CONCACAF Champions League - Firpo Vivo - Pikolin Bags Twice - Friday 25th October 2008

Gianfranco Zola? Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Marco Antonio "Pikolin" "Sideshow Bob" Palacios proves there is quality in CONCACAF.

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Click on the scorelines to see video highlights.

International Friendly
RFK Stadium - El Salvador 2 - 0 Bolivia

CONCACAF Champions League - Group Stage - Game 5
Group A
Cruz Azul (MEX) 2 - 0 DC United (USA)
Marathon (HON) posponed Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)

Cruz Azul pld 5 - 10 pts
Saprissa pld 4 - 7 pts
Marathon pld 4 - 7 pts
DC United pld 5 - 1 pt - eliminated

29th Oct - DC United v Marathon
29th Oct - Saprissa v Cruz Azul
5th Nov - Marathon v Saprissa

Group B
Houston Dynamo (USA) 1 - 3 Pumas UNAM (MEX)
San Francisco FC (PAN) 2 - 3 Luis Angel Firpo (SLV)

Pumas UNAM pld 5 - 9 points - qualified
LA Firpo pld 4 - 7 points
Houston Dynamo pld 4 - 7 points
San Francisco pld 5 - 2 points - eliminated

28th Oct - LA Firpo v Houston
29th Oct - Pumas v San Francisco
26th Nov - Houston v LA Firpo

Group C
Impact de Montreal (CAN) 1 - 1 CD Olimpia (HON)
Joe Public FC (TRI) 0 - 2 Atlante FC (MEX)

Impact pld 5 - 11 pts - qualified
Atlante pld 5 - 8 pts - qualified
Olimpia pld 5 - 5 pts - eliminated
Joe Public pld 5 - 3 pts - eliminated

28th Oct - Olimpia v Joe Public
28th Oct - Atlante v Impact de Montreal

Group D
Santos Laguna (MEX) 3 - 0 Tauro FC (PAN)
Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR) 0 - 1 CSD Municipal (GUA)

Santos pld 5 - 9 pts - qualified
Islanders pld 5 - 7 pts
Tauro pld 5 - 7 pts
Municipal pld 5 - 5 pts

29th Oct - Tauro v Islanders
30th Oct - Municipal v Santos

El Salvador First Division - Round 11
Vista Hermosa v Isidro Metapán - Estadio Amílcar Moreno, San Fco. Gotera - Saturday noon
Águila v Atlético Balboa - Estadio Juan Fco. Barraza, San Miguel - Saturday noon
Alianza v LA Firpo - Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador - Sunday 2pm
Chalatenango v Juventud Independiente - Estadio Gregorio Martínez, Chalatenango - Sunday 3pm
C.D. FAS v Nejapa - Estadio Óscar Quiteño, Santa Ana -Sunday 3pm

Google Earth File - See where all the stadia are
Click here to download the file - it is a very quick download

1) Click on the above link, and save the file somwhere you will remember.
2) Open (or download and install) Google Earth
3) Choose, File.... Open ... and find the location where you saved the downloadable Google Earth file.
4) Enjoy a unique look at all 10 first division football grounds in El Salvador, plus a couple of extra ones.

Raining Fish - Monday 20th October 2008

Heavy rains throughout El Salvador led to the whole First Division program being suspended this weekend. The Amilcar Moreno in San Francisco Gotera was one of the most affected stadiums.

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CONCACAF World Cup Quals - Stage 3 - Round 5 (points in brackets, "Q" donates Qualified countries)

Group 1:-
Trinidad & Tobago 2 - 1 USA
Cuba 2 - 1 Guatemala
Final games:-
Trinidad & Tobago (8) v Cuba (3)
USA (Q) v Guatemala (5)

Group 2:-
Canada 2 - 2 Mexico
Jamaica 1 - 0 Honduras
Final games:-
Honduras (9) v Mexico (10)
Jamaica (7) v Canada (2)

Group 3:-
Costa Rica 2 - 0 Haiti
El Salvador 3 - 0 Suriname
Final games:-
El Salvador (Q) v Costa Rica (Q)
Suriname (1) v Haiti (2)

CONMEBOL World Cup Quals - Round 10
Bolivia 2 - 2 Uruguay
Paraguay 1 - 0 Peru
Chile 1 - 0 Argentina
Venezuela 3 - 1 Ecuador
Brazil 0 - 0 Colombia anthem

Music Quiz
Which famous British footballer is singing at the end of this week (and last week's) podcast? Please post your answer below!

FREE GIFT!!
You can still get it!! HERE IT IS

1) Click on the above link, and save the file somwhere you will remember.
2) Open (or download and install) Google Earth
3) Choose, File.... Open ... and find the location where you saved the downloadable FREE GIFT.
4) Enjoy a unique look at all 10 first division football grounds in El Salvador, plus a couple of extra ones.

International Fixtures - Monday 13th October 2008

Martin Bravo and Ismael Íñiguez team up to hold my daughter – later that day they linked up to produce an equaliser for Pumas against Luis Angel Firpo

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CONCACAF Champions League - 4th round of games (points in brackets)
Group A
Cruz Azul (7) 1 - 1 Marathon (7)
Deportivo Saprissa (7) 2 - 2 DC United (1)

Group B
LA Firpo (4) 1 - 1 Pumas (6) full report
Houston Dynamo (5) 2 - 1 San Francisco (2)

Group C
CD Olimpia (4) 1 - 1 Atlante (5)
Joe Public (3) 1 - 4 Impact de Montreal (10)

Group D
CSD Municipal (2) 2 - 2 Tauro FC (7)
Santos (6) 3 - 0 Islanders (7)

League Fixture:-
Águila 2 - 0 Nejapa

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers - Stage 3 - Matchday 4 (points in brackets)
Group 1
USA (12) 6 - 1 Cuba (0)
Guatemala (5) 0 - 0 Trinidad & Tobago (5)

Group 2
Jamaica (4) 1 - 0 Mexico (9)
Honduras (9) 3 - 1 Canada (1)

Group 3
Suriname (1) 1 - 4 Costa Rica (12)
Haiti (2) 0 - 0 El Salvador (7)

Scotlands Traditions:-
1974 - from 2 minutes on that video
1986 - Steve Nicol v Uruguay
1990 - Mo Johnston v Brazil
2000 - Christian Dailly v England
2008 - a new Scottish Hero is born - enjoy the bewilderment of the commentators

CONMEBOL World Cup Quals
Colombia 0 - 1 Paraguay
Ecuador 1 - 0 Chile
Venezuela 0 - 4 Brazil
Argentina 2 - 1 Uruguay
Bolivia 3 - 0 Peru

FREE GIFT!!
Finally it is here!! HERE IT IS

1) Click on the above link, and save the file somwhere you will remember.
2) Open (or download and install) Google Earth
3) Choose, File.... Open ... and find the location where you saved the downloadable FREE GIFT.
4) Enjoy a unique look at all 10 first division football grounds in El Salvador, plus a couple of extra ones.

Wednesday 8th October - On Your Knees In The Mud

Workers trying to clear the water from a deluged Barraza, San Miguel

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First Division, round 10
Vista Hermosa - suspended by rain - Juventud Independiente
Chalatenango 2 - 3 CD FAS
Alianza 2 - 3 Atlético Balboa
Isidro Metapán 2 - 2 LA Firpo
Águila - suspended by rain - Nejapa

CONCACAF Champions League:-
Tuesday 7th October:-
Cruz Azul 1 - 1 Marathon - Group A
Houston Dynamo 2 - 1 San Francisco FC - Group B

Wednesday 8th October:-
Joe Public FC v Impact de Montreal - Group C
Olimpia v Atlante - Group C
Municipal v Tauro FC - Group D
Santos Laguna v Puerto Rico Islanders - Group D

Thursday 9th October:-
Saprissa v DC United - Group A
Luis Angel Firpo v Pumas - Group B

CONCACAF World Cup Qaulifiers - Round 3 - Match 4 - all games Saturday - (current points in brackets)
Group 1:-
USA (9) v Cuba (0)
Guatemala (4) v Trinidad & Tobago (4)

Group 2:-
Jamaica (1) v Mexico (9)
Honduras (6) v Canada (1)

Group 3:-
Suriname (1) v Costa Rica (9)
Haiti (1) v El Salvador (6)

Remember, the top two from each group go to The HEX

SPECIAL FREE GIFT
Sorry, cant get it hosted, will sort it for next week!

Podcast SPECIAL - CONCAChampions League - mid point review with Gary Stempel Interview

Gary Stempel, manager of San Francisco and Panamá, speaks to this pod.

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CONCACAF Champions League - Group Stage - 3rd games:-

Group A
Deportivo Saprissa 2 - 1 CD Marathón
DC United 0 - 1 Cruz Azul

Table (all played 3)
Marathon (HON) 6pts, +3
Cruz Azul (MEX) 6pts, +3
Saprissa (CRC) 6pts, -1
DC United (USA) 0pts -5 (no goals scored)

Group B
Pumas UNAM 4 - 4 Houston Dynamo - full report
LA Firpo 1 - 0 San Francisco

Table (Pumas & San Francisco played 3, Firpo & Houston played 2)
Pumas (MEX) 5pts, +3
Firpo (SLV) 3pts, -2
Houston (USA) 2pts. 0
San Francisco (PAN) 2pts, -1

Group C
CD Olimpia 1 - 2 Impact de Montreal
Atlante FC 0 - 1 Joe Public FC

Table (all played 3)
Impact (CAN) 7pts, +3
Atlante (MEX) 4pts, 0
Olimpia (HON) 3pts, 0
Joe Public FC (TRI) 3pts, -3

Group D
CSD Municipal 2 - 2 Puerto Rico Islanders
Tauro FC 2 - 0 Club Santos Laguna

Table (all played 3)
Islanders (PUR) 7pts, +3
Tauro (PAN) 6pts, +3
Santos (MEX) 3pts, -3
Municipal (GUA) 1pt, -2

To see all results and videos so far, check these links.
Preliminary Round First Legs
Preliminary Round Second Legs

Group Stage Match 1
Group Stage Match 2
Group Stage Match 3

Wednesday 1st October 2008 - Scraping The Barrel

Eliseo "Cheyo" Quintanilla, currently without team, seems to have been given a life-line by Super-Leaders Águila, who look keen to snap him up, after his alleged discipline problems in Liga Deportivo Alajuelense.



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CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, Second games:- (click on score for video highlights)
Group A:-
Cruz Azul (MEX) 4 - 0 Saprissa (CRC)
Marathon (HON) 2 - 0 DC United (USA)

Group B:-
San Francisco (PAN) 0 - 0 Houston Dynamo (USA)
Pumas (MEX) 3 - 0 Firpo (SLV) - full report

Group C:-
Joe Public (T&T) 1 - 3 Olimpia (HON)
Impact (CAN) 0 - 0 Atlante (MEX)

Group D:-
Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR) 3 - 1 Santos (MEX)
Tauro (PAN) 2 - 1 Municipal (GUA)

First Division 9th Jornada:- click on scores for video highlights
Chalatenango 1 - 0 Águila - 1,937
Vista Hermosa 2 - 1 Balboa - 950
Alianza 0 - 1 FAS - 2,554
Isidro Metapán 4 - 1 Juventud Independiente - 964
Firpo 2 - 0 Nejapa - 854

Table, 9 games of 18 played:-
1st Águila 20pts +20
2nd Isidro Metapán 16pts +8
3rd Vista Hermosa 13pts +2
== Chalatenango 13pts -1
5th FAS 12pts 0
6th Alianza 11pts -1
7th Firpo 10pts 0
8th Nejapa 9pts -7
== Juventud Independiente 9pts -13
10th Atlético Balboa 6pts -8

Table, by attendance this year:-
19,807 Águila
14,445 Alianza
11,516 Firpo
8,873 FAS
7,983 Vista Hermosa
7,103 Balboa
6,900 Chalatenango
6,083 Metapán
4,812 Nejapa
4,304 Juventud Independiente

NEXT WEEK:- EXCLUSIVE interview with Gary Stempel, Manager of San Francisco FC, Panamá