CONCACAF Group A standings
by denz on Aug 25, 2010 9:01 PM MDT
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PrintWell after the 1-0 loss by Toronto FC to Arabe Unido and Real Salt Lake's meltdown in the final 15 minutes to give Cruz Azul a 5-4 win we end up with the following standings for Group A
|
Team |
Games |
Points |
Win |
Loss |
Draw |
GD/Away Goals |
|
Real Salt Lake |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0/4 |
|
Arabe Unido |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0/1 |
|
Cruz Azul |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0/1 |
|
Toronto FC |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0/1 |
The rules for tiebreakers after the jump:
So right now the group is all knoted up, so what happens in the event of a tie at the end of the group stage? Well CONCACAF has these rules:
Phase 2: Group Stage
· Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
· Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
· Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the teams concerned
· Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
· Greater goal difference in all group matches
· Greater number of goals scored in group matches
· Greater number of goals scored away in all group Matches
· Drawing of lots
The 4 road goals give RSL the advantage as things stand today, but wow the 3 points for a road win, or even a point for a road draw would be good. You have to believe that RSL will be playing a full 90 from now on in these matches.
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I watched the first 70 minutes
and felt good about RSL closing the match out 3-1…
Then I checked back after the game ended and refused to believe the final score! Cruz Azul really scored 3 goals in the final 10 minutes!? I really hope you are right with the hope that we will learn from an early group-play letdown – to play until the final whistle (I didn’t want to say play the full 90, because I think there were two goals scored in stoppage time!).
As a sidenote, of what I did see of the game, it seemed like we dominated the first portion of the game by adapting to the crazy weather. Cruz Azul was trying to play like they weren’t on a wet field, while we would just clear the ball or kick it out of bounds. I know our 2nd and 3rd goals were basically taking advantage of Cruz Azul not changing their style of play based on the playing conditions, by the defender trying to play the ball back to the keeper, or holding onto the ball too long.
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