GOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!!!

August 6, 2008 · Filed Under FUTBOL! · Comment 

new england revolutionby the goat… From Boston.com:

Last night, the SuperLiga Tournament final needed two 15-minute extra time periods before the Revolution emerged with the 6-5 victory on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw following 120 minutes of play.

The Revolution became the first MLS team to win the SuperLiga title and defeated the Dynamo in a championship setting for the first time in three attempts.

From the game’s first minutes, the 9,242 fans in attendance at Gillette Stadium were treated to a fast-paced battle that saw the Revolution come from behind twice.
“The whole game was intense,” Revolution defender Jeff Larentowicz said.

My god, another championship win, at this point I think Boston could win a war with China. This is getting ridiculous. And what the hell is the SuperLiga? Are they just making shit up? Beantown has won everything so they had to invent new crap that they can win?

All this winning is getting exhausting. It’s a good thing I didn’t even know it was soccer season, or if soccer even has seasons, or that soccer is actually considered a sport by some people. If I actually followed it I would have gone into championship overload, it’s too soon after the last one. That said, I am happy to quietly chalk up another victory for the good guys, we who reside at this nexus of the universe we call Boston.

While we’re on the subject of soccer, I just wanted to also say that this:

From the game’s first minutes, the 9,242 fans in attendance at Gillette Stadium were treated to a fast-paced battle that saw the Revolution come from behind twice.

“The whole game was intense,” Revolution defender Jeff Larentowicz said.

Is an absolute lie. I have watched every level of soccer, from MLS and Premier to European Championships and World Cups, and I have never, not once, seen an intense soccer match. The fans in the stands may be intense, the announcer may get all intense, but a bunch of dudes kicking a ball around a field the size of Rhode Island is not intense.

Also, 9,242 fans in Gillette? That is pathetic. Apparently an MLS championship game is easier to get into than Salem State.

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