Hoy jugo el Mexico del cual todos hablabamos y con el que soñamos, el equipo que puede jugarle al tu con cualquier potencia y complicarle el partido. Este equipo no estubo presente durante la primera fase del mundial, pero hoy cumplio y cumplio como gente grande. La suerte estubo con los albicelestes y Dios los bendijo con una obra de arte del pie de Maxi Rodríguez.
Los detalles se pueden leer en cualquier sitio pero este es mi tributo de agradecimiento a mi seleccion. Gracias por cumplir con el compromiso, por representar a todo un pais con clase y calidad. Seguiremos soñando y nos vemos en Surafrica en 2010!
De pie te aplaudimos Tri
De pie lloramos
La suerte volvió a ponderar el peso de la camiseta albiceleste y la calidad de los argentinos encontró uno de los goles más bellos de la Copa del Mundo. Al 98, Argentina nos movió con dos trazos largos de lado a lado y Maxi Rodríguez, con un gol diabólico controló y prendió la pelota desde afuera de la esquina derecha del área, poniéndola en el ángulo más lejano, dejando fuera la grandeza de Oswaldo, partiendo el corazón mexicano en dos, acabando con el mejor partido de México en un Mundial y dejando el resultado de siempre en la pizarra
2-1 favor Argentina. [via]
Mexico va por su pase a la segunda ronda contra un dificil equipo de Angola.
update: el partido contra Angola y el siguiente contra Portugal no salieron como todo estaba planeado. Empatamos contra Angola (0-0) y perdimos contra Portugal (1-2). Gracias a un empate entre Agola e Iran, Mexico califico como segundo lugar de grupo. Ahora nos enfretamos contra Argentina en la segunda ronda y seguimos apoyando a nuestra seleccion!
AFP photo/omar torres
We decided to have a little poll at the office to get into the World Cup spirit. One point of picking the correct outcome and an additional point for guessing the exact score. There are six of us playing and it is a just-for-fun kind of contest so there is no money involved. The predictions range from "expected" (Brazil winning it all) to a little "excentric" (Mexico winning the cup!) but it has given us a way to stay interested in the World Cup and share the futbol fever with the guys.
update: so I had a great day 6 where I earned 5 out of 6 points and enough to move out of last place. After day 7 (6/15) I am tied for 3rd place with 17 points. The leader has 19 and second place has 18 so it remains a very close group.
Cissé is out after breaking his leg during their warmup match against China. Today, England received good news and Rooney will remain in Germany with the rest of the team and should see action in the knock-out stage.
Oswaldo Sánchez, Mexico’s starting goalkeeper, returned to Mexico for the funeral of his dad who passed away on Wednesday. His return to Germany is in question at this time. Mexico’s opening match against Iran is Sunday and I hope Oswaldo will return and join the team for that game.
The Mavs beat the Suns in six games to earn their first trip to the NBA finals. Sarah and I were having dinner when I received a couple of text messages which pretty much told me the outcome of the game. However, it really was not a surprise given that after three quarters, the Suns only scored 66 points despite having a double digit lead in the second quarter!
I am a little sad to see the Suns end their season at home after losing that kind of lead but it is very fitting of the kind of year we had this season. Being a Suns fan takes guts because it is such an emotional roller coaster. You will just about go through every emotion you can experience as a human being in one quarter alone. Ok, maybe I am exaggerating a little bit here but you get my point. After seeing our team dismantled by free-agency last summer, this season is a great success. Congrats to the players, coaching staff and the organization in general. We have a great team and look forward to next year with Amare back out on the court.
I would’ve loved to have seen them go through to the finals but I also have to admit that they did not deserve it. A team that was well known for losing huge leads, all of the time, does not deserve to have a run at the Championship. Not for me anyways and people may disagree with my opinion. However, I feel confident that next year, Amare will give us the option to go inside when our outside shooters are frozen cold. We desperately needed that option against Dallas. Today, we close the chapter on this book and look forward to the cast for next year. I know it will be entertaining basketball for the Suns.
