Um…Stockholm? Vs. Brazil?

October 1st, 2006 | By: Trent | 4 Comments »

Well, Ecuador’s tasty friendly against Brazil on October 10 is still on. But instead of being featured at the Nou Camp in Barcelona, the match will now be held at the Rosunda Stadium in Solna, just outside Stockholm, Sweden.

There are more South Americans in Spain than Sweden, of course, but also–and of course no offense to the good people of Solna–but the Nou Camp is a magical venue in football.

The upside is that La Tricolor’s Euro-based players will still (ostensibly) be available for the clash. Should be a great match.

Unrelatedly: UDLC debuted for Reading’s first team Sunday in the 1-0 victory at West Ham. Reading now sit seventh in the table. Luis Valencia’s Wigan are languishing in 15th.

Tags: Barcelona, Brazil, Ecuador, Nou Camp, Solna, Spain, Stockholm, Sweden

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Comments

By dar | October 2nd, 2006 at 8:36 am

oh that’s smart. why don’t they just play the game behind closed doors?

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By kn | October 2nd, 2006 at 6:23 pm

Oh my… where the heck are there any Ecuadorians there????

FIFA has really been ticking me off… I could have gone to Spain. But in Sweden? Oh my…

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By Dar | October 2nd, 2006 at 7:55 pm

Hello fellow ecuadorkians,

here’s the list of who’s flying to Sweden.

Cristian Mora (LDU Quito)
Rorys Aragón (Standard)

Ulises De la Cruz (Reading)
Jairo Montaño (Barcelona)
Paúl Ambrossi (LDU Quito)
José Aguirre (Emelec)
Iván Hurtado (Al Ahli-Qatar)
José Luis Perlaza (Olmedo)
Giovanni Espinoza (LDU Quito)

Mediocampistas:
Antonio Valencia (Wigan)
Segundo Castillo (Red Star-Serbia)
Edwin Tenorio (Barcelona)
Luis Fernando Saritama (Tigres-México)
Edison Méndez (PSV-Holland)
Patricio Urrutia (LDU Quito)

Delanteros:
Felipe Caicedo (Basil)
Félix Borja (Olympiakos)
Jaime Iván Kaviedes (Barcelona)
Edmundo Zura (Imbabura)

First, i don’t know who this Zura guy is. I know he’s been tearing it up in Ecuador in the SECOND DIVISION, but at least it shows LFS is giving everyone a fair shake.

Speaking of fair shakes, Saritama’s back. Sari-sari-tona’s got game and is a stand-out at Tigres in Mexico, but Tigres are so bad at the moment my eight year old girl cousin could be a standout.

Caicedo’s welcomed back with open arms. This is the future people so pay attention! It’s good he’ll be playing alongside Kaviedes (look for them to start). Sort of like an internship for the teenager.

That midfield is filled to the brim with star quality. Every one of those boys has started at one point or another. Only Larita’s missing.

The defense is also stellar. Too bad Reascos is injured and Guagua couldn’t get clearance from his club team. De la Cruz and Montano will do battle for the right wing, while Ambrossi will be stinking up the left wing. Fricson George is 10x better than Ambrossi but Suarez loves the kid.

BRING IT ON BRAZIL!

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By Chris | October 4th, 2006 at 8:58 am

LOL you got that right! what are they thinking!! I can tell you now if they came to Australia for a game like this it would be HUGE!!!! and I know for sure La Tri would benefit and gain some fans especially after Australia’s WC loss to Brasil