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08/26 2010

Call of the Day: RSL, Cruz Azul & An Absolute Crazy Three Mins of Soccer

Posted by Dan Levy.

Real Salt Lake of MLS travelled to Mexico to face Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage. A team from the US has apparently never won a meaningful game on Mexican soil, so when RSL went up 3-1 in an absolute monsoon, it looked like history could be made for the reigning MLS champs. Cruz Azul chipped away, making the score 3-2 in favor of RSL before all hell broke loose with two minutes to go (plus stoppage time). Not enough scoring in soccer? Maybe they should play every game in a lake. From the MLS official recap:

However, as perpetual rain turned the field to a small lake, a series of slapstick routines resulted in an outrageous four-goal scoring flurry in the waning minutes that saw Javier Orozco finish the night with four goals and Christian Giménez tally a stoppage-time winner for the host Cementeros.

If you look closely, I’m fairly certain that somewhere in the empty stands, you can see a shot of a man loading animals onto an ark.

Aaron Stollar from BigSoccer.com was adamant on Twitter Wednesday night that this field was unplayable and the match should have been suspended. Eventually, his ranting got me to put the game on…it was worse than he explained. There are rec fields with better drainage than what they were forced to play on in Mexico. The game just devolved into a comical display of puddle ball (anyone who played soccer growing up surely had a few puddle ball games). At this level? The CHAMPIONS LEAGUE? (Ahem.)

Having said that, it sure did make for an exciting, if ridiculous, finish to the match and a spirited call by the commentators on FSC.

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Posted on August 26, 2010 at 6:44AM
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  1. Andy Hutchins
    08/26 2010

    I own a Cruz Azul hat. I suppose I should wear it today?