Goals: PHI – Sebastien LeToux (1); HOU – Andrew Hainault (1), Calen Carr (1) A pretty action-packed, but not necessarily quality-packed first leg in Philadelphia. Probably the most notable thing about the first half is how poor the Union were – probably because it is their first year in playoffs. Houston scored twice and probably … Continue reading MLS Playoffs: Philadelphia Union 1, Houston Dynamo 2, first leg
Goals: Teal Bunbury 2 (2) A miserable day for Colorado, who lose three players through injury, have Tyrone Marshall sent off and manage, I think, only one shot on goal. Teal Bunbury was just too fast and powerful for the Colorado backline, and hopefully performances like this will get him called up to the national … Continue reading MLS Playoffs: Colorado Rapids 0, Sporting Kansas City 2, first leg
Goal: Mike Magee (1) The Galaxy’s typical defensive solidity proves too much for the Red Bulls in the first leg of their playoff series. Mike Magee scored the long goal. In truth, the Galaxy could’ve won by a couple more goals, but Frank Rost made some nice saves for New York, and Robbie Keane was … Continue reading MLS Playoffs: New York 0, LA Galaxy 1
Goals: Saborio 2(2), Grabavoy (1) A bit of a shock result with RSL overwhelming Seattle in Utah. It will be very difficult for the Sounders to win by 3 or 4 in Seattle, though it’s not impossible. Alvaro Saborio scored twice. The first was contested as offside by Seattle, though it didn’t look it, and … Continue reading MLS Playoffs: Real Salt Lake 3, Seattle Sounders 0, first leg
Goals: Joel Lindpere (1), Thierry Henry (1) Red card: Jan Gunnar Solli Shots: FC Dallas – 23 (7 on target), New York – 13 (6 on target) A crushing loss for FC Dallas, who, like many of their matches in the second half of the year, dominated with possession and chances, but were unable to … Continue reading MLS Playoffs: FC Dallas 0, New York Red Bulls 2
I know it seems strange to talk about overpaid players in a league where some get a salary of about $30,000 a year, but nonetheless, there are a few guys who just didn’t earn their keep this year. Will they be back next year? Well, probably, given how some players shuttle between MLS teams no … Continue reading MLS All-Overpaid Team 2011
The MLS playoffs start Wednesday, and like most leagues with playoffs, you can’t always depend on the team with the best record – in this case, the Galaxy – to win. So here, we will evaluate all 10 teams’ (!) chances to win the MLS Cup. 1. LA Galaxy (19-10-5, 48 goals, 28 goals against). … Continue reading MLS Playoff Preview
I know that I’m the only person that seems to care about this stuff – and I harp on about it a lot, though not lately. Anyway, last night the Red Bulls beat the Union 1-0 to make the playoffs, barely. The lone goal of the game was scored by Dane Richards, who headed it … Continue reading Oh, MLS scoring
By Jeremiah Paschke-Wood This is a big final week in the MLS, with a playoff spot up for grabs and several playoff positions as well. Here is what the standings look like right now: 1. LA Galaxy, 67 points 2. Seattle Sounders, 60 points 3. Real Salt Lake, 52 points 4. FC Dallas, 52 points … Continue reading A look at the last week of MLS play
I feel like I have more posts like this than actual blogs, but normal service will resume in two months. Sorry, I just have way too much going on to update regularly, but I’ll try and have some good stuff on the MLS playoffs. Thanks for reading. Continue reading Site update … again
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