeren cross after 25 minutes. - The first half was as I said very good, but we were pushed back in the second. The Americans had a very good team so we are very pleased and proud of this performance. With Erik Holtan (NT goalkeeper) and Christian Flindt Bjerg out, Rune Jarstein was given the starting job in goal and Tarjei Dale in midfield. They both played well. (the rest of the text did not involve the game)
Oh well... Unfortunate result, and too bad that we're out of the title running, but I'm very glad we got some good pub in Europe for our boys. I'm also scared about how good they look. Scared for everyone else, that is. Last time I was this excited about a team in pre-season was the '98 Yankees. I'll be the first to say it, but I know you are all thinking it: "Odd that we were knocked out of the finals by this team, huh?"
Man, what happend? The Galaxy were flying high before this match. So only the group winner advances? Anyways good results for the Galaxy.
This sucks. I don't think a loss against Odd Grenland is a good result, even with victories against Torpedo and Lyn. Maybe I expect too much, but I would have been dissatisfied with anything less than a tournament victory. It reflects poorly on MLS when our best cannot defeat the minnows of Europe. And yes, I've heard that Rosenborg performs well in CL on a regular basis. What does anyone know of Odd Grenland?
This is a nothing more then a pre-season round robbin scrimmage. Look at the stadium, you can count the people on hand. Look at the line-ups, those are the best players out there? The real season doesn't start for the Galaxy until they play in March. Out of curiosity how many "Tournaments" that have groupings, require that you win the group to get in the Championship game? Isn't it almost always set up that the 1st place team of group A plays the 2nd Team of group B and vice versa. I haven't seen it any other way. Maybe someone can show me that I'm wrong.
There's a tournament in Spain this year, the La Manga cup, in which the eight teams are divided into two groups, and the winners of the two groups play each other for the title. I don't have a website for this tourney, but I hear a couple of MLS teams have been invited. :-D