Tag Archives: South American football

Copa Sudamericana 2011: Vélez stumble in their semi-final first leg

Posted on Thursday, 24 November 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield suffered a setback in Quito in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana semi-final, away to LDU Quito. With two goals from Hernán Barcos, the Argentine former Racing  and Huracán striker, Liga won 2-0 at home to set … Continue reading →

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World Cup qualifying 2014: Argentina 1 – 1 Bolivia: match highlights (in HD!)

Posted on Friday, 11 November 2011 by

Argentina’s qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup hit another bump in the road on Friday afternoon where, in the glorious Monumental sunshine, Bolivia took the lead and eventually held the hosts to a 1-1 draw in the third round … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana: Vélez win a thriller late on to advance to the semis (video)

Posted on Friday, 11 November 2011 by

Thursday night was the time for Vélez Sarsfield’s quarter-final second leg in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, and it was a brilliant match. Having drawn the first leg 1-1 away to Santa Fe of Colombia last week, Vélez stormed into a … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana: Independiente go out despite a win (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 by

Defending Copa Sudamericana champions exited the tournament at the hands of 2009 winners Liga de Quito on Wednesday night, winning 1-0 on the night in the Estadio Libertadores de América but losing 2-1 on aggregate by virtue of Liga’s 2-0 … Continue reading →

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Venezuela claim an historic win over Argentina in South American qualifiers (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 by

Tuesday night saw Argentina’s second qualifier for the 2014 World Cup, and an historic result in Puerto La Cruz. In eighteen previous matches between Argentina and Venezuela, Argentina had won every single one, but tonight Venezuela played better and got … Continue reading →

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World Cup 2014 qualifying: Higuaín hits a hat trick as Argentina demolish Chile 4-1 (video)

Posted on Friday, 7 October 2011 by

Alejandro Sabella, after playing four friendlies of dubious importance, finally had his competitive debut as Argentina manager on Friday evening, and it could hardly have gone better. Chile provided tricky opposition and deserved more for their own efforts, but Sabella’s … Continue reading →

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River Plate hit seven in the Nacional B, Vélez win away in the Sudamericana (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 5 October 2011 by

It was inevitable, in spite of a certain lack of cohesion in their play to date, that at some point River Plate were going to click and put in a good team performance, and that their opponents that day were … Continue reading →

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Brazil beat Argentina; Independiente lose in Quito (video)

Posted on Thursday, 29 September 2011 by

In the Superclásico de las Américas, Argentina’s domestic national team lost 2-0 to their Brazilian counterparts on Wednesday night in Belém, going down to a 2-0 aggregate loss. Lucas opened the scoring for Brazil, and Vélez Sarsfield defender Emiliano Papa … Continue reading →

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Vélez click into gear to thrash Arsenal in Copa Sudamericana (video)

Posted on Friday, 9 September 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield have had a woeful start to the season, by their own high standards, but on Thursday night their engine finally crunched and ground into the gear they’d been looking for, and the result was a 4-0 thrashing of … Continue reading →

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Copa Sudamericana playoffs 2011: Arsenal de Sarandí start well against Estudiantes (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 by

Six Argentine clubs play off against each other this week and next for the right to go into the round of sixteen of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, thus beginning the new season of continental football. The first two to face … Continue reading →

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