Good morning all, welcome to the blog.
It's gameday, and with the action coming Wellington today, it means we only have to wait a few
hours for a 12 o'clock kick-off.
On the other hand, it also means we have to deal with the New Zealand commenators, who would be
front-runners for the 'worst football commenators in the world' award - if one were to actually
exist.
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The Aztexan 25 October @ 10:14 AM EST
The Aztex have returned from their tour of England, victorious in all 3 of their exhibitions there.
They also trained at top-flight facilities, attended a couple of Premier League matches, and even
left a player behind for a trial in the big league.
- Game 1, Oct. 14 - Austin Aztex 1-0 Stoke City FC Academy
This game was a bit of disappointment to some fans, as we had assumed that Stoke would field their
first team, or at least some level of it, rather than the U18 academy squad.
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Today, the Baltimore Business Journal reported that Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has asked the
Maryland Stadium Authority to study the possibility of building a stadium for DC United in the
city.
Up front, I'll tell you that I don't think such a plan has any chance of ever breaking ground.
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Cat Whitehill's been blogging about college football lately. I'd love to comment but I'm too
heartbroken about the stupid Buckeyes on the weekend (yeah, I got sucked into that, those people
colonize your brain). Anyway, check it out:
So here we go.... The ACC went 5-7 the OPENING week.
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The Aztexan 12 September @ 08:55 PM EST
Hot on the heels of their 2-1 upset of the Portland Timbers, the Aztex head north of the border for
their final game of the 2009 season. They'll face the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday evening, Sept.
13, at 6:00 CT. Watch the game free on USLLive.com.
The Whitecaps are currently in the 7th and last playoff slot, though they haven't punched their
ticket yet.
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The Aztexan 11 September @ 06:52 AM EST
In their first trip to Portland of the year, the Aztex take on the Timbers again on Friday, Sept.
11. Kickoff will be at 9:00 PM CT; as always you can watch online for free on USLLive.com.
Austin fans will already know the result of both teams' last game: the Timbers squeaked out a 1-0
win with a late goal here at Nelson Field on Monday.
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The Aztexan 02 September @ 08:13 AM EST
The Aztex start their sprint to the end of the season tonight, Wednesday, September 2. First, a
trip to Canada to face the Vancouver Whitecaps, then a quick hop down to Miami for another match
Saturday.
Vancouver is currently 7th in the table, sitting comfortably in the final playoff spot, 7 points up
from Miami, the next closest rival.
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The Aztexan 28 August @ 07:41 AM EST
Saturday, August 29, will see the Austin Aztex back home again at Nelson Field. The 7:30 game,
against the Miami FC Blues, will be their next-to-last home game, and their last weekend game, of
the season (the very last game will be on Monday, Sept. 7).
Miami stumbles into town this weekend in extraordinary shape.
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The Aztexan 22 August @ 05:00 PM EST
The Aztex head back to Canada on Sunday, to face the Montreal Impact for the third and final time
of the season. The game will be televised nationally on Fox Soccer Channel; kickoff is at 2:45
CT.
The Impact, sitting right in the middle of the table in 6th, would qualify for the playoffs if the
season were to end today.
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The Aztexan 15 August @ 08:07 AM EST
This Sunday, August 16, will find the Aztex back at Nelson Field once again. They'll be facing the
Minnesota Thunder in a game that is essentially a must-win for the Austin team if they're to reach
the post-season. With just 8 games left in the season, 5 on the road and 3 at home, it's down to
the wire for our struggling squad.
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The United States will train in Miami ahead of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying match against
arch-rivals Mexico, only flying in to Mexico City on gameday for the match.
The lack of time for the players to adjust to the altitude and smog has raised eyebrows, but U.S.
head coach Bob Bradley pointed toward research backing his plans in a conference call.
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The Aztexan 07 August @ 07:32 PM EST
The Aztex head back to New York for their third and final contest of the regular season with the
Rochester Rhinos on Saturday, August 8. Coming down the home stretch of the 2009 campaign, with
just 9 games remaining, the Aztex need to start picking up wins if they're going to be anywhere
near the playoff race.
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The Aztexan 31 July @ 08:32 PM EST
The Aztex head into the 2nd half of their roadtrip to the Carolinas against the Carolina Railhawks
in Cary, NC on Saturday, August 1.
The Railhawks are currently sitting in 4th place, their 10-5-3 record giving them 33 points, more
than twice what the Aztex have earned. Most recently, Carolina is coming off a 4-0 pounding of
Miami FC (match report / box score).
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The Aztexan 29 July @ 08:03 PM EST
The Aztex head to the Carolinas this week for 2 games in 3 days. They'll play the Carolina
Railhawks on Saturday, but first up is the Charleston Battery on Thursday, July 30, at Blackbaud
Stadium in Charleston, SC.
Charleston is making a strong run so far this season. Their 9-3-8 record puts them in a 3-way tie
for 1st place, though they've played 20 games to Portland's 18 and Puerto Rico's 22.
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The Aztexan 24 July @ 06:17 AM EST
The Aztex are back in Austin on Saturday night, July 25, to host the Montreal Impact.
The Impact are sitting mid-table, with a 6-8-3 record. They won their last match 4-1, a midweek
home game rout of the Cleveland City Stars (match report / box score).
Montreal has also been making news lately for less flattering reasons.
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The Aztexan 18 July @ 11:18 AM EST
The Aztex USL-1 squad is on the road this weekend, taking the game to Minneapolis to face the
Minnesota Thunder.
The Aztex faced the Thunder here at home in the very first game of the season. That game resulted
in a 1-1 draw, the first of many the Red & White have gotten this season. Minnesota's 11 points (a
2-8-5 record) makes them one of only 2 teams below the Aztex in the league standings, though they
do have two games in hand over Austin.
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The Aztexan 15 July @ 08:51 PM EST
I didn't plan to ignore the Aztex U23s this season. It just worked out that way. With a few of
their home games played outside of Austin (Waco, Bastrop, etc.), and with lots of USL-1 games to
write about and attend, and the next thing you know, the season is almost over.
I only ever made it to one match at Dragon Stadium this year.
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The Aztexan 09 July @ 09:44 PM EST
Following a luxurious 5 day rest, the Aztex take the home field again Saturday night, July 11, at
7:30. Even this late in the season, we're still seeing firsts for our Aztex: Saturday's game will
be the first-ever matchup with the Portland Timbers.
The Timbers have had a strong season so far.
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The Aztexan 03 July @ 07:30 AM EST
While most of us get three days off this Independence Day weekend, the Aztex only have the 4th
itself off, with road games on Friday & Sunday.
On Friday, July 3 (that's tonight), they visit the Cleveland City Stars, in a rematch of last
weekend's game there. Hopefully Austin will finish the City Stars off this time, and not let them
steal a draw at the last minute.
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The Aztexan 30 June @ 08:57 PM EST
The Aztex take the field for the first of just three home games this month Wednesday evening, July
1, at 7:30. They host MLS' Houston Dynamo in the 3rd round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The
cup, the oldest team tournament in U.S. sports history, is just seeing the entrance of the
top-level MLS teams in this round.
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The Aztexan 26 June @ 07:12 PM EST
Believe it or not, this is only the fourth game for the Aztex to play on the road. They're heading
to northern Ohio looking for some points from one of the only teams lower in the standings than
they are, the Cleveland City Stars.
Cleveland was eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup in the 2nd round, losing 2-1 to the Rochester
Rhinos after extra time.
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The Aztexan 20 June @ 06:40 PM EST
The second game of this weekend's home stand will be against the Rochester Rhinos, Sunday night at
6:00. We saw a strong showing from our boys last night against Carolina; they should come out
strong for this game, confident in their ability to mount a real challenge.
The Rhinos are currently in the middle of the table, 3 points above the Aztex but with a game in
hand.
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The Aztexan 18 June @ 09:12 PM EST
The Aztex host the Carolina Railhawks' 2nd trip to Austin on Friday, June 19 at Nelson Field. Their
last visit was on the rainy night of May 24th, a game which the Railhawks won 1-0, on a "ludicrous"
handball penalty.
The Railhawks are currently 2nd in the league, with a 7-3-2 record. Their last league game was a
2-0 loss on the road to last-place Minnesota Thunder (match report / box score).
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The Aztexan 16 June @ 06:15 AM EST
The busy June is going strong for the Aztex. Tonight (Tuesday, June 16), they host the El Paso
Patriots of the PDL in the 2nd round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
As it happens, Austin's own PDL squad, the Aztex U23s, were just in El Paso last weekend, where
they beat the Patriots 2-0 (box score).
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The Aztexan 12 June @ 08:10 AM EST
The Aztex head out on the road this weekend for another Friday/Sunday weekend. The first stop will
be Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, where they'll face the 4th-place Puerto Rico Islanders on Friday
(June 12). That game will be nationally televised on Fox Soccer Channel; kickoff is 7:00 PM CT. The
Austin Aztex FC is hosting a watch party at Cuatros on 24th Street, where the game will be shown on
the "Cuatron", the giant wall-sized TV made up of smaller TVs.
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The Aztexan 09 June @ 07:00 AM EST
Tonight sees the start of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the oldest annual team tournament in
U.S. sports history, dating from 1914. First round games are being played all over the country
today (see the full bracket). Though the Aztex U23s failed to qualify from the PDL, the USL-1
Aztex, like all U.
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The Aztexan 07 June @ 07:21 AM EST
This is the result you get when the other team just plays better than you do. That's what the
Charleston Battery did at Nelson Field on Friday, was simply outplay the Aztex for the better part
of the game.
It was a face-off of vertical stripes. When the black-and-yellow jerseys had speed and pace, the
red-and-white had less.
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The Aztexan 04 June @ 07:42 PM EST
The Aztex start a game-packed June on Friday night, hosting the Charleston Battery at Nelson Field
at 7:00. It's the first of 3 home games in 5 days: they'll play Charleston again on Sunday, and
start their 2009 U.S. Open Cup qualifying against the PDL's Mississippi Brilla on Tuesday.
The still-undefeated Battery, chasing the Carolina Railhawks at the top of the standings, are
coming off their own 3-game home stand.
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The next match is upon us already: tonight (Friday) at 7:30 at Nelson Field the Aztex will once
again host the Puerto Rico Islanders. This will be the Islanders' third visit to Austin, after a
pre-season exhibition and one regular season game. Both of those previous matches ended in draws:
0-0 and 1-1, respectively.
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The Austin Aztex return home to Nelson Field tonight, Sunday May 24, at 6:00 to face the league
leaders Carolina Railhawks.
The Railhawks are perched at the top of the table, tied for 1st with the Charleston Battery; both
teams have 16 points from 8 games. The Railhawks are 5-2-1, coming off a 3-0 win over Cleveland
City Stars on Friday night in Cleveland (match report / box score).
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The Aztex U23s make their 2009 home debut at 7:30 tonight, Friday May 22, against the El Paso
Patriots. As last year, the PDL squad are playing their games at Round Rock High School's Dragon
Stadium, near I-35 and RR 620 in Round Rock (map).
Officially this is the second home game, but it will be the first played in Austin.
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