Chilean scoring sensation Humberto “El Chupete” Suazo has been presented with Rayados. Let’s hope he maintains the level shown in the Libertadores and Copa America. After all, it’s time we win the championship again.
Chupete Suazo
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Photo of the day #10
A low quality photo of legendary Uruguayan central defender for Monterrey and personal icon Richard Tavares. It’s so hard to find photos of him online that when I bumped into this one I decided to post it. If you have any photos of Tavares dressed in his Monterrey uniform, send them in!
Data
- Name: Richard Edunio Tavares Almeida.
- Born: May 24th 1964, Salto, Uruguay.
- Position: Defender.
- Teams: Wanderers de Montevideo, Libertad de Concordia, All Boys, Racing de Córdoba, Deportivo Italiano, Boca Juniors, Monterrey, Chaco For Ever, Quilmes, Irapuato, Puebla, Correcaminos y Veracruz.
- Titles: Concacaf Champion with Monterrey (1993).
- Current Job: Lottery agency in Buenos Aires.
Today, ten years ago…
It was a beautiful day at Estadio Universitario where Monterrey beat it’s arch-rival Tigres in their own home (2-1, goals by Sergio Verdirame and Luis Miguel Salvador) and mathematically sent them to the next division. Half the city cried, and the other half realized their town had just become a better place.
Lucho Pérez
Yesterday, as I was walking aimlessly in the International Terminal at Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez in Mexico City, I bumped into the Mexican National Team on their way to play against Ghana.
All the other players ran ran away at the sight of a drunken fan, but thankfully Mexico’s (and Monterrey‘s) star midfielder Luis Ernesto Pérez was too busy buying a milkshake and couldn’t escape. Here’s the proof:
By the way, did you know you could buy Indio beer for $29 pesos and then walk around with the bottle in the airport? Neither did I. What a pleasant surprise!
We want the cup
¡Vamos Monterrey, queremos la coooopa, la hinchada esta loca y yo, quiero verte campeón!
ok, I’d better get to work now.
Photo of the day
Walter Gaitan disputes the ball with Guillermo Franco in the last edition of the “Clásico Regiomontano” which Monterrey won 2-1. Tomorrow and Saturday, the two teams meet again, this time in the semifinal. Monterrey has not lost in the last 15 games and has won a record 7 straight away games. Tigres qualified to the playoffs undeservedly (Chiapas had 3 points taken away due to a rule) but came back from a 3-1 defeat at home in the first game of the semifinal to beat top ranked America 4-1 in their own Azteca stadium. The last (and only other) time the two teams met in playoffs was 2003. Monterrey won the semifinal 5-3 (global) and later won the final to become champions after 17 years.
[Update 12/7/2005] Tigres wins 1-0 the first game. Monterrey now has to win at home in order to make it to the final.
Photo: mediotiempo.com
Monterrey 4-1 América
Originally uploaded by kirsch.
Last Saturday, I had to go down to watch the game between Monterrey and America.
Monterrey won (obviously) by a wide margin: 4-1.
Ex-fan of America and newly rayado Mauricio Capistran (Picho) stoically paid the bet between us by wearing Monterrey’s shirt all day at work. To make things worse, the shirt says Bimbo – a sure way of getting people to ask you why you’d wear such shirt.
Please note the flag in the back of the picture. We promptly proceeded to burn it.
Monterrey Campeón
I just posted some pictures from the final in the Tecnológico Stadium where Monterrey flipped the 2-1 score against them and defeated Hugo Sanchez’s Pumas to become the champions of the Apertura 2004 tournament.
�Duro Rayados!
Guillermo Franco celebrates his third goal against Pumas in the final
Franco can’t contain his tears of joy while Urdiales stares in desbelief at the new champions.
People went to the streets to celebrate the championship.
Team members on their way to pick up their trophy.
Herrera’s short career as a coach has given him his first championship.
Monterrey is in the final!
Semifinal away game (Estadio Azteca): Atlante 2-4 Monterrey
Semifinal home game (Estadio Tecnol�gico): Monterrey 3-1 Atlante
Finalists: Monterrey VS Pumas UNAM.
Should I fly to Monterrey for the game? (who am I kidding?! Of course!)
Update: I just bought my plane tickets. Monterrey Campeón!
Update 2: First leg: Pumas 2-1 Monterrey (shit). Things will be intense on Saturday.
Pictures from Monterrey VS Pachuca
Here’s a couple of pictures from last night’s game (Monterrey VS Pachuca quarter finals). Monterrey won 2-1 and now have to go and not lose in the return game in Pachuca.
Yes, cell phone cameras suck.