Futbol playoffs

Here is what I know. We ended the regular season tied for first place but were awarded second based on the goals average.
The playoffs are two legs each round. We will play the team which we defeated 4-0 last Sunday in the first round.
The first of the two games will be played at their field in Guad on Thursday, and the second leg will be at home on Sunday.
The game on Sunday will be at 5:00 at the lower field.
Due to the two leg nature of the playoffs, we will continue to have ongoing travel expenses.
All contributions to the travel fund are greatly appreciated, and can be given to Phil (truebrit).
Let's get out and support the boys on Sunday.   

Just got back yesterday. What happened on Thursday? A win?

Playoff football today.
Can someone let me know the results por favor?   

Is it a local game? If so, what time?

From Zen's post above:

and the second leg will be at home on Sunday.
The game on Sunday will be at 5:00 at the lower field.

As I read Zen's post, it looks like 5PM at the lower field here today. I'm going over to watch. Hope you can make it.

We won 5 - 2!!!! A great game.

that is an incredible blow out in futbol-wow!

At the beginning of the second half, the other team tried a comeback and went on serious offense. Our guys held and gradually took the offensive back from them.

Some of the goals were really excellent. They scored on corner kicks, our guys scored on close-in saturation offense plus one score that was perfectly kicked from pretty far out.

The local crowd was energetic and happy. It was a fun game!

When and where is the next game? If out of town, carpool?

The 5-2 victory on Sunday together with Thursday's game gave us a 6-5 win.
We will advance to the next round of the playoffs.
I do not know the schedule, but when I find out, I will post the info.
Stayed tuned.   

We have advanced to the semifinals. Another 2 game series.
The first game will be in Tepic on Thursday, and the second game will be in Ajijic on Sunday.
I do not know for sure, but I think that it is a safe bet that it will be at 5:00 at the south field.
I will post if it is otherwise.   

Fantastic. I'll be there on Sunday!

Dan

I have just got back from a meeting with the team about money for the trip to Tepic.  This morning I spoke to Ed (who is in Canada) who said he had been in contact with Giovanni who had told him we would not be able to go to Tepic for the semi-finals due to lack of funds.  I did not know if this meant we were out of the competition or just forfeit that game with a fixed score.  And then I spoke with Giovanni who said that we are going to try and get the funding for the trip.  He quoted $7000MN for the bus plus $1000MN for quotas.  He called a parent meeting tonight and half a dozen showed.  The meeting was still going on when I left.  I said I would advise everyone on IL what the situation is.
We have been giving Rafa about $1000MN per away game to help cover transport.  I did not give anything for the last away game, but it was in Guad and I think the team piled into a bunch of cars and trucks.  I agreed with Ivan that we should NOT cover all transport costs as we did not feel a league that required expensive transport costs to be in the best interest of ALL the kids in Ajijic who want to be involved with soccer.  And we wanted money to support recreational teams in local and less prestigious leagues.  Having said that, we are in the semi-finals of a very good league, and obviously this means a lot to the kids and to the village.  So I am open to suggestions on what we should do and how much we think we should offset the travel expenses.
I said I would give Rafa something tomorrow - at least $1200MN (1000 we normally give and 200 I collected at the last match I was at).  So quick responses would be appreciated.
I'm sorry I wasn't at the field on Sunday;  I was at the Lienzo Charro event.  But I did see the game from the upper deck of stadium.  I recorded some of it....     I thought they played their hearts out.

Oh. And I also promised Giovanni I would mention something of his plight with his proceedings against former employer and partner, Schmitty's Yogurt. He is asking for upfront money for the lawyer in a case he describes as 'can't lose'. Anyone interested can contact Giovanni at the game or I can pass on a message.

I'm in for 500 peso for the team as long as none of it goes to Giovanni. History tells me to handle it this way.

Can I assume that any funds are specifically for the transport for this Thursday's game and I can pick up the money at Sunday's game (before we qualify for the finals!)? I am going to give the money directly to Rafa (head of patronato). So far $1700MN.

PM me and tell me where to drop off the pesos. I'll bring them to you.

I will throw another $200P in additional to the normal $200P. It would be a great experience for the kids I believe.  I work with another group which takes kids to the zoo
and we found out many of these kids had never left lakeside.  A bus travel experience is
good for the team in my opinion. I do understand we don't want to pay for everything as  someone previously said  but........

I always give my money to Truebrit or Zen and I trust them to do the right thing!

Z

Put me down for 500 Phil. You will have to spot me the money until I get back down there.
C'mon folks. This is a huge opportunity for the kids.
Let's get behind them and make sure this happens.   

windrider = 500
zed = 400 (200 from last game)
zen = 500
funds = 1000
me = 300

total to Rafa = 2700

if there is another change of plan, I will adjust accordingly (whatever that means). I am going to Rafa's metalwork shop in about an hour.

I'm in for 500 as well, same caveat as windrider. Please advise right away where to take the money.

I have just come back from Rafa's workshop and I gave him $2700MN. I told him it is possible that a little more money might be forthcoming - so I will either drop by the football field tonight to see if he is there, or, horror of horrors, I will see him tomorrow before they leave for Tepic.....at 5:30am by Farmacia Guadalajara. (If you feel the need to deliver money personally to Rafa tomorrow morning, feel free - just let me know so I don't duplicate donations - otherwise my plan is to collect all the pledged money on Sunday at the game). Right now he told me has a total of about $5200 - I'm not sure where the difference will come from - probably the gate receipts/beer profits.
Anyway if anyone is looking for a fun-filled, action-packed day in Tepic tomorrow, be at the Farmacia Guadalajara at 5:30am. There are empty seats on the bus.
On another note, the other semi-final is between Vallarta and La Barca, so we are praying for a La Barca win. I think La Barca's field is less than an hour away. If we do make it to the finals, perhaps we make our presence felt at the away game?

Details on going on the bus? What do we bring $$ for the seat? When will the bus return? What else should we bring?

This could be a real blast. I know it is a bitch for the team to travel so far but look at how they are standing out in this league.

When will you be at the field tonight to get donations?

Thanks.

Latest....  Mainecoons, don't take your money to Rafa tomorrow morning (if that was going to be an option).  I have already given your pledged $500MN to Bebe, the vice-president of the Patronato, to give to Rafa.  Bebe came round to my house this afternoon.
And Zen will be pleased to know I got signatures from Rafa and Bebe for all the money. 

Unfortunately I cannot make it to the fields on Wednesdays - if you need to catch me this evening, I will be slowly sliding under the table at Nueva Posada's happy hour.
I don't know anything more about the bus other than there should be plenty of empty seats and it leaves at 5:30am from Farmacia Guadalajara. It gets back to Ajijic much later.