tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326824002011-12-14T21:09:55.224-06:00A blog that follows the progress of the Pumas football team from MexicoDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206219755334432821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-20729889309905239132010-09-19T18:29:00.009-05:002010-09-19T18:44:50.327-05:00

Hi to you long suffering Pumas fans, who have missed the definitive English language match reports you grew to love here at PUMAS Blog.Well there is GREAT NEWS - It's back ... but at a new location, so reset your home-page tohttp://pumas-in-english.blogspot.com/See you there!DT

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Video highlights here.Pumas bowed out of this year's Apertura tournament with a disappointing home defeat to Cruz Azul. The defence, which has been solid all season, made a number of important mistakes and Cruz Azul deservedly went through to the semi-final after creating a number of chances.Pumas began with the same team that had played the 0-0 draw in the Estadio Azul, with Cacho, Leandro and

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Video here.Despite being outplayed and looking well below par, Pumas take a slight advantage into the quarter-final second leg after Cruz Azul failed to take their chances and the first leg finished goalless. The game was also notable for the return, off the bench, of talisman Leandro Augusto (picture) after an eight-week lay-off due to a pubitis operation.Tuca sprang a couple of surprises in the

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Video here.Pumas ended their regular season campaign with a poor performance and a 1-0 defeat in Monterrey. The home side were already eliminated and Pumas had already qualified so it made for an odd atmosphere inside the stadium. In the end they can take a few positives from the game: they finish with the best defensive record in the league (13 goals conceded) and incidentally joint top goal

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Video highlights here.Pumas qualified for the Liguilla of Apertura 2008 with an ultimately convincing win over Group 2 rivals Tecos. The match was billed as the best attack in the league (Tecos) against the best defense (Pumas) and in the end the Pumas defense carried it, with the team from Guadalajara restricted to very few chances. The bad news for Pumas was that key midfielder Israel Castro (

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Video highlights here.Pumas put themselves right back into contention for a play-off place and leapt up to third in the overall table with a much-needed away win in Tuxtla Gutierrez against an increasingly forlorn Jaguares team. There was much more of a cutting edge on display than some previous Pumas performances, and two nice goals in the first twenty minutes settled nerves and allowed the team

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Video highlights here.In an intense and closely-fought battle, Pumas and Chivas played out a draw, which despite being the result that the game deserved serves neither team as Morelia leapt to the top of group 2. Verón was the pick of the Pumas players and grabbed the lead for the away side, searching for their first win in the Jalisco in 26 years, but Patricio Araujo hit a fine long-range

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Video here.In a largely irrelevant sixth group game, Pumas overwhelmed bottom-of-the-table San Francisco of Panama. The Panamanians performance cannot have pleased their manager Gary Stempl since it could charitably be described as abject. They managed only two goal attempts all match neither of which was even close to being on target, while Pumas kept the ball easily and attacked at will.The

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Video highlights here.Pumas's winless run continues, as they were held to a draw at home by strugglers Indios de Ciudad Juárez. As in the previous games, the UNAM team controlled the majority of possession, and looked untroubled at the back, but were unable to create any threat going forwards. Opposing teams now know quite clearly how to frustrate Pumas's toothless attack and despite many

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Video here.Pumas qualified for the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League with a good away win against double MLS Champions Dynamo Houston. The stories of the game were of a dreadful refereeing performance by Nean Brizan of Trinidad, and a wonderful goal by Marco Antonio "Pikolín" Palacios. It was only his third goal in a senior Pumas game, and those who saw his finishing skills when he

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Video here.In an insipid and at times dull game, Pumas and Puebla shared an uninspiring 0-0 draw in the Estadio Cuauthémoc on Sunday. Neither side created much threat, and although Pumas were yet again the better team they now have garnered only 2 points out of the last 5 games and have slipped further behind the leaders. Puebla meanwhile will have been happy to keep accumulating points in their

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Video here.Pumas slipped further down the table after another defeat, this time at home to local rivals Cruz Azul. The reverse sees them having gained only one point in four games, including only one goal. Despite having much of the play and arguably being the better side, Pumas were unable to take their chances and two defensive errors, as against Atlante, were their undoing.Darío Verón and

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See the video here.Read & hear about all Champions League games here.On a muddy night in the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, the Pumas youngsters grabbed a point to keep them at the top of their qualifying group in the CONCACAF Champions League. While the football was not of a high standard, at least Martín Bravo began to pay back the faith showed in him with a nice finish for the equaliser.Of

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Video here.Pumas and América shared the spoils in an even match in CU. Neither side could gain control of the game, Pumas had more possession, América more speed, but both sides lacked precision and it was a fair result. This leaves Pumas 2nd in group 2, while América languish at the bottom of the same group.Pumas started with a standard eleven, Palencia getting the nod over Cacho, with Toledo

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Video here.The third group game of Pumas's CONCACAF Champions League challenge was a strange encounter in CU. In a first half full of movement and defensive fragility seven goals were scored, and it was not until the last twenty minutes of the match that any structure or order appeared. Fernando Morales (picture) was the pick of the players. Pumas must be unhappy with the result as they were

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Video here.In a quality game of football on a damp night in Cancún Atlante moved up to second place in the general table after edging past Pumas, who have not defeated Atlante since 2004. The Atlante goals were both the result of Pumas errors, and the university side also finished the game with ten men.Pumas started with the same side that lost to San Luis last week, but with the suspended Verón

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Video here.Pumas got their selection right this time and easily overcame a disappointing Luis Ángel Firpo side who were unable to hold on to possession long enough to create a real threat. The hero was youngster David Cabrera (picture) who scored two of the three goals. The damage was done in the first half, and Pumas possibly should have had more missing a hatful of second-half

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Video link here.With a rather limp performance against San Luis in CU, Pumas lost their 100% home record and the leadership of the "Tabla general". There was not much to choose between the teams but the home team lacked cutting edge and San Luis definitely created the better chances.After the midweek struggle in Panama, Ferretti switched back to the regular line-up with Diego continuing in

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Video here.In a complicated game played by effectively the Pumas reserve team, the UNAM team managed to gain a point away in Panama, despite playing nearly half the match with nine men. Although they took an early lead, in the end Pumas were hanging on against limited opposition who nevertheless might have stolen the victory.Few of the university starting line-up had much first team experience,

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See the goals here.Pumas secured a hard-fought away win in Monterrey against Tigres, and moved to the top of the general table. In a very tight and even game, two goals in stoppage time at the end of the second half claiming the victory for the UNAM.Pumas started the game with Diego still filling in for Leandro, Toledo down the right wing, and Dante López returning for Palencia up front. Tigres

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Video here.Pumas duly qualified for the group stages of the CONCACAF Champions League with an unconvincing but unsurprising 3-0 victory at home to Jamaican team Harbour View. Hero and villain was "Paco" Palencia, returning for his first game for a month after an injury sustained in the opening game against Necaxa. After making a mess of a penalty in the first half, he redeemed himself with two

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Video here.Pumas put together their most convincing performance of the season so far in CU on Sunday, and maintained their hundred percent record at home in this tournament, while moving to the top of group 2. Juan Carlos Cacho was the star, his confidence obviously enhanced by last week's goal, and he grabbed his first top-flight hatrick, while Atlas will be thankful that at least their next

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Because of Tropical Storm Gustav the match between Pumas and Harbour View of Kingston, Jamaica was postponed on Thursday as the storm passed over the island. The match was rescheduled for Friday evening, but after making a pitch inspection the authorities declared the surface unplayable.The tie will now be decided in one match at CU on September 4th at 9pm.

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Video here.In a fast and open game, not something that can often be said about mathces in CU, Pumas broke their 9-year streak of not defeating Pachuca at home, and moved level with Cruz Azul at the top of group 2. Meanwhile Pachuca are struggling, with only two points from the campaign, and only one goal from their forward line in five matches.Pumas were again unchanged, Tuca keeping faith in

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Video here.In a curiously unexciting game in the Estadio Morelos, where neither side showed much initiative or flair, Monarcas of Morelia, showing more perseverance towards the end, stole the points in the last minute with a nicely finished goal from Elías Hernández.Pumas handed back the right back spot to Efrain Juárez, despite Fernando Espinozsa's performance the previous week, but were

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See the video here.An average Pumas performance against an under par Toluca side was resucued in the Olympic Stadium by a gutsy performance by Fernando Espinoza (picture) and a wonderful last-minute strike from Leandro Augusto.The story all week had been about Leandro, who has had an unfeasible amount of opposition to his call-up to the Mexican national side. Although he did not particularly

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Pumas struggled to a valuable point against the current champions Santos in the Estadio Corona in Torreon, Coahuila. The "Laguneros" controlled most of the game, but a resolute Pumas defence, and some fine goalkeeping by Sergio Bernal (picture) were able to limit their opportunities and hold out for the draw.The big news of the week had been Leandro Augusto´s call up to Sven Goran Eriksson´s

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Video here.After a troubled summer, with the Mexicanisation philosophy central, Pumas but their troubles behind them with a solid start to the campaign, overcoming Necaxa in a vibrant University Stadium. Pumas´s woes had been compounded pre-season with the cruciate ligament injury to Pablo Barrera which will keep him out of the whole tournament. Along with the departures of another three forward

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Pumas wound up their sea-level training in Cancún with a 2-0 victory over Atlante in front of a 10,000 crowd at the Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo. Leandro Augusto in the first half and youngster David Cabrera in the second half got the goals, both from headers. The team now return to Mexico City to finalise their preparations for the Apertura tournament.Meanwhile Mario Trejo (picture) continues

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It is seeming more and more that the Pumas team will have a different look about it next season. Notwithstanding Mario Trejo´s declarations about "Mexicanising" the first team, the changes have come thick and fast this week.Firstly it was confirmed that Ignacio Scocco is to leave to join AEK Athens for a fee of around 1.5 million euros. While Pumas were keen for him to stay, the player clearly

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Speculation continues about the futures of Ignacio Scocco, Israel Castro and Rubens Sambueza, and whther they will be with Pumas for the next tournament.Scocco, it seems, looks likely to stay at Pumas at least until Christmas when he will be out of contract, as the asking price of 3 million dollars is putting off a number of potential suitors. This seems to be poor business by Pumas, since once

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Pumas have got to be disappointed with the season, after beginning with so much optimism based on being runners-up in Apertura 2007, and the youngsters performing with credit in the Interliga. Mario Trejo, re-elected as president of the club, summed it up by saying that everyone was unhappy and that it was a bad tournament.It is undeniable that Pumas were unable to get the results they needed,

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Video 1st legVideo 2nd legSantos were crowned champions of Mexico for Clausura 2008 after a narrow win over Cruz Azul. It is Santos's third title and fully deserved after finishing first before Christmas (and losing to Pumas in the semi-final) then coming in second behind Chivas in this tournamnent. If the league had been run in the conventional European style over a full year they would have

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Videos from tiro a gol.Santos and Cruz Azul booked their places in the final of Clausura 2008 in tightly fought semi-finals last week. Fernando Arce (left) was the hero for Santos in a tough battle against a resurgent Monterrey.Cruz Azul took a 1-0 first leg lead home to the Estadio Azul after a controlled performance in San Luis. Miguel Sabah got the goal while the international midfield of

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Videos of this week's gamesIt was a very interesting quarter final week, where both the good and bad of the play-off format was demonstrated, and there were a lot of goals and plenty of excitement. Two of the four ties were decided by higher league position after they finished level on 180 minutes, while the "winner" of the general table was eliminated.Cruz Azul squeaked through against Jaguares

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The two higher-ranked teams in the general table progressed to the Quarter Finals of Clausura 2008, but only just.In the first repechaje game, Pachuca conceded a 1-0 defeat at home to San Luis with Coudet goal on the stroke of full time from the penalty spot. There were also two sendings-off surrounding the incident with Giménez going for Pachuca and Alfredo Moreno for San Luis. The "Potosinos"

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Video here.Time has past for talking about encouraging performances and lamenting missed opportunities: but nevertheless in one of their better performances of the season Pumas came up short again and miss out on the play-offs in Clausura 2008. Pachuca who played their part in an entertaining game, where the interventions of both goalkeepers were of importance, sneak into the repechaje for the "

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Video herePumas finally got a victory that keeps them in a hunt for a repechaje spot, while one defeat too many finally consigned Veracruz to relegation after three years in the top flight. It was an open game, but ultimately the "jarochos" were not good enough and Pumas were able to find a rhythm to restart their championship challenge.Pumas began with the same team as against Toluca, Iñiguez

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Video here.Despite the continued support of their fans, Pumas are all but out of the Clausura tournament, after a 0-0 draw with group leaders Toluca. Again it was a story of missed chances, and now Pumas have to strive to win the last two games and hope other results go their way.Tuca selected the same side as last week, with the exception of Scocco for Palencia and Iñiguez for Barrera. Toluca

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Video here.Pumas's chances of reaching the play-offs decreased further on Saturday afternoon as they went down to a lacklustre Cruz Azul side missing Miguel Sabah and Nicolás Vigneri through suspension, plus Edgar Andrade though injury.The key players for Cruz Azul turned out to be the experienced Gerardo Torrado, whose 28th minute goal gave the "cementeros" a two-goal lead, and novice

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Video here.You tube highlightsPumas old boy Braulio Luna (picture) was their torturer in CU on Sunday as a well-organised Potosino side comfortably overcame the Pedregal team. Braulio, who began his career with a four-year stint at the university club, scored twice, the second one a possible goal of the season candidate, and rattled the bar with a 25-yard free-kick.Pumas now find themselves in a

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Video here.In an even and very tactical encounter in Monterrey, Pumas registered their third game in a row without a win while Tigres eased their relegation worries. While the university dominated the game in terms of possession and territory, particularly during the first half, the old failings of being unable to be sufficiently direct and missing chances were again in evidence.Tuca sprang a

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Video here.Pumas yet again failed to win a game they had chances to close out but a point in the Olympic Stadium leaves them third in group 1 as they hop above Pachuca. Marco Antonio "Pikolin" Palacios was the Pumas hero, heading one Santos attempt off the line and scoring the Pumas goal.The team welcomed back Barrera and Velarde from under 23 duty, and Castillo returned for Santos. Castro

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Video here.Pumas blew an excellent chance to finish the weekend top of their group as they allowed a persistent Atlas side to claw their way back into a match that should have been over. A Bruno Marioni penalty deep into injury time gave the "Zorros" (foxes) a draw they should not have been allowed to claim.Pumas started with the same line-up as last week, but with Chiapas continuing for the

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-90014189785388450102008-03-10T13:09:00.005-06:002008-03-10T14:10:03.065-06:00

Video here.On a blustery and cold early afternoon in Pedregal Pumas edged out a poor Morelia side in a game of little action and few chances. Pumas will nevertheless be pleased with the result and have now closed the gap on Pachuca and Toluca in their group.Tuca continued with the selection from last week, Fernando Espinoza at left-back, Castro dropping back to right-back and Gerardo Espinoza as

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-42540631955580632412008-03-03T14:14:00.004-06:002008-03-03T15:17:48.609-06:00

See video here.While Pumas played little better than they did last week against Necaxa they managed to gather three points away from home against a limited Tecos side for whom Hugo Droguett was the only player to shine. Two goals from Esteban Solari (picture) gave Pumas the victory with "Chamagol" Sebastián González netting for Tecos.Presumably because of a lack of fullbacks, Tuca started the

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-71272114488602491282008-02-25T13:20:00.004-06:002008-02-25T14:37:09.357-06:00

Video here.After a week of optimism following the 7 points in three games last week, all the old Pumas failings reappeared in CU. Despite controlling large parts of the game and creating a fair number of chances, Pumas were unable to convert even one, while defensive frailties were exposed to give the team from Aguascalientes an easy victory.The tormentors for Necaxa were Colombian

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-88160741216104984742008-02-18T13:05:00.006-06:002008-02-20T19:58:26.183-06:00

Video here.It is really hard to know what to say about Pumas' performance against Jaguares in CU this Sunday. Have the team suddenly improved or were Jaguares just awful?It was indeed a much improved Pumas performance with Ismael Iñiguez to the fore, and two goals from a lively Esteban Solari, but I have never seen such a woeful defensive display in Mexican football as Jaguares, not even Veracruz

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-62618026968964653382008-02-14T19:37:00.006-06:002008-02-14T20:56:04.603-06:00

Video here.In an interesting and on occasions exciting match in the Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Pumas did well to hold off a determined Puebla side in need of points to stave off relegation. Although it was an open game it did lack quality, particularly in the final third where both teams were limited and unimaginitive.Pumas started with Chiapas and Iñiguez in place of Sambueza and Barrera, but otherwise

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-70648895064838511372008-02-11T13:41:00.002-06:002008-02-13T12:36:56.194-06:00

Video here.Pumas finally broke their duck for the tournament with a last-gasp winner to edge out Monterrey in the Ciudad Universitaria. It was another unconvincing performance but nonetheless an improvement on the first three games, and given the nature of the Mexican First Division sees them only 4 points behind second in the overall classification, despite being in last place. Monterrey and La

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-21421012977600512302008-02-05T14:55:00.000-06:002008-02-05T15:52:27.634-06:00

Video here.Another forgettable game, another forgettable Pumas performance, and now the university languishes on its own at the bottom of the table with three consecutive defeats. América were poor, Pumas were worse, once again showing no bite up front and making two costly mistakes at the back. The 'águilas' were little better, their only saving grace two expert finishes.Pumas now have the

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-86333657224082338112008-01-27T14:37:00.001-06:002008-01-27T15:40:41.202-06:00

So Pumas' poor start continues. In a game they again dominated without looking particularly menacing, two Atlante goals in their best twenty-minute spell in the middle of the second half kept them unbeaten in their title defence and consigned Pumas to the bottom of the General Classification.After the return of "El Chícharo" to Monterrey, and the absence of Nkong on African Nations Cup duty, the

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-62756450405124916122008-01-20T07:39:00.000-06:002008-01-20T19:46:13.993-06:00

A great night in Guadalajara, if you are a Chivas fan, but Pumas came away from the Jalisco last night having still been unable to break the 26-year winless run in the stadium after a poor performance against a competent "Rebaño Sagrado".The goals all came in a ten-minute spell just before half-time, and the University were punished for some serious defensive lapses, and a rather lackadaisical

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-44457380770818224252008-01-13T15:21:00.000-06:002008-01-13T15:38:21.214-06:00

After a 3-2 win against Atlético Mexiquense on Wednesday in CU (goals courtsey of Solari (2) and Barrera) Pumas took on Jaguares in Chiapas in their final warm-up game with the "Copa Chiapas" at stake.After a turgid first half the game came to life at the beginning of the second half when Solari put Pumas ahead after a pass from Scocco. Two minutes later Scocco put the university two up, and

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-63432340149427750782008-01-09T11:58:00.000-06:002008-01-10T07:27:05.413-06:00

Sponsored video hereThe young Pumas team bowed out of the 2008 Interliga with a promising performance against Cruz Azul who included two of the Pumas 2004 double-winning team, Jaime Lozano and captain Joaquin Beltrán. The "Pumitas" were unable to create sufficient openings but were steady on the field and definitely looked the part against more illustrious opponents. Cruz Azul therefore advance

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-66339128546419597892008-01-06T09:41:00.000-06:002008-01-08T15:42:13.092-06:00

Video with adverts.In a dull game in Robertson Stadium, Houston the experience of San Luis was enough to see off the "Pumitas" who were out-thought and out-manoeuvred in midfield. The "Gladiadores" (Gladiators) took a two goal lead and then closed the game down, and the young "universitarios" were unable to create anything substantial to get back into the game. San Luis therefore advance to one

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-57664758868919704072008-01-04T12:22:00.000-06:002008-01-05T09:55:16.154-06:00

See the goal and the adverts.The Pumas youngsters made a good start to the Interliga in Frisco with a hard fought win against esssentially a first-choice Monterrey team, including "el Chícharo" a new acquisition from champions Atlante, and Jared Borgetti the veteran acquired from Cruz Azul. Pumas welcomed back Fernando Morales from Necaxa and Marco Antonio "Pikolín" Palacios from Veracruz."El

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A season to remember for Pumas fans, despite not winning the championship. Pumas produced their best finish since 2004, and played as well as either of the two championship teams of that year. A young defence grew in stature throughout the season, while the new players up front (both homegrown and from abroad) for once gelled into a nice unit. "El Tuca" Ferretti is a Pumas hero and the second

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-73239879800707431702007-12-10T12:22:00.000-06:002007-12-10T17:13:40.771-06:00

Video with adverts.On an intense and emotional night in Cancún, Quintana Roo Atlante were crowned champions of Mexico for only the third time in their history. Despite a solid performance from the Pumas of the UNAM the old failings in front of goal appeared and two well-taken goals by Atlante were sufficient to win the title.Atlante had started with a more attacking line-up including both Pereyra

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-20942276656641435402007-12-07T11:57:00.000-06:002007-12-07T13:20:15.836-06:00

A nil-all draw can often be a drab game lacking in quality, but that was not the case in CU for the first leg of the final as an intriguing encounter set up an interesting second leg in Cancún. Atlante must feel they have a slight advantage playing at home on Sunday, and they avoided conceding a goal despite being dominated by a Pumas team unable to provide the killer touch. Hero of the day was

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-35585721901279105012007-12-02T20:43:00.000-06:002007-12-04T07:24:28.486-06:00

Video here or here.In an intense and at times nail-biting second leg in Torreón Pumas scraped through to their first final since 2004, and play Atlante in CU on Thursday and Cancún on Sunday.The player of the game was undoubtedly Daniel Ludueña, the Argentinian known as "el Hachita", who scored a hat-trick for Santos and whose free kick set up the other for Vuoso. Pumas started in blue with the

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-84876826103597984112007-11-30T11:57:00.000-06:002007-12-01T12:05:32.550-06:00

Video with no adverts this time.Goals here.A disciplined and fully professional performance from Pumas gave them a good win over Santos to give them a cushion going into the second leg of the Apertura 2007 semi-final in Torreón. Once again Ignacio Scocco was the two-goal hero, and he was complemented by an excellent all-round display. Santos were left to rue some basic defensive frailties.Pumas

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-64668713414889294722007-11-25T14:06:00.000-06:002007-11-28T16:59:09.600-06:00

Video unfortunately with advertising.Brief highlights with music here.Lots of ¿Cómo no te voy a querer? here.Pumas battled their way to a draw in the Bombonera in a game dominated by Toluca to set up a semi-final against Santos. The player of the game was undoubtedly Uruguayan Vicente Sánchez (see picture), in possibly his last game for Toluca, who set up the Toluca goal and created problems all

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-47481488805584406092007-11-23T12:12:00.000-06:002007-11-26T12:18:52.160-06:00

See the goals here. First half highlights here. Second half here.After dominating this opening leg of the quarter-final against Toluca, Pumas nevertheless had to rely on two controversial goals to give themselves a cushion going into Sunday's return at the Bombonera. Nacho Scocco was the hero with the two goals, while Rubens Sambueza was the other star. For Toluca, Zinha is banned from the second

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-23219562787282624592007-11-19T11:52:00.000-06:002007-11-19T12:13:06.676-06:00

A pleasant sight for Pumas eyes: López looking miffed as he spurns another chance in América's defeat by Morelia.While Pumas were not in action, they finally learnt their quarter-final opponents this weekend. After a dismal display on Thursday in Monarcas by a team admittedly tired and depleted after their win against Millonarios on Tuesday, América could not turn round a three-goal deficit in

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-62290452972062583162007-11-12T12:30:00.000-06:002007-11-14T14:10:54.118-06:00

VideoIn a game that had the feel of a final, with some good quality football played, Pumas held on for a draw against current champions Pachuca and qualify direct for the Liguilla, while the Tuzos face a tough repechaje tie against Cruz Azul.In the continued absence of Verón Pumas started with the same line-up that had put eight past Veracruz, and on a bright late afternoon in Hidalgo it was the

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-24748243387510645532007-11-05T11:55:00.000-06:002007-11-07T18:01:46.654-06:00

VideoAt the end of a troubled week for Pumas, a fine team performance and an excellent individual contribution from Pablo Barrera crushed a poor Veracruz side whose defensive frailties ensured the biggest Pumas win in the league since 1976. Earlier in the week Tuca had been cautioned by the University following comments about the Interliga, in which Pumas confirmed their participation (starting

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-42295780896301634022007-11-01T09:01:00.001-06:002007-11-01T10:05:02.520-06:00

Pumas fans must find it hard to come up with different words to describe the same kind of game that their team has been playing all season. Once again they entirely dominated the game against a Toluca side that was not even able to muster a single meaningful shot on goal. And yet despite plenty of chances, quite a few falling once again to Solari, they were unable to secure the win. Pumas are

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-59887018405192664862007-10-28T14:39:00.001-06:002007-10-30T18:55:25.481-06:00

VideoIn an entertaining game in CU, Pumas once again were unable to work out how to win against an enterprising cementero team, for whom Miguel Sabah and "el chelito" Delgado were the stars. The same old Pumas failings were present: of controlling a game but failing to take the chances that came their way; of inattention down the flanks; of receiving the ball too often stationary and with the

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-6918357248661993202007-10-23T15:11:00.000-05:002007-11-01T10:13:54.266-06:00

VideoAfter gifting an early two-goal lead to a competent San Luis side, then clawing their way back level, Pumas finally threw away all their hard work and gave San Luis a boost in tough group three. Amazingly Pachuca also lost so Pumas remain second on goal difference in group one.The starting whistle had barely died away when San Luis went one up. Espinoza was caught napping down the left flank

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-48400633883839263232007-10-15T20:01:00.001-05:002007-10-15T22:31:28.200-05:00

VideoIn a curiously unexciting game in CU Pumas managed to waste a host of chances and still run out 3-0 winners over a desperately limited Tigres side. The boys from the University of Nuevo Leon are now in poor shape in the relegation table, only propped up by Veracruz. Pumas meanwhile moved back into second place in group 1 and to fifth overall.Because of the absences of Castro and Verón on

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-48525309720005726802007-10-08T12:02:00.000-05:002007-10-08T15:08:33.679-05:00

VideoIn a very even game marred by some rather odd refereeing, Pumas lost their unbeaten run while Santos, not without some trouble, regained top spot in the general classification after momentarily being overtaken by Atlante.Pumas were forced into several changes due to injury, and as a result looked a little unsteady. Leandro had not recovered from last weeks knock on the thigh, and more

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Pumas moved into a qualifying position in their group with a rather jittery 3-2 victory over Atlas, who remain without a single win yet this season. Once again Esteban Solari was the goalscoring hero, while old boy Bruno Marioni, returning to the stadium where he enjoyed title success with the university club in 2004, bagged a brace to keep local fans on tenterhooks till the final whistle.Pumas

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-30296594892893190182007-09-24T13:14:00.000-05:002007-09-24T14:10:12.413-05:00

It has been a long time coming, but finally Pumas have got a big win. They have not been outplayed in any game this season, but poor finishing and lack of concentration at the back has cost them. Well not this Saturday in Morelia. By the fifteenth minute they were two up and controlling the game comfortably.Tuca started the game with the now standard looking team, only this time without Paco -

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-1796246102389055772007-08-19T21:25:00.000-05:002007-08-21T17:00:09.242-05:00

The whore that is your sister...never heard that one before.Football chants are strange entity, turning seemingly placid, non homophobic, ordinary people into racist scum. The clasico, Pumas vs America, is at the top of shock football chant list in my opinion. My personal favourite is the scandalous accusation from the Pumas supporters that if club America had a son it might well turn out

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-66971771366749943282007-08-13T18:56:00.000-05:002007-08-16T09:26:20.850-05:00

In quite an appalling match Atlante made a winning start to their stay in Cancun in front of a packed Andrés Quintana Roo stadium. An early goal by Cameroon striker Alain Nkong was enough to see them past a Pumas side woefully short on ideas and still unable to finish.Pumas surprisingly started with Scocco instead of Paco Palencia, who had been suffering from an injury in the week, but who was

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-37583681394147910592007-08-06T15:22:00.000-05:002007-08-07T17:16:08.880-05:00

Pumas vs ChivasIt was hot. Even hotter than I remembered it from last season and while the standard of football rarely matched the temperature in terms of sizzle and scorch, I was very happy to see Pumas win a point in the dying minutes against a Chivas side who seemed at times to have the technical edge, but played with a distinct lack of desire. When the season fixtures come out, every football

John Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13531821457853924201noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-20534451082544971522007-05-24T11:06:00.000-05:002007-05-24T11:12:39.883-05:00

Overall a disappointing season in which our primary objective was stuttered to, but we failed completely to go any further. The second half of this half season saw us get 8 draws and a loss from the last nine games. Our triumphant end to the Apertura 2006 was built on 2 losses, 3 draws and 4 wins, that’s 15 points ahead of 8 this time.TucaFollowing a fine Apertura we had effectively put the

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Tigres v PumasUniversitario28th April 2007Video HighlightsA deeply unsurprising, if disappointing, end to the season. Another draw, and this time I would say we were probably fortunate to get that. Once again Leandro and Sancho failed to put a stamp on this game and run it from midfield. I think overall we now have to see this midfield pairing as a failure.Sancho particularly disappointed me in

DThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206219755334432821noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32682400.post-72984290978681425842007-04-23T09:59:00.000-05:002007-04-23T11:24:24.113-05:00

Pumas v San LuisCU22nd April 2007Video Highlights - in the crowd“The same story all year”. The words of Paco Palencia a perfect summing up of this match. We started strongly, were clearly the better team, and yet came away with a draw.Ailton starting his first game of the season, he showed some flashes, but still looks rusty and overall had an indifferent game. Tuca’s changes were inaccurate, and

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Monarcas v PumasEstadio Morelos14th April 2007Video HighlightsFinally we break our six game run of draws. Six games from which we should have won, but draw, in this game we should have got a draw – but lost. Bernal back (from injury), and Parejita back (from suspension), and Jehu Chiapas still starting on the left, as Ailton is slowly coming back from his long lay off.Things went bad from the off

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Pumas v AmericaCU8th April 2007Video HighlightsAnother two points dropped in a game we dominated. This is the sixth game in a row which we really ought to have won, but got a draw.From the very off we were clearly the better team on the day, but continuing defensive lapses and lack of ruthlessness in front of goal has cost us dear.Our goal came following a well saved rasping shot from Leandro. He

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Tecos v PumasTres De Marzo1st April 2007Video HighlightsAnother two points dropped. Unfortunately I was stuck in an Avianca office in Bogota airport during this game, so missed it. As did all my colleagues here, so little to say, except it seems we could have won ..... again.Goals:-0-1 - 2 mins - After scoring one after 1 minute for Mexico mid-week, Juan Francisco Palencia waited two minutes in

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Atlante v Pumas24th March 2007Estadio AztecaVideo Highlights - our goal, our red, our angerAnother two points dropped. For the third consecutive week this blog has the same opening. This time the blame lies on a) a poor decision by the ref, b) poor substitutions by Tuca and c) surprise, surprise, poor finishing.With Palencia, Castro and Veron all on international duty, we were expecting some

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Pumas v QueretaroCU18th March 2007Another two points dropped, but at least we are scoring goals again. Last term against Queretaro we got a away with a point in a game we really should have won, and so it proved again today.Parejita came back from his suspension, and almost scored a spectacular goal from a Scocco cross in the opening minutes. Other than him, the team was unchanged from last

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Necaxa v Pumas14th March 2007Estadio VictoriaVideo HighlightsAnother two points dropped in a frustrating game, in which we showed what we are capable of, but also were the authors of our own undoing.The fact that both goals in this game were scored from set pieces and by defenders speaks volumes.Pumas started very strongly, and for the first 25 mins or so were comfortably in control, but once

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Pumas v Chivas11th March 2007CUVideo "Colour" pieceFull Jornada 8m30sA bright and interesting game finished level, and proved that Pumas can hold, and trouble, the best in Mexico.With Pareja out we all expected to see Espinosa come in for him, but in the end it was Barrera who started. RoRo still in goal, for injured Bernal, and Chiapas out left. Tuca stuck with Paco Palenica and Ignacio Scocco

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Monterrey vs PumasTecnológico en Monterrey3rd March 2007Video Highlights - Pumas at 2m41sA dominate performance, a terrible decision and a nice goal saw Pumas deservedly and expectedly pick up three points. I have watched a bit of Mexican football, but Pareja’s straight red for showing mild annoyance left me shocked. Happily the team recovered a lot quicker, and better, than I did, and have not

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Pumas v Cruz AzulCU25th February 2007Video HighlightsVideo Complete Jornada Pumas at 8m44sAnother game of two halves, in which Pumas faded again. Despite looking clearly the better team for the first half and going into the second half, our inability to bag left us deeply frustrated. The Frenchmen threw his Pumas cap onto the pitch at final whistle, with very Gallic contempt. We all knew how he

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Pachuca v PumasEstadio Hidalgo17th February 2007Video HighlightsAll goals, Pumas at 1m 17sA good away point against a fine team, in an interesting game, in very cold conditions. We came away with lots of positives, and probably a cold to boot.An unusual ground, set within excavated rocks to underline the mining history in this town, and a very cold one. Sitting in the very hot sun in the square,

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Pumas v SantosCU14th February 2007Video Highlightsgoals from all matches, this game at 2m12sA game of two halves, it is also a game which will be remembered for putting the descenso fears behind us. Whilst still possible for us to go down, we have put ourselves clear of Santos by 16 points. With 12 games left, I really think we can breathe easier, and maybe concentrate more on winning the league.

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Toluca v PumasEstadio Nemesio Díez Riega11th February 2007Full Jornada Pumas at 8 mins 30 secs and terrible penalty decision at 7 mins 40 secsPalencia goalReasonably content with the result, but disappointed with the performance. Toluca are a real bogey team for us in recent years, and it is never easy to come here,. So to walk away with a point should be satisfying, but we were given the breaks

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Pumas v Jaguares4th February 2007CUVideo Highlights - Pumas at 8 mins 19 secsA solid, concentrated “back to basics” performance saw Pumas pick up their first victory of this Clausura 2007. Jaguares were reasonably well organised at the back, and we just closed them off completely in attack, but overall they did not really turn up.Tuca’s pre match worries were the uncharacteristic slip in

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Veracruz v Pumas27th January 2007Estadio Luis Pirata FuenteVideo:- JUST VERACRUZ GOALSA frustrating and largely inexplicable loss. A glaring error by Bernal, for which most are more willing to forgive than I am. I also felt that Tuca made some errors in this game.We knew that Ailton had only 80% chance of a start, and Gonzalez and Scocco definitely out, so we felt sure of seeing Palencia and

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Highlight Videos – Clausura 2007 - Blog IndexThese videos are mostly supplied by Colima24 and Salsportsandnews, and hosted by You Tube. Both these users also appear on the Mexican section of Big Soccer Forums.Keep checking back to this page (it is in the "links" on the right) , as I will update the links as they become available-Jornada 1 Pumas 0 - Atlas 0 no sign of penalty not givenJornada 2

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Pumas v Atlas22nd January 2007CUVideo Highlights1st Himno of new seasonDale OThose not present had a greater impact on this match than those present. A large crowd had great hopes of seeing Ailton Da Silva’s return, but he watched from the stands, as he still is not 100% following an injury. RoRo was also up there, serving out a 2 match ban, following the Pachuca punch-up. What was more

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Last Update:- 19th January 2007 08.51amINTERNATONAL CALL-UPSOur old manager, Hugo Sanchez, has put together his first Mexican Nacional Squad. This is just for a mini-camp, and is NOT the final squad for the "friendly" v USA on 7th February. As such, he said he would not call the European based players, nor any America players, so as not to take them from important club games. They will be

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Pumas v PachucaCU26th November 2006Video Highlights A bit of a disappointing end to the season, really. I was more than satisfied at nil all at half time, even if we had not seen much football. This Pachuca team is clearly excellent, but they really did not concern me. In the end, they scored a scrappy goal, we had a clear penalty on Velarde turned down.The last twenty minutes was all Pumas,

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Pachuca v PumasEstadio Hidalgo25th November 2006Video HighlightsThis game gave us pretty much what we expected, but had quite an explosive ending.Starting with Chupa up front, Pumas clearly were in the mood to draw the sting of this Pachuca team, who many describe as the best team in Mexico. They had won well in the semi final of the CopaSudamericana on Wednesday night, and came out all guns

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The Pumas Players Spokesman faces the press with easy assurance. he answers questions coolly and considerately, praising other players and down-playing his own contribution. When the questions are over he smiles, gets up and walks away calmly. This is Israel Castro.When people see Pumas for the first time and begin to get to know the team, it is likely their gaze will be drawn to the flowing

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