Tonight is the night the Eastern Conference standings start to come into focus.
With four teams tied on 10 points, just two points behind East leaders Columbus, the Eastern Conference will be cleared up a bit when the Chicago Fire travels to New England and the Kansas City Wizards travel to Columbus to face the first-place Crew.
The West should gain some focus as well, with three intra-conference tilts on the schedule. Chivas USA travels to Texas to face Houston in the ‘We’re supposed to be better than this’ Derby, the offensively strong and defensively challenged LA Galaxy to meet a struggling Real Salt Lake side while first-place FC Dallas looks to rebound from its first loss by facing expansion strugglers San Jose.
If you will be watching tonight’s matches, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play by play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action.
for those who care and want to see a different recap of the fire game last here’s another site
http://chicagosporting.com/content/blogsection/12/30/
And apparently For Lamar Hunt is so secure that no fans can get in. Pathetic.
Still on top of the league, kids. And with expansion SJ on tap next weekend, we’re not going anywhere. It wasn’t pretty, but 3 points is pretty enough for me. Fort Lamar Hunt gives up no points to visiting teams. Get used to it, MLS. Times they are a-changin’.
Alexi Lalas was in the crowd at the de la Hoya fight tonight. I guess he’s too cool to travel to Utah…
Oscar was wearing Dynamo orange gloves and had the team emblem on his trunks.
Did anyone else think that the 2nd Salt Lake goal was offside…sure looked like it to me.
Hey Revs fans… …..what’s your excuse this time!?!?!?!
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aristotle – dig. that’s why LA should be higher in power rankings. you want to watch their games.
So far the most exciting thing about this game is the grass.
Buck Shaw actually looks like a pretty decent place to watch a match. Better than the Wizards’ Community America.
I’ll stop talking to myself now.
Hooray! Now there is only one Tom Gordon on the field.
Someone should tell Glinton to run between the goalkeeper and the ball, not behind the goalkeeper.
Kei Kamara is San Jose’s answer to Tom Gordon. Anyone know why Peguero is not playing?
Nice looking surface.
I see the announcers on the San Jose vs Dallas game are much better.
“It’s going to be like a game of horseshoes. Whoever is closest is going to win it.”
Really?
I thought there was a reason that they say close only counts in horseshoes.
That was an interesting interview with the Lew Wolf (SJ owner). I got the impression that the team is more or less a toy or novelty item to him. I came away with the impression that he has a great deal of money and some people told him to buy the franchise and he basically said ‘why not’.
San Jose’s owner doesn’t sound that confident in the success of his team.
That was definitely an accidental save by Rimando.
Should have been a win for L.A. Donovan’s lack of contribution was the difference.
Donovan just isn’t involved enough.
aristotle – lol
It was written up earlier this week that De La Hoya was going to be sporting Dynamo’s “forever orange” and a Dynamo patch on his trunks with the fight taking place at the Home Depot Center.
http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=15457&more=1
Gordon’s not going to back up from anybody! He only backs down on goal scoring chances.
Great clearance by Franchino. That’s why HE is in there!
“I’ve really become a big fan of watching Chris Klein on a nightly basis”-LA Announcer
considering klein plays on a weekly basis, he must have access to his private webcam
I’ll go out on a limb. I predict L.A. 3 RSL 2.
One Alan Gordon! There’s only one Alan Gordon! Onnnnnneeeee Alana GOOOOORDOOOON
Is there a chance someone other than Beckham can convert one of these many chances?
Are they wearing orange and black women’s lingerie?
Random note…Oscar De La Hoya and his ring entourage are wearing orange and black to honor the Dynamo.
Take the “home games against LAG are being played at McAfee Coliseum” back. I meant to say the opener (Fire) and LAG matches are being played at McAfee.
Casey – are you watching the SJ game online somewhere?
Jacob:
That would explain it. I didn’t think they had switched stadiums already. That’s a shame. More poor attendance.
Well Donovan’s certainly in the game in the second half. Fantastic save by Rimando, but there is no way you can miss a chance that wide open and that close. If Donovan doesn’t hit that right near Rimando it’s an unstoppable goal.
that’s why Gordon’s in there.