According to rojomania the galaxy will be playing a friendly game against comunicasiones(gua) to make up for the game that was cancelled against the iraqui national team. www.rojomania.com
It was the Iran national team, and this game does nothing to make up for that, since it would have been a huge draw and a good chance to get iranians to watch teh Galaxy. Guatemala fans already watch.
IF this comes off, we should start an attendance pool. Does anyone think more than 5K people would show for such an anticlimatic match? Just must be cheaper to bring in an opponent than it is to refund the money to season ticket holders who have already paid for the game.
I actually think it is a good move, if it is done right. If LA plays it at Titan, it allows more exposure of the Galaxy to Orange County Soccer Moms and Soccer Dads. Also, I donno bout anyone else, but by Febuary, I've seen so much EPL, Bundesliga, and Argentine soccer on FSW, I wanna shoot my tv. I know they're the best leagues, but after 4 months, I wanna see some soccer live so bad I'll watch AYSO 14 year olds(yuck). At least by this, even though the game is meaningless, it allows LA to fill the offseason void for the bored fans like me, and to try out players who may be on next years team.
Three weeks ago I heard on the radio that the Galaxy was playing Guatemala national team at the HDC on Dec 4 but it was canceled because of qualifying matches that week for some of Guatemalas clubs for the Copa Libertadores. The game was canceled so these players can go and play for their clubs. These players had to play Galaxy on Dec 4 and fly home to another game with their clubs on Dec 7.
no, Guatemalan Clubs do not participate in Copa libertadores. Maybe you are thinking about the Copa UNCAF(Central American tournament) in which just one Guatemalan club, Municipal, will be participating. Communicaciones is a solid side. It will be a good game.
The Hitchhiker's Guide shows the next match being played against Sao Paulo: SUNDAY DEC 12 10:00 PM Sao Paulo v. Los Angeles Galaxy Unknown , , USA I haven't seen anything anywhere else, and this obviously isn't a lot of useful information.
All it says is the date is set but not the opponenet. It was going to Galaxy vs. Guatemala(that would have been weird), then Municipal, now communicaciones. see below.(sorry, in spanish) http://www.rojomania.com/extrasFrame.php?pgOtra=1&pg=Noticias Internacionales&prin=noticiasInter