Posts Tagged ‘Godoy’
De Futebol
River Plate finally got off the schnid with a huge 1-0 win over San Lorenzo in the Clausura on Thursday March 4th. Facundo Affranchino ripped the twines in the 69th minute to secure the win for Los Millonarios.
This was River’s first win in three weeks in the Clausura.
With the victory, Los Millionaires move up to tenth spot with nine points.
Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield had a good old-fashioned shoot out on Tuesday March 2nd.
Both sides drew at four all.
Gary Medel scored the equalizer for Los Xeneizes in the 89th minute.
Santiago Silva put Sarsfield up 4-3 in the 82nd minute off a wicked strike that flat out beat the keeper.
Boca currently sits in 12th place in Clausura with eight points
Banfield took care of business on Thursday March 4th by soundly thrashing Colon 3-1. Ramirez had for the daily double (13, 90) and Garcia ripped the twines in the 32nd minute to put Colon out of their misery.
Bichi Fuertes added a cosmetic goal off a great free kick in the 86th minute for the Sabaleros’.
Sapito-little toad-Encina hit the match winner in the 86th minute to lift Gimnasia LP past Chacarita.
Godoy sits atop the Clausura with 15 points. Independiente is second with 14 and Banfield is third with 13.
The EPL has two huge matches that will take place on Saturday.
They will go a long way in determining who will win the EPL.
We have a hot date at home with Burnley.
The Gunners will expect Arshavin, Denilson, and Abou Diaby to be ready to play for us in this all-important encounter at Emirates Stadium.
We need to kick butt and take names.
Three points are a must for Arsenal.
Chelsea will have a game in hand. This is due to the fact that the Blues have a quarterfinal FA Cup match with Stoke City.
Manchester United takes a little road trip to Molineux Stadium to take on Wolverhampton.
The Red Devils are struggling mightily on the road. Last road outing on February 20th the boys from Old Trafford had their butts handed to them by Everton 3-1.
Man U stinks on the road.
Man U will be without the services of Michael Owens and Wayne Rooney. Owens will be out for the season with a bad hamstring. Rooney will miss due to a bad wheel. His knee is in bad shape.
Wolves are currently in 17th place with 24 points. Wolverhampton is one-step away from getting the heave-hoe.
Hull City has 24 points too.
The only thing that is saving their sorry season is Wolverhampton has a better goal difference than Hull City.
Wolvers are a minus 24 while Hull City is a minus 29.
De Futebol
Botafogo took care of business. Fogao shut out Vasco 2-0 to win the first round of the Campeonato de Rio. Botafogo lifted the Taça Guanabara trophy.
This win secures Fogao a spot in the Carioca finals for the fifth straight year.
Flamengo is going for a four peat.
We lost to Botafogo in the semifinals.
All we have to do is make it to the Taça Rio finals and win. Then we can kick Botafogo’s butts in the Carioca finals to give us Flamenguistas the four peat.
Revenge is sweet.
This sounds confusing but it isn’t. This is how things are done in Rio de Janeiro.
Fabio Ferreira ripped the header home off great corner kick in the 70th minute. Ferreira showed some serious hops when he out leaped three Vasco defenders including the keeper.
This goal took the steam out of Vasco’s sails. Vasco seemed to give up.
Nilton went bananas and was given the heave-hoe in the 72nd minute.
Vasco was really frustrated. Botafogo was awarded a free kick in the 83rd minute. This well placed free kick into the top of the box forced Gigante Colina defender Titi to grab Fogao attacker Loco Abreu.
Abreu nailed this sucker in the 84th minute to seal the deal for Botafogo.
Fogao wins in a cakewalk 2-0.
Revenge is sweet for Botafogo. Fogao lost to Vasco 6-0 in the preliminary round of the Guanabara.
The Evil Empire Sao Paulo had their heads handed to them by Palmeiras. Palmeiras snapped a three match winless streak. The Palmeirenses were calling for head of new head coach Antonio Carlos. Carlos took over after Muricy Ramalho was fired after the 4-1 loss to Sao Caetano.
Tricolor’s Xandao committed a stupid challenge in the 52nd minute when Eduardo flat out beat him. Xandao was given the red card.
His heave-hoe led directly to both of Verdao’s goals in the 54th and 69th minute by Robert.
In the Clausura, River Plate and Arsenal de Sarandi tied at one all. Boca Juniors and Godoy tied at one all as well.
Both River Plate and Boca are struggling big time. Neither side can get off the schnid and get the “W”.
This is very sad to see these two storied clubs stinking joint out big time.
Velez Sarsfield and Colon de Santa Fe each have eleven points. Velez has a plus seven-goal difference to give them first place. Colon has a plus three-goal difference.
Godoy is in third place with nine points.
Boca is in tenth place with six points.
River Plate is currently in fifteenth place with five points.
De Futebol
Carnavel is underway in Brasil. Vasco and Fluminense battled it out on Saturday in the semifinals of the Taça Guanabara.
Due to Carnavel, Flamengo-Botafogo semi final match will take place on Ash Wednesday February 17th.
Both Po-de-Arroz and Gigante da Colina battled tooth and nail to a nil-nil draw. It came to the dreaded PK shootout. When the dust settled Vasco defeated Fluminense 6-5.
The first round the PK shootout both sides were a perfect five for five.
Enter the sudden death PK shootout round. Up steps Nilton for Vasco. He calmly nails the PK.
Po-de-Arroz sent Alan for the do of die try. Make it and Fluminense sends the PK to the next round. Miss this baby and Po-de-Arroz goes home. Alan’s shot goes clang off the crossbar.
Vasco is on the finals of the Taça Guanabara.
Either Flamengo or Botafogo awaits Gigante da Colina in the finals.
Flamenguistas will be in full throat on Wednesday at Maracana.
Adriano and the guys need to put pedal to the metal. Love and Petkovic need attack and rip the twines early and often.
Rubro-Negro cannot afford to have any defensive brain farts.
Flamengo cannot give up easy goals.
Bruno needs to be sharp.
Mengao cannot play the famous Oh Lay “D”.
Let’s send Botafogo packing.
This should be a battle royal.
Sao Paulo had a close call with Ituano. Tricolor keeper Rogeiro Ceni nailed the PK in the 16th minute to lift Sao Paulo to a hard fought 1-0 win in the Campeonato de Paulista.
Santos came from behind to nip Rio Claro 2-1.
Portuguesa and Corinthians tied at one all.
Santos sits atop the table with 19 points. Botafogo-Sao Paulo is in second place with 17 points. Esporte Clube Santo Andrea is third with 15 points. Corinthians is fourth with 15 points. Sao Paulo is fifth 14 points.
In the Clausura, Velez Sarsfield, Independiente, Colon de Santa Fe, and Godoy all have eight points. Velez is in first with a plus four-goal difference. Independiente is plus three. Colon is third with plus two. Godoy is fourth with a plus two as well.
Velez hung on to first place with a nil-nil draw with San Lorenzo.
Independiente defeated Estudiantes 3-2. Nestor Silvera’s strike in the 44th minute sealed the deal for Independiente.
Boca Juniors took on the chin in a nil-nil tie with bottom feeder Atletico Tucuman.
River Plate lost to Colon de Santa Fe 1-0.
Esteban Fuentes nailed the PK in the 43rd for the only tally of the match.
It sure looks like a long season for both River and Boca.
Boca is in tenth place with five points.
River Plate is in 14th place with four points.
Yes, I know only four points separate the top fourteen places but the top teams are beating the teams they should while Boca tied with bottom feeder Tucuman.
River had four points entering into Sunday’s match with Colon. Colon de Santa Fe had five.
Colon flat out beat River. River Plate gave up a dumb penalty.
River had a chance to make game of it but two of River’s players were given the heave-hoe for committing stupid fouls in the second half.
This just about sums up River Plate’s play, the last two seasons dumb and dumber.
