0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 9/22/2013
A second-half rally allowed the New England Revolution to overcome an early own goal and collect three points against DC United. Diego Fagundez and Lee Nguyen helped propel the Revs to fifth place in Eastern Conference by providing goals in the 2-1 victory. The result highlighted that the Revolution has the resiliency and unity needed […]
0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 9/21/2013
SANDY, UTAH — with three points in mind, the San Jose Earthquakes (10-11-8) head to Real Tinto Stadium to take on their Western Conference Rivals, Real Salt Lake (14-9-6). RSL, after their loss last week to the Seattle Sounders, are out of the first place spot in the West for the first time in months. […]
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DC United (3-19-6) will travel to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, to face fellow eastern conference member New England Revolution (10-11-7) Saturday night. Coming off an impressive, hard-fought draw against the Los Angeles Galaxy, DC United will hope to secure three points and build some momentum to carry them through the final stretch of the […]
0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 9/20/2013
The Western Conference playoff picture is nowhere near settled with just six points separating first place from the fifth. Colorado sits in third with 45, two more points than the fifth place Timbers. This is Portland’s chance to jump them after a disappointing draw with Chivas last week. Portland and Colorado are both on […]
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SANTA CLARA, CA — Win or go home. The San Jose Earthquakes, facing elimination, needed to beat the visiting Montreal Impact tonight to keep any hope of moving on in the CONCACAF Champions League, and they did just that. On Tuesday evening, San Jose delivered a 3-0 defeat of the visiting Impact in front of […]
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In what was supposed to be a formality against a team who never won a CONCACAF Champions League game and a team Sporting Kansas City beat in Nicaragua with a weaker lineup, Sporting drew Real Esteli 1-1 at Sporting Park. The draw still means Sporting controls their destiny in the group stage but they now […]
0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 9/18/2013
Given the recent successes of Hyndman’s sides at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in the past two seasons, a victory in Denver was not out of the question. David Ferreira’s early second half finish – a solid one that was built up with solid combinations down the left flank – should have been an opening of […]
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Chivas USA are currently rock bottom of the Western Conference, and with 12 points separating them from 8th placed San Jose Earthquakes, it is likely that is where they will finish the season. It has got to that stage of the season where the phrase “playing for pride” is used and lot and like it […]
0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 9/17/2013
Optimism abounds in Columbus again. It’s been a while since a little bit of enthusiasm has surfaced in Ohio. A lot of credit has to be given to Brian Bliss and the way he has stepped up to the interim coaching job he was thrust into a month ago. Bliss seems to have instilled some […]
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Trading Adam Moffat to Seattle was in no ways “waving the white flag”. When I first heard the news I was a bit puzzled but after stepping back and looking at the trade again, it was a great move. While Moffat is a fan favorite and will surely be missed at BBVA Compass Stadium, this […]
0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 9/16/2013
The tight race for the Eastern Conference crown is coming down to the wire and Sporting Kansas City is right in the middle of it. With the pressure of finishing 1st and being out of a playoff spot is separated by a few points, no game is a gimme and every game is a must […]
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SANTA CLARA, CA — The unbeaten at home streak remains alive and well for San Jose at 14 games. “Unbeaten” being the key word here. The San Jose Earthquakes (10-11-8), in dire need of a win and the three points, tied the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps FC (10-10-8) on Saturday evening at Buck Shaw Stadium. In […]
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This Saturday the Union played one of their most important games of this season against the Houston Dynamo. A win would have secured the Union’s fourth place position in the Eastern Conference while keeping Houston out of playoff position. Unfortunately the Union fell to the Dynamo, 1-0 and were pushed down to sixth place. The […]
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The Chicago Fire rallied twice on Saturday night en route to a 3-2 victory over the New England Revolution. The result puts the Fire in fifth place in the Eastern Conference while dropping the Revs to seventh. Kelyn Rowe continued his good form on Saturday by scoring his fifth goal in as many games in […]
0 comments by Dustyn Richardson on 9/14/2013
Tonight’s game is huge, and one man in particular is being called on to really bring the heat and the passion; the twelfth man. San Jose needs their twelfth man tonight to help them extend their home unbeaten streak to 13 games, and keep their playoff dreams alive. The San Jose Earthquakes (10-11-7) host the […]
