Saturday, April 12, 2008

Columbus Crew versus Chivas

I was at the Columbus Crew game tonight (3rd game of the season). It was a great game. We won 4 - 3. I can't really complain about a win, and I don't know of the last time we scored 4 goals in a game, but we had a 3 - 1 lead for about 30 seconds and then Chivas scored one to make it 3 -2, with possibly 15 minutes left (i could be wrong). And then then shot a long distance rocket that evened the score. So it was good that we were able to score the 4th goal for the win. For the last 8 minutes, we had a 2 man advantage, as one of Chivas' player received his 2nd yellow and was ejected, and shortly after, another Chivas player received a straight red card for taking down Schelotto out. But Chivas still had some opportunities after that, notably a decent corner kick. So it was a lot of fun, the crowd was amazing and we pulled off a victory..

2 comments:

Michael Beaton said...

Chivas . . . isn't that a drink . . . where city do they represent? That's just wierd . . . that would be like calling Man U . . . AIG?

Unknown said...

Apprently "Chivas" means goats.. From a wikipedia article:

"Club Deportivo Guadalajara, also known as Guadalajara, usually referred to by its nickname Chivas (Goats), is a Mexican association football team...

The team's popularity in the U.S. has led to the creation of a Major League Soccer expansion club in the United States, Chivas USA".

Apparently their full name is Club Deportivo Chivas USA. They are based in Carson, CA.