First Impressions - CD Chivas Guadalajara 2 : 1 D.C. United

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It's a Simple Game found this 4/4/2007 on dcunitedblog.blogspot.com [flag]
AGGREGATE - D.C. UNITED 2 : 3 CD GUADALAJARA D.C. UNITED ELIMINATED IN SEMI-FINAL OF 2007 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP Honestly? Better than I expected. Worse than I hoped. There may be talk of blame after this game, but I think it's unnecessary. Or if there is some thought to blame, it should be on the first goal. The later defensive breakdowns were a combination of fatigue and pressing for an ... [link]

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DC Loses: What I, and All Y'all, Saw
Published 4/4/2007 by The Manly Ferry at It's a Simple Game
... - I think the favorite thing I read about this game all week appeared in the comments on The DCenters first impressions post; it was written by a Matt W:

More on Chivas-DCU
Published 4/5/2007 by Howard Hamilton at HexagonalBlog
... that the MLS teams appeared to be taking the CCC seriously and were giving their best efforts, yet for whatever reason they just weren't good enough. Regardless of what Houston do tomorrow night, the effort by both representatives go a long way to reversing that assessment. I think it's been a combination of proper preparation, as well as smart selection of players and the right tactical and mental mindset. I'm not into moral victories, and I'm not into moral victories because these teams have shown that they are capable of performing well in difficult conditions outside the USA. As DCenters blog said after the match, Moral victories only come when defeat is assured. We lost. But I never want to hear again that we are doomed to defeat if we play in Mexico. We just haven't done it yet. There will be a first time. Exactly right.

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