Day 3 (6/21) Comebacks!

SON'S FIRST TIME DRIVING, HOME, CA - Two low-ranked Asian teams managed to hold halftime leads (#373 E2-Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 over #6 E4-Inter Milan and #276 F3-Ulsan HD 2-1 over #71 F1-Fluminense) while African team #97 F4-Mamelodi Sundowns scored first against #9 F2-Borussia Dortmund but in the end, all 3 lost.  INT got a stoppage time goal to down URD 2-1, BVB scored four unanswered before holding off a late rally by MSU, 4-3, and FLU scored 3 in the second half to beat UHD 4-2.

While 16 goals were scored in those 3 matches, the last match of the day between #51 E1-River Plate and #125 E3-CF Monterrey ended in the tourney's fourth scoreless draw.  No one clinched a berth in the Round of 16 but URD and UHD were eliminated.  INT's tying goal was a beauty, with a flick of the foot off a corner kick to bring INT back into the match.  MSU's first goal was a thing of beauty with the attacker just touching the ball past a defender to start a 3 on nothing break towards the box which was converted.

All 16 picked INT, 15 BVB, and 13 FLU.  Just 4 had the RIV-CFM draw.  Bobby Cee Racer and Mancitymania got all 4 correct to move from a tie for 5th to a tie for 3rd (8 pts).  1 Billion Cash Grab and Sweet Futbol Fabone still are tied for first with 9 pts.

One lost URD in the R16 (Mauihammy (tied for 12th (last), 6)) (yesterday, 2 lost LAFC).  You won't get points for BAY and FLA advancing until after their group games are complete.

Finally, it happened, my 18-year-old son got behind the wheel of a real car and drove a bit in our cul-de-sac.  I was wearing my 2024 home Fluminense jersey (by the way, the C-R-F intertwined symbol is very similar to CR Flamengo and Rangers FC (Glasgow), both of which I have).