Alright, so I decided to put together a timeline for the Club Tijuana vs Club América games. It wasn’t anything super official, just something I wanted to piece together for my own tracking, you know? Kinda see the flow of how things went between them over the years.
First off, I had to gather the info. I started digging around online, looking at old match reports and results. The official league sites are usually okay for recent seasons, but going way back can be a bit hit or miss. I spent a good bit of time cross-referencing between a few sports news archives just to make sure the dates and scores lined up. Sometimes you find conflicting stuff, which is always annoying.
Getting the Basic Structure Down
Once I felt I had a decent pile of match data, I needed to organize it. Chronological order made the most sense, obviously. So, I opened up a simple document and just started listing them out, starting from the earliest encounters I could reliably find.
- Match Date
- Home Team vs Away Team
- Final Score
- Competition (League, Cup, etc.)
That was the basic skeleton. Just getting the raw results down took a while, especially verifying some of the older matches from when Tijuana first came up to the top league.
Adding a Bit More Detail
Just having the scores felt a bit dry. I wanted to capture some of the context. So, I went back through the list and started adding little notes where I could. Stuff like:
- Key moments: Big goals, red cards that changed the game, stuff like that.
- Significance: Was it a playoff match? A game that decided something important? I tried to note that down.
- Memorable events: Sometimes you just remember a specific game for being wild or having a controversial moment. I added those subjective bits too.
This part involved relying a bit on memory for the games I actually watched, and more digging for highlights or summaries for the ones I didn’t see live. It wasn’t about writing a full report for each game, just quick notes to jog the memory.
Putting It All Together
After collecting and adding the details, I just reviewed the whole thing. Made sure the timeline flowed logically, checked for any obvious errors I might have made copying stuff down. It’s easy to mix up dates or scores when you’re looking at a long list.
Honestly, seeing it all laid out like that was pretty interesting. You can spot patterns, see periods where one team dominated, or notice when the rivalry really heated up. It wasn’t a super complex process, mostly just involved dedicating some time to searching and compiling. But having that complete timeline now feels pretty satisfying. Just a personal project, but thought I’d share the simple steps I took to get it done.
