Since this blog has been dry on posts lately, I thought I’d take this opportunity to inform the North Americans of something that happened last night in BsAs. I know that most of you are indifferent when it comes to this issue—and some are Gimnasia supporters (Ignacio)—but this may spark some interest.
Estudiantes, who are now participating in the Copa Libertadores for the first time since the 1980s, won a historical game last night. The stars were aligned just right. Not only did they win historically, but I was watching for only the second time from the States. They rarely play their games on TV, but this time they were playing in an important international tournament due to recent success in the Argentine league.
The first half was horrendous. I was extremely disappointed. They quickly went down 0-3 to Sporting Cristal from Peru. But the second half they came to life and scored 4 goals, the winning goal coming in the 89th minute of the game. Amazing. This type of game just doesn’t happen in professional soccer. The station did a great job of covering the celebration in the stadium. It’s worth noting that at the start of the second half, down 0-3, the fans in the stadium were overwhelmingly optimistic and enthusiastic. They were more boisterous than at the start of the game. And after Estudiantes scored 2 goals, they were louder than any fans I’ve ever heard. Nobody left the stadium at the end of the first half (it is my belief that in the States half of the crowd would have left at half time to avoid traffic).
Anyway, I encourage you all to follow this team. They’re in first place in Argentina right now and are likely to make it out of the first round of the Copa Libertadores (recall that they won this tournament three times in the early 70s but not since). A small club, they seem to be defying the current global landscape in sports that reflects the gross financial inequities in this world. You all should get behind them. Here are some interesting sites to keep track:
TyC Sports
ESPN Argentina
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Vamos Pincha!! (even though my allegiance is to Argent. Jrs...)
I grabbed the El Dia commentary on last night's game and used the AltaVista translator...here's what came up:
Students made it possible. He gave everything a time in where he very badly passed it through the horrors that committed. Later she guessed right in the changes and the people took it forwards (she shouted and she encouraged incessantly) and transformed a 0-3 who seemed definitive in a 4-3 heroic and historical one. The one of the first time was dreadful. So badly the equipment of Burruchaga played that, not even, occurred to account of the defensive fragilities that exhibited the Peruvian equipment, of that yes removed benefit in the complement. Party, lost in means, without mark nor reaction, and committing very many errors, thus showed Students in the first time, and a Sporting criterioso and effective Crystal, him was acestando slap by slap. An unnecessary penitentiary of Núñez (crude hand after a bad exit of Herrera which it did not catch a ball that came by above) allowed to Jorge Grove him, ending to the right of the arquero, to put the 1 to 0. There was a goal badly annulled to Bronzes, that had been qualified by a Peruvian defender, and immediately, in a good offensive triangulation by right, it allowed him to Prado, qualified by Quinteros, to enter free and with crossed and low closing to put the 2 to 0. Surprise and stupor. Anywhere in the world. In people, the albirrojos players and Burruchaga technician who watched it from a flank. Everything was of the Crystal, in where the arrival of the steering wheels always hurt. He was owner and gentleman of the ball. It won in the hand by hand and it handled to everything with criterion and coherence. And 8' of the end, qualified by Loyal, of great party, it entered frees by means and with total tranquillity it defeated to Herrera (the ball slipped to him among the legs) with a low shot and to means. It could have discounted in the end Students, because after a free shot that raised Carrusca from the left Galván with resentment to the ground shaked one's head and, when rising, the ball beat in the crosspiece. For the future, and not to return to commit so many errors, the tape of the first time can be taken like witness. And for the complement he was inevitable that the changes arrived. Cominges and Sosa inside, Araujo and Galván outside. The 4-4-2 initial was transformed into a 3-3-2-2, with Sosa and Carrusca of enlistment. And a gravitante fact: the people, who did not give themselves to her luck and she transferred all his revolt to him to the equipment. And she went Students to play it luck and truth to it. An unnecessary penitentiary of Norberto Araujo (it tried a Chilean in the area striking to Calderón) allowed the own Calderón (zurdazo low to the right wood) to lay the way of the feat. The Peruvian equipment backed down very many, to the time that began to feel the effort made in the first time. That goal of penitentiary insufflated I animate to the equipment albirrojo to him that knew that in the first time it had made all badly. The Crystal let do that, and the same it happened to Students, who already were the owner of the situation. It was question point and shoot, after looking for by the flanks. And the one that point and shoot was Calderón, that to 22', after a wall with Insipid, nailed zurdazo against the right wood of Thin. With much valentía and anger, Students were by more. The visit leaked by all sides. A center of Cardozo from the right found single to Bronzes within the area with time to end of average return and to put the ball above, against the right wood of Thin. It was already feat. But it was left margin so that the feat was transformed into a heroic act. And as the rival were for any thing, in the closing, Calderón, from the left, it put a center-shot to the area so that Lugüercio, that had entered by Carrusca, put the leg and turned aside the ball against the right parante so that the stage, transformed into a boiling boiler, exploded of uproarious way, breaking the crystal in thousand pieces.
And for those of you that don't speak/read/write english, here's a translation back to spanish. It really makes the game more fun than what it really was...
Los estudiantes lo hicieron posible. Él dio a todo una época adentro donde él lo pasó muy gravemente con los horrores que confiaron. Ella conjeturaba más adelante a la derecha en los cambios y la gente lo tomó remite (ella gritó y ella animó incesantemente) y transformó un 0-3 quién se parecía definitivo en 4-3 heroica e histórica. El que esta' de la primera vez era terrible. El equipo de Burruchaga jugó tan gravemente eso, no uniforme, ocurrido a la cuenta de los fragilities defensivos que exhibieron el equipo peruano, de eso ventaja sí quitada en el complemento. El partido, perdido en medios, sin marca ni la reacción, y cometer muchos errores, así demostró a estudiantes adentro la primera vez, y un criterioso que se divertía y un cristal eficaz, él eran palmada del acestando por palmada. Una penitenciaría innecesaria de Núñez (mano cruda después de que una mala salida de Herrera que no cogió una bola que vino cerca arriba) lo permitió a la arboleda de Jorge, terminando a la derecha del arquero, para poner el 1 a el 0. Había una meta annulled gravemente a los bronces, eso había sido calificada por un defensor peruano, e inmediatamente, en una buena triangulación ofensiva por la derecha, lo permitió a Prado, cualificado por Quinteros, para entrar libremente y con cruzado y el punto bajo que se cerraba para poner los 2 a el 0. Sorpresa y estupor. Dondequiera en el mundo. En la gente, los jugadores de los albirrojos y el técnico de Burruchaga que lo miró de un flanco. Todo estaba del cristal, adentro donde la llegada de las ruedas de manejo lastimó siempre. Él era dueño y caballero de la bola. Ganó en la mano a mano y dirigió a todo con el criterio y la coherencia. Y 8' del extremo, cualificado por Loyal, del gran partido, él entró libera por medios y con tranquilidad total derrotó a Herrera (la bola deslizada a él entre las piernas) con un tiro bajo y a los medios. Habría podido descontar en los estudiantes del extremo, porque después de que se levantara un tiro libre que levantó Carrusca del Galván izquierdo con el resentimiento a la tierra shaked su cabeza y, cuando, el golpe de la bola en el travesaño. Para el futuro, y no volver para cometer tan muchos errores, la cinta de la primera vez se puede tomar como testigo. Y para el complemento él era inevitable que llegaron los cambios. Cominges y Sosa adentro, Araujo y Galván afuera. La inicial 4-4-2 fue transformada en un 3-3-2-2, con Sosa y Carrusca del alistamiento. Y un hecho del gravitante: la gente, que no se dio a su suerte y ella transfirió toda su rebelión a él al equipo. Y ella fue los estudiantes para jugarlo suerte y verdad a ella. Una penitenciaría innecesaria de Norberto Araujo (intentó a chileno en el área que pulsaba a Calderón) permitió posee Calderón (punto bajo del zurdazo a la madera derecha) para poner la manera de la hazaña. El equipo peruano movió hacia atrás abajo de muchos, al tiempo que comenzó a sentir el esfuerzo hecho adentro la primera vez. Esa meta de la penitenciaría insufflated me anima al albirrojo del equipo a él que sabía que adentro había hecho la primera vez todos gravemente. El cristal dejó hace eso, e iguales sucedió a los estudiantes, que eran ya el dueño de la situación. Era punto y lanzamiento de la pregunta, después de buscar al lado de los flancos. Y el que señala y el lanzamiento era Calderón, de que a 22', después de una pared con zurdazo insípido, clavado contra la madera derecha de fino. Con mucho valentía y cólera, los estudiantes estaban por más. La visita se escapó por todos los lados. Un centro de Cardozo de la derecha encontró solo a los bronces dentro del área con tiempo al final de la vuelta media y poner la bola arriba, contra la madera derecha de fino. Era ya hazaña. Pero fue dejado el margen de modo que la hazaña fuera transformada en un acto heroico. Y como el rival estaba para cualquier cosa, en el cierre, Calderón, de la izquierda, puso centro-tiro' al área de modo que Lugüercio, que había entrado por Carrusca, pusiera la pierna y dio vuelta a un lado a la bola contra el parante derecho de modo que la etapa, transformada en una caldera que hervía, estallara de manera uproarious, rompiendo el cristal en mil pedazos.
That translation is mystifying.
Thanks for the new post, Nan.
I'm hoping to post about our trip to Jamaica once Nati develops the pictures.
Remember disposable cameras? The one-time use cameras that used be a big thing before digital cameras became the new wave in photography? well, I had to use a disposable in Jamaica since i didn't have a digital...which means, i have to find a way to get the pictures online to post- which all should look forward to because there are some GEMS, let me tell you.
JB, I'll definitely have them developed by sunday to show you. Do you happen to have a scanner?
-n
oh.. and Estudiantes rocks. Mi equipo favorito, por supuesto.
Mom and dad, don't you have a scanner?
they own a scanner, but it's not compatible with their computer, it was only compatible with the computer they had before this one.
Target scans and burns CDs for you really cheap.
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