Comments on: An early final http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/04/22/an-early-final/ More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at Sun, 27 May 2012 20:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: justin http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/04/22/an-early-final/#comment-1490 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:18:43 +0000 http://hastalogolsiempre.wordpress.com/?p=1182#comment-1490 Well, Boca survived. I watched the Colo Colo game and Atlas was by far the better side. Colo Colo were fortunate not to lose, and were really dreadful in the second half. Playing for their lives, they barely had any possession the last 15 minutes.

]]> By: hastaelgolsiempre http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/04/22/an-early-final/#comment-1488 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:25:18 +0000 http://hastalogolsiempre.wordpress.com/?p=1182#comment-1488 Justin, Bostero is correct – the 5 goals the Argentine media are stating Boca need are to make 100% sure, regardless of the other scoreline, that they’ll qualify. What they in fact need, should Colo Colo beat Atlas, is enough margin in both games for the goal difference to swing in Boca’s favour.

And as stated already, a smaller win is fine if it’s a draw, and any win at all will do if Atlas win (because Colo Colo are only 2 points ahead of Boca).

]]> By: Bostero Forever http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/04/22/an-early-final/#comment-1487 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:40:59 +0000 http://hastalogolsiempre.wordpress.com/?p=1182#comment-1487 Sure is a little complicated, because if Colo Colo win by 3 gols (3-0, 4-1, etc) and Boca win by 3 gols, Atlas would be + 2 gols and Boca + 3 and yes, Boca advanced. But if Colo Colo win for only 1 gol (not 1-0 but 2-1, 3-2, etc) and Boca made only 4 (“only”, for Christ’s sake, with the difficult that is to made 4 goals to anybody nowadays!), Boca and Atlas will have the same difference of gols, but Atlas one (or more) gols converted.
So that’s why Boca, to be sure himself and not depend on any result must make 5.
Of course, if Atlas win, any winning result will be enough for we Bosteros.

]]> By: justin http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2008/04/22/an-early-final/#comment-1485 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:45:24 +0000 http://hastalogolsiempre.wordpress.com/?p=1182#comment-1485 Boca always come through…although sometimes they need help from a mysterious cloud of fog.

I’m not sure I follow completely – if Colo Colo win AND Boca fail to win by 5, Boca can still get through? Does that mean the margin of Atlas’ loss, added to the margin of Boca’s win, has to overcome the 5-goal advantage Atlas currently has? In other words, Colo Colo 3 Atlas 0, Boca 3 Maracaibo 0, Boca advances?

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