Tickets on sale for Xolos game in San Diego
Tijuana to take on Chivas USA on Feb. 22
Por: SanDiegoRed.com 3 Febrero 2012 @ 1:08 pm
Tickets for the game between the Tijuana Xolos and the MLS team Chivas USA are on sale.
The San Diego Clasico, as the match is being billed, will be played at Torero Stadium at the University of San Diego on Feb. 22 at 8 p.m.
In last year’s Classic, the Xolos played against the Los Angeles Galaxy, in the same stadium. The Xolos, which had yet to move up to Mexico’s premier First Division, beat David Beckham, Landon Donovan and company via penalty kicks.
Chivas USA will play the February game as part of its preseason schedule while the Xoloitzcuintles will be in the middle of the regular Clausura season.
The Tijuana team is expected to field its starters for this game, which will give San Diego fans a chance to see the Xolos without having to cross the border.
The Xolos have played well in the first four games of the season and are tied for second place in the general standings. The team takes on Puebla on Sunday at 10 a.m. at Estadio Caliente.
Tickets for the San Diego Classic will be $25, $35 and $45. They may be obtained through Tickets.com or by phoning 619.260.7550.
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Tickets on sale for Xolos game in San Diego
Started by HK70, Feb 03 2012 10:26 PM
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Posted 24 February 2012 - 01:47 AM
SD fans delight in Xolos win against Chivas USA
They packed Torero Stadium for exhibition game
Por: Ivan Orozco 23 Febrero 2012 @ 5:05 am
Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles players ran to the north sideline Wednesday night.
They tossed team memorabilia into the stands at USD's Torero Stadium, sending fans into a frenzy as the crowd vied for the free items.
It didn't matter that the players launching the gifts were not the Xolos regular starters. Tijuana supporters instead got to see the Xolos come-from-behind to beat Major League Soccer's Chivas USA 5-2 in a friendly match.
The nearly-full stadium with mostly Tijuana fans got to see a Xolos makeshift line-up against a Chivas USA squad using most of its starters in its preseason.
Regardless, the crowd remained festive in what was called the San Diego Clásico, in its second edition. Tijuana beat the Los Angeles Galaxy with David Beckham in penalty kicks last year.
No international stars or dramatic PKs this time.
Chivas USA doesn't carry household names and Tijuana coach Antonio Mohamed rested his starters ahead of this weekend’s Primera División league home match against Toluca.
The Xolos are in the middle of the Clausura tournament and are among the top 10 teams in the standings, with 12 points, heading into the eighth week of the 17-game season.
Against Chivas USA, the sister team of Mexico's Chivas de Guadalajara, Mohamed did use Mauro Gerk, Raul Enríquez, Miguel Almazán and Adrián Zermeño, all substitutes.
Enríquez tied the match 1-1 in the 57th minute via a header while Gerk scored the go-ahead goal in the 64th minute with a header that Chivas USA goalkeeper Dan Kennedy bobbled but appeared to have stopped. But the line judge ruled it a goal.
Leandro Fernández, who has seen some playing time with the First Division team coming off the bench, scored twice for Tijuana, in the 79th minute and seconds prior to the final whistle. His first came on a right-footed blast from about 25-yards out.
“I like to kick from that distance,” said Fernández, who the Xolos signed last month. “I hit it well and it came out better than I thought it would.”
Noel Maya converted a PK three minutes later to cap the scoring.
All this while some of the Xolos regular starters sat on the team bench.
Joe Corona, the Sweetwater High alum, Fernando Arce, Jose Sand, Javier Gandolfi and goalkeeper Cirilo Saucedo watched Mohamed's mixture of reserves and back-ups. There was even Bruno Piceno from the Under-20 squad roaming the left wing.
Piceno drew a foul that prompted a red card for Chivas USA's Miler Bolanos seconds before halftime.
Michael Lahoud (36th minute) and Casey Townsend (88th) scored for Chivas USA.
“This was a great opportunity for a lot of my teammates,” Corona said about Wednesday's match. “It's a process. Every player wants to be on the first team. They are working at it. I've accomplished to be where I want to be at. Coming to play here is a way to show that we appreciate our fans here. We know there is a great fan base here and we are proud of that.”
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They packed Torero Stadium for exhibition game
Por: Ivan Orozco 23 Febrero 2012 @ 5:05 am
Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles players ran to the north sideline Wednesday night.
They tossed team memorabilia into the stands at USD's Torero Stadium, sending fans into a frenzy as the crowd vied for the free items.
It didn't matter that the players launching the gifts were not the Xolos regular starters. Tijuana supporters instead got to see the Xolos come-from-behind to beat Major League Soccer's Chivas USA 5-2 in a friendly match.
The nearly-full stadium with mostly Tijuana fans got to see a Xolos makeshift line-up against a Chivas USA squad using most of its starters in its preseason.
Regardless, the crowd remained festive in what was called the San Diego Clásico, in its second edition. Tijuana beat the Los Angeles Galaxy with David Beckham in penalty kicks last year.
No international stars or dramatic PKs this time.
Chivas USA doesn't carry household names and Tijuana coach Antonio Mohamed rested his starters ahead of this weekend’s Primera División league home match against Toluca.
The Xolos are in the middle of the Clausura tournament and are among the top 10 teams in the standings, with 12 points, heading into the eighth week of the 17-game season.
Against Chivas USA, the sister team of Mexico's Chivas de Guadalajara, Mohamed did use Mauro Gerk, Raul Enríquez, Miguel Almazán and Adrián Zermeño, all substitutes.
Enríquez tied the match 1-1 in the 57th minute via a header while Gerk scored the go-ahead goal in the 64th minute with a header that Chivas USA goalkeeper Dan Kennedy bobbled but appeared to have stopped. But the line judge ruled it a goal.
Leandro Fernández, who has seen some playing time with the First Division team coming off the bench, scored twice for Tijuana, in the 79th minute and seconds prior to the final whistle. His first came on a right-footed blast from about 25-yards out.
“I like to kick from that distance,” said Fernández, who the Xolos signed last month. “I hit it well and it came out better than I thought it would.”
Noel Maya converted a PK three minutes later to cap the scoring.
All this while some of the Xolos regular starters sat on the team bench.
Joe Corona, the Sweetwater High alum, Fernando Arce, Jose Sand, Javier Gandolfi and goalkeeper Cirilo Saucedo watched Mohamed's mixture of reserves and back-ups. There was even Bruno Piceno from the Under-20 squad roaming the left wing.
Piceno drew a foul that prompted a red card for Chivas USA's Miler Bolanos seconds before halftime.
Michael Lahoud (36th minute) and Casey Townsend (88th) scored for Chivas USA.
“This was a great opportunity for a lot of my teammates,” Corona said about Wednesday's match. “It's a process. Every player wants to be on the first team. They are working at it. I've accomplished to be where I want to be at. Coming to play here is a way to show that we appreciate our fans here. We know there is a great fan base here and we are proud of that.”
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Posted 24 February 2012 - 04:24 PM
Now if they could blow Toluca out like on Saturday, then we would be talking.
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