Regular season 11.Sp.94 Dolores vs Santos 0 - 1 18.Sp.94 Dolores vs Cruz Azul 2 - 2 25.Sp.94 Dolores vs Luvianos 1 - 1 01.Oc.94 Dolores vs Tetzu 3 - 4 23.Oc.94 Dolores vs San Julian 1 - 0 30.Oc.94 Dolores vs Leon 2 - 2 06.Nv.94 Dolores vs Salamanca 2 - 0 df 10.Nv.94 Dolores vs Pumas 2 - 0 df
Record: (WDL F:A)
Dolores 3 3 2 13:10
Comments: After leaving Dumex, Alfredo, Juan, and I joined this great team, thanks mainly to Germán, who was already a member of it at that time. Another of our intramural futbol teammates, René, also joined the squad. We started in the third week of action and could not help the team make the Cup semi-finals. However, this team was different, there was something special about it. After finsihing this Cup turnament, René left the team to search for fortune in other latitudes. We kept playing together in the UT Intramurals, though.
Pre-season friendlies 13.Nv.94 Dolores vs Pumas Victoria 4 - 2 (*) 20.Nv.94 Dolores vs Santos 0 - 2 Regular season 11.Dc.94 Dolores vs Tetzu 1 - 2 18.Dc.94 Dolores vs Santos 6 - 0 08.Ja.95 Dolores vs Edomex 0 - 2 df (**) 15.Ja.95 Dolores vs Comonfort 3 - 2 22.Ja.95 Dolores vs Cruz Azul 2 - 3 29.Ja.95 Dolores vs La Colonia 1 - 2 05.Fb.95 Dolores vs Luvianos 0 - 3 12.Fb.95 Dolores vs Salamanca 0 - 1 19.Fb.95 Dolores vs Pachuca 1 - 1 05.Mr.95 Dolores vs Real Dolores 5 - 0 12.Mr.95 Dolores vs Irapuato 3 - 2 26.Mr.95 Dolores vs San Julian 2 - 2 02.Ap.95 Dolores vs Leon 4 - 1 09.Ap.95 Dolores vs Tierra Caliente 3 - 2 30.Ap.95 Dolores vs Tetzu 2 - 2 07.My.95 Dolores vs Santos 0 - 0 14.My.95 Dolores vs Edomex 0 - 1 21.My.95 Dolores vs Comonfort 3 - 1 28.My.95 Dolores vs Cruz Azul 2 - 2 04.Jn.95 Dolores vs La Colonia 1 - 0 18.Jn.95 Dolores vs Luvianos 1 - 0 25.Jn.95 Dolores vs Salamanca 2 - 1 02.Jl.95 Dolores vs Pachuca 2 - 4 09.Jl.95 Dolores vs Real Dolores 4 - 0 16.Jl.95 Dolores vs Irapuato 1 - 1 23.Jl.95 Dolores vs San Julian 0 - 0 30.Jl.95 Dolores vs Leon 2 - 0 df 05.Ag.95 Dolores vs Tierra Caliente 9 - 0(*) Match played in Victoria, Texas
Record:
1st half 6 2 6 31:20 2nd half 7 5 2 29:12 Dolores 13 7 8 60:32
Comments: This was a great year. Early in the first half of the season, we had a tragic four-game losing streak. After that, the team really got it going and started to play very well. Although losing only two games of our last 20, we finished one point shy of making it to the semi-finals. Our team won the Best Defense Award by allowing 32 goals in 28 regular season matches.
Dates: August - October 1995
Results:
Pre-season Tournament 13.Ag.95 Dolores vs La Colonia 1 - 3 20.Ag.95 Dolores vs Zacatepec 3 - 1 26.Ag.95 Dolores vs Comonfort 1 - 3 27.Ag.95 Dolores vs Cruz Azul 1 - 2 03.Sp.95 Dolores vs Tetzu Jr. 2 - 0 df Pre-season friendlies 17.Sp.95 Dolores vs Palmar 4 - 1 24.Sp.95 Dolores vs Tetzu 2 - 3 Regular season 01.Oc.95 Dolores vs Brujos 0 - 0 08.Oc.95 Dolores vs San Julian 1 - 2 15.Oc.95 Dolores vs Santos 1 - 3 22.Oc.95 Dolores vs Cruz Azul 1 - 3 29.Oc.95 Dolores vs Real Dolores 1 - 1
Record:
Preseason 2 0 3 8: 9 Cup 0 2 3 4: 9 Dolores 2 2 6 12:18
Comments: We went thorugh a transition period where some players left the team, and some others came to try out. In the first Cup match, against Brujos, I suffered a severe injury in my right ankle that kept me out for the remainder of the season.
Dates: November 1995 - July 1996
Results:
Friendlies 11.Nv.95 Dolores vs Dep. Jaimes 0 - 2 26.Nv.95 Dolores vs Palmar 1 - 0 09.Mr.96 Dolores vs Seleccion AHSL 1 - 0 Regular season 09.Dc.95 Dolores vs Dep. Jaimes 2 - 0 17.Dc.95 Dolores vs Real Dolores 0 - 2 df (*) 07.Ja.96 Dolores vs Celaya 5 - 0 14.Ja.96 Dolores vs Salamanca 2 - 4 21.Ja.96 Dolores vs Santos 3 - 1 28.Ja.96 Dolores vs Brujos 3 - 2 31.Ja.96 Dolores vs Irapuato 2 - 0 df 11.Fb.96 Dolores vs Tetzu 2 - 3 18.Fb.96 Dolores vs La Colonia 1 - 0 25.Fb.96 Dolores vs Taqueria Vallarta 6 - 0 03.Mr.96 Dolores vs Cruz Azul 3 - 3 17.Mr.96 Dolores vs Chamacuero 2 - 0 24.Mr.96 Dolores vs La Raza 8 - 0 31.Mr.96 Dolores vs San Julian 6 - 3 14.Ap.96 Dolores vs La Colonia 1 - 0 21.Ap.96 Dolores vs Real Dolores 3 - 1 27.Ap.96 Dolores vs Dep. Jaimes 0 - 1 28.Ap.96 Dolores vs Tierra Caliente 17 - 0 05.My.96 Dolores vs La Raza 2 - 1 (**) 19.My.96 Dolores vs Taqueria Vallarta 7 - 1 26.My.96 Dolores vs Celaya 1 - 2 02.Jn.96 Dolores vs Santos 3 - 5 09.Jn.96 Dolores vs Brujos 2 - 7 16.Jn.96 Dolores vs A. Potosino 3 - 1 23.Jn.96 Dolores vs Salamanca 2 - 2 30.Jn.96 Dolores vs Chamacuero 2 - 0 Quarter-Final 14.Jl.96 Dolores vs Real Dolores 1 - 2(*) Only six players showed up, the rest of the team was already on the Christmas break and we could not reschedule the game
Record:
1st half 10 1 3 45:18 2nd half 7 2 4 43:21 Playoff 0 0 1 1: 2 Dolores 17 3 8 89:41
Comments: This was a great season from start to end. At times we even played like a symphonic orchestra. Competition was tough. Our offense was spectacular. We got the Top Offense Award (scoring 88 goals in 27 regular season matches) and Juan Salazar (aka Borre) got the Top Individual Scorer Trophy. Unfortunatley, we were defeated in the quarter-finals in a very exciting match against archi-rival Real Dolores, who would eventually grab the League Title. In the personal perspective, I suffered another setback in May when I had a season-ending injury in my right calf.
Dates: August - November 1996
Results:
Pre-season Tournament 21.Jl.96 Dolores vs Celaya 6 - 1 04.Ag.96 Dolores vs Atl. Potosino 2 - 1 11.Ag.96 Dolores vs Cruz Azul 1 - 0 Friendlies 28.Jl.96 Dolores vs Atl. Potosino 2 - 2 (4-3 pk) Regular season 18.Ag.96 Dolores vs Chamacuero 3 - 1 25.Ag.96 Dolores vs Real Dolores 5 - 1 01.Sp.96 Dolores vs Cobras 1 - 0 08.Sp.96 Dolores vs Celaya 4 - 2 15.Sp.96 Dolores vs Santos 3 - 1 22.Sp.96 Dolores vs San Julian 3 - 4 06.Oc.96 Dolores vs Atl. Potosino 5 - 2 Semi-Final 13.Oc.96 Dolores vs Cobras 3 - 1 20.Oc.96 Dolores vs Cobras 2 - 0 (5-1 aggregate) Final 03.Nv.96 Dolores vs Santos 3 - 2 (aet)
Record:
Preseason 3 0 0 9: 2 Cup 6 0 1 24:11 Playoff 3 0 0 8: 3 Dolores 12 0 1 41:16
Comments: We kept playing our trademark football and captured our first title as we conquered the pre-season tournament. We kept playing very well thorugh the Cup and finally won the Championship with an electryfing victory in sudden death extra time over Santos. In addition, Borre obtained the Top Scorer Trophy again.
Regular season 13.Oc.96 Dolores vs Dumex 3 - 1 19.Oc.96 Dolores vs San Sebastian 3 - 1 27.Oc.96 Dolores vs Camerun 2 - 2 03.Nv.96 Dolores vs Brujos 3 - 1 10.Nv.96 Dolores vs Dep. Balboa 3 - 2 01.Dc.96 Dolores vs Chargers 2 - 0 df 07.Dc.96 Dolores vs Camarones 0 - 2 df (*) 08.Dc.96 Dolores vs Rio Verde 2 - 0 df 19.Ja.97 Dolores vs Nacional 2 - 0 df (**) Quarter-Final 26.Ja.97 Dolores vs Valle de Bravo 5 - 2 aet (***) Semi-Final 02.Fb.97 Dolores vs Camarones 0 - 2 3rd Place 16.Fb.97 Dolores vs Brujos 2 - 1(*) The match was suspended at half time with Camarones leading 1-0, after Dolores failed to present their IDd
Record:
Cup 7 1 1 20: 9 Playoff 2 0 1 7: 5 Dolores 9 1 2 27:14 Final Standings (out of 24 teams) 1. Camarones (Champion) 2. Luvianos (Runner-up) 3. Dolores 4. Brujos
Comments: As a new team in this league, we were forced to start at Division 2. 24 teams were divided into four six-team groups. We were placed in group C and had to play in the regular season against Groups C and D teams. The top two in each group qualified to the quarter-finals. Since we started the tournament two weeks late, we did not get to play the first two games (hence we did not get any points out of those). However, we had a very good season. In our first game we played against my ex-team, Dumex. It was nice to see Daime, Jorge, and Carlos again. We finished in 2nd place in our group and advanced to the quarter-finals. Unfortunately, Camarones ended our race with a 2-0 victory in the semi-final. We grabbed the 3rd Place trophy by beating Brujos 2-1 to wrap up the season.
Dates: February - June 1997
Results:
Preseason 23.Fb.97 Dolores vs Camarones 0 - 1 23.Mr.97 Dolores vs Obratex 3 - 4 Regular season 13.Ap.97 Dolores vs Aguila de El Salvador 3 - 1 20.Ap.97 Dolores vs Olimpia 1 - 2 04.My.97 Dolores vs Luvianos 2 - 3 11.My.97 Dolores vs Santos 0 - 0 18.My.97 Dolores vs La Palma 1 - 4 01.Jn.97 Dolores vs El Salvador 2 - 3 28.Jn.97 Dolores vs Brujos 1 - 3 29.Jn.97 Dolores vs Tetzhu 2 - 5 (*) (*) This was my good-bye match
Record:
Dolores 1 1 6 12:21
Comments: Competition was a lot tougher. We had very good games. In fact, we did play very well, but that was not enough to win the matches. I had to leave in the middle of the season as I was set to start my postdoctoral appointment in Houston. This was the end of my Austin era, which has a very special place in my heart.