Austin Aztex usl1

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New England revolution (MLS)

Feburary 28, 2009

Hello friends of the Aztex!  This site provides as much information as I can get that is worth the work of posting on our opponents for this match.  This information is provided as a tool for fans of the Aztex in general, and member’s of Chantico’s Army specifically, to understand our opponents in the various matches we’ll play.  Be it an Exhibition match, a league match, an Open Cup match or other type, this information will hopefully help you to understand the type of opposition we will play against.

I would like to thank the contributors to this page, all of whom have been notated for their respective areas.

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SCOUTING REPORT :: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

February 22, 2009

The Austin Aztex USL1 side will open their inaugural season by playing a series of 3 exhibition matches with some of the most challenging teams in all of American soccer; the New England Revolution, the Houston Dynamo and the Columbus Crew.  On February 28th, we start with the New England Revolution, who will have been in Austin a week with their training camp.  This will be a very challenging team, who has had a lot of success over the years in Major League Soccer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, February 28, 2009

KO @ 7:30 p.m. CST

Broadcast live on 1300AM radio, and online

Stadium :: Nelson Field (Aztex Home Pitch)

Revolution’s Record in 2008 :: 12-7-11 (W-D-L)

Revolution’s Table Points in 2008 :: 43 (-14 behind first)

 

MLS Cup in 2008 :: Quarterfinals

MLS Cup History :: Runners up in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007

 

US Open Cup History :: Champions 2007

 

SuperLiga :: Champions 2008

 

Years in MLS :: 13 (since 1995)

Manager :: Steve Nicol

Team Website

2009 Roster (this may change as it’s early in pre-season)

 

Notable Player (click on player image for team bio)…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last 10 Match Results (All Matches)

Steve Nicol (a native of Irvine, Scotland) is one of the most well respected Managers in MLS.

 

Courtesy www.zimbio.com

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Match Report :: Austin Aztex USL1 v. New England Revolution

March 1, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, it wasn’t exactly the start of the Aztex USL1 side that we’d wanted.  For starters, the result was not quite right (the 2 and the 0 were on the wrong sides of the scoreboard) and the weather was not right.  In fact, I’m just now regaining the feeling in parts of my body.

 

I felt that the Aztex started off poor.  First it was Zack Pope getting a yellow in the fourth minute, followed by the Rev’s goal in the 12th minute.  The guys all seemed very nervous, and the movement not synchronized.  Even when I reminded myself that was to be expected (after all, they’d only been together for 4 days), it was still difficult at times to watch.  The Revs realized soon that they had a strong advantage on Zack’s side of the field, and continued to send balls his way, either hoping that they could get a break past Zack or that Zack would garner his second yellow for the match.  However, in the 7th minute, Kevin Alston placed a nice cross that set up Rev’s striker Michael Vidiera to set the score 1-0.

 

However, after about 15 minutes, the Aztex really seemed to settle down, and start playing thoughtfully.  There were a number of well placed crosses to Gifton who was playing up front in the middle.  Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to either pass the ball to streaking wingers (mainly because they weren’t streaking fast enough) nor was he able to turn his defender and get free in front of the goal.  I’m not sure if this was conditioning or if the cold weather (about 50° F at the time with winds gusting to I believe 25mph) was aggravating his arthritis.

 

At half time, Adrian Heath changed out the entire 11 (legal as this is an exhibition match).  Unfortunately, we saw the same nervousness in the new 11.  This resulted in the same disjointed play, with the focal point being an own goal by Beto in the 57th minute.  However, just like in the first half, the second half saw the boys calm down around the 60 minute marker.  At that point, we saw some real positives, the greatest of which, in my opinion, was the absolutely phenomenal play of Sullivan Silva.  My god that boy can move the ball on the attack.

 

So the Rev’s are in the books.  A lot of ugly, but frankly, I’m not that worried about it.  With the short time the guys had together and the potential that I saw, I think there’s some real improvement that will be made and quickly.  After all, it’s now only 6 days before the Dynamo come up from Houston (with A LOT of supporters).

 

You can read additional reports at the links below.

 

 

 

 

 

Austin American-Statesman             New England Revolution Site

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soccer365.com

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Eddie Johnson moves the ball in the first half of the match

Courtesy Austin American-Statemsan