Yanks Soccer

If anybody thought that Superliga was just a boring and time-wasting midseason event, you should tell them they missed a great group stage.  The second edition proved to be thrilling and always entertaining.  I personally watched many of the games and they never disappointed.  I’m going to hand out a few awards for the group stages and you can see what they are after the jump.Best Game

This honor was tough to choose because there certainly were many games that were deserving of the honor.  Should I choose a blowout, or a close back-and-forth match.  In the end, I chose a game that was close, exciting, and kept me on me feet.  The winner is… DC United vs. Chivas De Guadalajara.  The game was exciting with a penalty save, and multiple shots off the post.  It also helped that the near 23,000 fans that packed the stadium made the game even that much better.

Biggest Let Down

This year’s Superliga group stage was so good, it was hard to think of any let down’s at all.  However, I came up with one and it was a bit disappointing.  After witnessing CD Guadalajara out maneuver both DC United and Houston Dynamo, it was extremely disappointing to see Guadalajara not advance to the knockout stages.  They were a joy to see and all they needed was to tie Atlante to advance.  They failed and were knocked out on head to head record.  I really wish we had seen Guadalajara advance, but there’s always next year.

Biggest Surprise

The most improbable story actually unfolded, Atlante from Cancun advanced to the knockout stages.  After being trounced by Houston 4-0, I thought they were done, but Atlante showed just how resilient they are.  They flew to DC and won a game to give themselves a chance, then they played the most impressive team in the tournament and won.  Congratulations to Atlante on their success and they surely are this year’s biggest surprise.

Do you agree with my awards?  What other ones would you have given out?  Any thoughts on Superliga go below.