Category: Sports
Copa Centroamericana Final Match Day Recap
The 2017 Copa Centroamericana kicked off this past Friday, January 13th. The biannual tournament pits Central American national teams against each other in a short tournament to name a regional champion as well as to select four national teams to the proceeding CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.
Guatemala was not involved in this year’s tournament as the country’s football federation remains banned due to “political interference.” As such, this year’s tournament will follow a round-robin format from Jan. 13th – Jan. 22nd. The team with the most points at the end of the five match days will raise the tournament trophy.
Match Day 1 results can be found here.
Match Day 2 results can be found here.
Match Day 3 results can be found here.
Match Day 4 results can be found here.
Belize 0 – 1 Honduras
El Salvador 1 – 0 Nicaragua
Panama 1 – 0 Costa Rica
Honduras’ victory over Belize sealed their fourth Copa Centroamericana title since the tournament began in 1991.
Copa Centroamericana Match Day 3 Recap
The 2017 Copa Centroamericana kicked off this past Friday, January 13th. The biannual tournament pits Central American national teams against each other in a short tournament to name a regional champion as well as to select four national teams to the proceeding CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.
Guatemala was not involved in this year’s tournament as the country’s football federation remains banned due to “political interference.” As such, this year’s tournament will follow a round-robin format from Jan. 13th – Jan. 22nd. The team with the most points at the end of the five match days will raise the tournament trophy.
Match Day 1 results can be found here.
Match Day 2 results can be found here.
El Salvador 3 – 1 Belize
Costa Rica 0 – 0 Nicaragua
Panama 0 – 1 Honduras
Match Day 4 is tomorrow, January 20th, on Univision Deportes and live via CONCACAF’s official Facebook page.
Copa Centroamericana Match Day 2 Recap
The 2017 Copa Centroamericana kicked off this past Friday, January 13th. The biannual tournament pits Central American national teams against each other in a short tournament to name a regional champion as well as to select four national teams to the proceeding CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.
Guatemala was not involved in this year’s tournament as the country’s football federation remains banned due to “political interference.” As such, this year’s tournament will follow a round-robin format from Jan. 13th – Jan. 22nd. The team with the most points at the end of the five match days will raise the tournament trophy.
Match Day 1 results can be found here.
Belize 0 – 3 Costa Rica
El Salvador 1 – 2 Honduras
Panama 2 – 1 Nicaragua
Match Day 3 is tomorrow, January 17th, on Univision Deportes and live via CONCACAF’s official Facebook page.
Copa Centroamericana Match Day 1 Recap
The 2017 Copa Centroamericana kicked off this past Friday, January 13th. The biannual tournament pits Central American national teams against each other in a short tournament to name a regional champion as well as to select four national teams to the proceeding CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.
Guatemala was not involved in this year’s tournament as the country’s football federation remains banned due to “political interference.” As such, this year’s tournament will follow a round-robin format from Jan. 13th – Jan. 22nd. The team with the most points at the end of the five match days will raise the tournament trophy.
Honduras 2 – 1 Nicaragua
Costa Rica 0 – 0 El Salvador
Panama 0 – 0 Belize
Honduras is the current leader with 3 points as the only team that won on opening day.
Match Day 2 is today, January 15th, on Univision Deportes.
Arsenal Net Three Past Chivas in International Friendly [photos]
Arsenal of England toured the US this summer for a number of pre-season matches before the start of the 2016/2017 Barclay’s Premiere League. The Gunners defeated their opponents, Chivas de Guadalajara, 3 – 1 at the Stubhub Center, home of MLS side LA Galaxy.
Below are a few shots from the game. All game photos are at my Flickr album.
Chivas Defeat Veracruz 2 – 0 at Supercopa MX [photos]
Chivas de Guadalajara lifted the SupercopaMX trophy after 90 minutes against Veracruz in the preseason battle for a spot in the Copa Libertadores. The match, which pitted the CopaMX winners of the Apertura ’15 and Clausura ’16, gives the winner, Chivas, its first opportunity in six years to play in the prestigious South American tournament.
The game also turned out to be Omar Bravo’s final game with the Rebaño Sagrado as he announced his departure to the Carolina Railhawks of the NASL the following day. The former captain and all-time leading goalscorer with Chivas went out in style.
Below are a few photos from the match. The entire album of photos is on my flickr.
Copa America Centenario – Mexico vs. Chile [photos]
Chile masterfully picked Mexico apart 7 – 0 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara in the Copa America Centenario quarterfinal match.
Below are a few of my favorite photos from the event. The full set is available at my Flickr account.
Copa America Centenario – Mexico vs. Jamaica [photos]
Mexico defeated Jamaica 2 – 0 thanks a first half goal from Javier Hernandez and a second half goal by Oribe Peralta.
A few photos are below with the complete set posted on my flickr.
Copa America Centenario – Colombia vs. Paraguay [photos]
Colombia defeated Paraguay 2 – 1 thanks to a goal and an assist from captain James Rodriguez.
Below are a few photos from the match. The entire set is at my flickr.
Afroxander (aka Iván Fernández) 