Boca Juniors and Celtic coming to Seattle...

Purplegeezer wrote:They don't accept that a second division team could beat them.

Especially one from the USA who plays on plastic and rubber. I can understand their frustration. The gap between first and second divisions here isn't that large however. Is the difference between the top two leagues in Argentina more pronounced than it is here?

All in all, a great atmosphere and one of the most exciting games I can recall seeing in person. Our last two goals were the first this year not involving one Ryan Pore (Superstar). Maybe Lopez just earned himself some more PT (and especially the opportunity to take direct kicks).

In Argentina, there's a pretty big gap between the top ten first division teams and the bottom 10. In fact, most years there's a big dropoff after about 5-6 teams. That's what makes River looking at relegation so stunning.

The second division teams aren't even on the map. Maybe like the Timbers u23's or something. Often the kids are younger. I did see a River youth team with Bounonotte beat a second division team a few years ago. He was like 15.

What a great day for Portland soccer. The Rain won and the Timbers beat Boca!!! Boca!!!







I am still floating amongst the clouds. I will tell this story decades from now.

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Sounders won 3-0. What was the final score of the Timbers vs. Boca game?

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Putting this all in perspective, these are pre-season tours for the big teams that come to the US...like Boca, Manchechester U., etc. They play the scrubs, and the objective is not to get hurt. All the same, I was at the game in Seattle and Boca really got worked pretty badly. It wasn't very close.

Portland 3-2 Boca. Make no mistake, Boca wanted a result Saturday and played like it. It was a good win against a quality side and the Timbers players want to use it to break out of the poor run they have been in.