Revolution Take First Step Towards Triple Crown

Posted on August 6, 2008 - Filed Under Houston, Revolution | Leave a Comment

Sir Alex can talk about winning the double this year but New England Revolution coach Steve Nichol is trying to do him one better by winning the triple. The first leg in the triple was the SuperLiga championship which New England won 3-2 last night in a penalty shoot-out with  the Houston Dynamo.

Houston had beaten the New England Revolution in past two MLS Championship matches so it was not a surprise when Nate Jacqua opened the scoring for the Dynamo in the 18th minute. NE tied the game up might before half-time when Steve Ralston scored.

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Houston Advances into SuperLiga Semi-Finals

Posted on July 20, 2008 - Filed Under Chivas, DC United, Houston, MLS, Revolution | Leave a Comment

The Houston Dynamo cruised to a 3-1 victory over the DC United aided by former United star Bobby Boswell who scored one of the team’s three goals.  Ricardo Clark and Stuart Holden also scored for the two-time MLS champions.  Houston now advances to play the second-place finisher from Group B in the semi-finals.  Out of the four MLS representatives, the Dynamo look like the superior team. 

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NE Revolution Top L.A. Galaxy

Posted on July 5, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Chivas, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Revolution, San Jose | Leave a Comment

I turned on Sky Sports this morning and the lead headline was that the New England Revolutuon had beaten David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy 2-1 in a battle of the top teams in MLS. I must admit, I almost fell of my chair when I saws the headline.

Here are the game summaries from this week’s MLS games.

New England 2, Los Angeles 1
Adam Cristman scored two goals as the New England Revolution held on for a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday. Cristman opened the scoring with an unassisted tally in the 33rd minute and then doubled the advantage four minutes later with his career-high sixth goal of the season to give the Revolution a 2-0 advantage.

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Good Week For The Minnows

Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas City Wizards, MLS, Revolution | Leave a Comment

This is U.S. Open Cup week in America. The U.S. Open Cup is the America equivalent of the F.A. Cup and this years edition is seeing as many surprises as the F.A. Cup.

This week saw three MLS teams get knocked out of the tournament (New York Red Bulls, Houston Dynamo and Chivas USA) while the Kansas City Wizards and FC Dallas had to come from behind to scratch out a win.

The full results were:

• Crystal Palace Baltimore 2, New York Red Bulls 0
• New England Revolution 3, Richmond Kickers 0
• Chicago Fire 4, Cleveland City Stars 1

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Major League Soccer Weekend Review

Posted on June 29, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Chivas, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, Revolution, San Jose, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment

By winning against Toronto, the New England Revolutuon assured thta they will have the best record in the east at the half way point of the season and that Revolutuoiin coach Steve Nicol will coach the MLS All-Stars against West Ham United FC of the English Premier League on July 24

Dynamo, FC Dallas tie 1-1
Kenny Cooper scored in the 62nd minute to help FC Dallas tie the Houston Dynamo 1-1 on Thursday night. It was the third time this season FC Dallas and Houston have played to a tie. Brian Ching’s sixth goal in seven games gave Houston (4-4-7, 19 points) the lead before Cooper tied it up.

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MLS Weekend Roundup

Posted on June 21, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Chivas, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Houston, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, Revolution, San Jose, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment

Recap of this weekends games in major league soccer.

Chivas 2 Chicago 1

Sacha Kljestan and Justin Braun scored first-half goals to lead Chivas to a 2-0 upset victory over the Chicago Fire on Thursday night. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for Chivas (5-6-2), which had been shut out by identical 1-0 scores and had failed to register a goal for 275 minutes before Kljestan connected. U/S/ goalkeeper Brad Guzan made one save for his third shutout of the season and 23rd of his career.

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MLS Weekend Roundup

Posted on June 15, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Chivas, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, Revolution, San Jose, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment

Review of this weekends games in majoer league soccer. Can someone at MLS league offices tell me why the Wizards were playing their first home game in two months!

Toronto 3, Rapids 1
Rohan Ricketts scored his first two Major League Soccer goals as Toronto FC remained unbeaten at home with a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. Danny Dichio also scored for Toronto (6-4-2), which improved to 5-0-2 at home and won despite missing five starters to international assignments. The lone goal for Colorado (5-6-0) came in the 81st minute, when Christian Gomez connected on a free kick.

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Revolution Sneaks Win Over Dallas - Match Report

Posted on June 7, 2008 - Filed Under FC Dallas, MLS, Revolution | Leave a Comment

On Friday night the New England Revolution behind first-half goals from Adam Cristman and Steve Ralston beat F.C. Dallas 2-1. Cristman scored his third goal of the season in the fifth minute, sending a diving header into the left corner off Sainey Nyassi’s cross from the right wing.

Ralston scored his second goal of the season in the 22nd minute on a penalty kick to help the Eastern Conference-leading New England (7-3-2) extend its unbeaten streak to five matches. New England midfielder Jeff Larentowicz was flagrantly fouled by Dallas defender Drew Moor in the penalty box area and Ralston converted the free shot to the lower right corner past goalkeeper Ray Burse.

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Thursday Night MLS Primetime Wrap Up

Posted on May 30, 2008 - Filed Under DC United, MLS, Revolution | Leave a Comment

 

Last night’s Revs-United matchup on ESPN2 provided plenty of thrills. It was a standoff between two of the league’s best teams last year, both with many new faces on the pitch in 2008. 

Here were my thoughts, stream of consciousness style, as I watched the game:

Pre-Match: Matt Reis’s dome looks extra shiny on the HD while he’s warming up. Almost looks like he’s had it specially waxed for the game. Parkhurst looks focused. I wonder if he’s glad he missed yesterday’s fiasco in Wembley? I also wonder whether Twellman is as hurt as he claims or just still sulking about not getting to go abroad? The pre-match commercials are horrifying. I still get chills when I watch the shoddy camera work in that horrible Dick’s ad with Olsen. But hey, did anyone else notice how freaking hot Olsen’s wife is? Total MLS Wag. Who knew?

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Weekend MLS Review

Posted on May 25, 2008 - Filed Under Chicago Fire, Chivas, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston, Kansas City Wizards, LA Galaxy, MLS, NY Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, Revolution, San Jose, Toronto FC | Leave a Comment

Another great weekend of Major League Soccer action. It began with a rare San Jose Earthquakes victory and included a 70 yard David Beckham empty net goal. Here are summaries of this weekends games.

D.C. United 3, Toronto FC 2

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