It's do-or-die time for MLS clubs DC United and Toronto FC as both head into their CONCACAF Champions League second-leg match-ups needing wins (or in D.C. United's case, at least a multiple-goal draw) to advance to the tournament's group stage.
Toronto FC faces the Puerto Rico Islanders at 8pm, while DC United plays Luis Angel Firpo at 10pm. Both matches are being shown on Fox Soccer Channel.
Those aren't the only Champions League matches on tap tonight. Pachuca faces Deportivo Jalapa in the second leg of their series (10pm, Galavision) after the Mexican power won the first leg, 3-0.
If you will be watching tonight's matches, please feel free to share your own thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action.
Burch when the: Fire it down the middle as hard as possible and hope the keeper guesses instead of reacts.
“The Firpo keeper looked like he could go 100 shots without saving a PK.”
BOTH keepers looked like they weren’t about to save one. Wicks seemed really slow to start on at least one that IMO he should have saved. DCU is fortunate that Firpo missed first…but actually DCU seemed to take better PKs…except number 4 (Bursch?).
@Chg: 1-1 regulation tonight, 2-2 aggregate (1-1 away goals), scoreless in extratime, DCU advances 5-4 on penalties
@froboy…i think its an easy answer…mls and ccl come first…that game is for people to see real moreso than dc anyway
dc won 5-4 in pks
What happened with DCU?
big win for DC and the MLS, now the “real” question, who to play against them, hard to put out the first team when they need rest, hard to put the back ups in against Real Madrid
The Firpo keeper looked like he could go 100 shots without saving a PK.
Congrats to DC United! Very solid penalty kick performance by the players.
lol barely, at least they didn’t pull a TFC.
firpo likes the blast! ha
cmon wicks .. do something
Wonder if that Firpo guy will try that stop-start PK again…?
One more shot taker down.
That was dumb by Fred. Not sure it’s a straight red, yellow in my book but that was completely stupid.
That call on Potius was horrible
Rodney Wallace was born in Costa Rica, and moved to the USA when he was nine, so who knows what his plans are.
Columbus in by far the toughest group with Saprissa, PR Islanders, and Cruz Azul….
Does wicks make anyone else extremely nervous? I just have a bad feeling every time a shot goes near goal.
I guarantee Pontius will be one of the pk takers along with those three. Not sure who the last would be. My guess would be Burch.
Cap Rodney Wallace. I’ve seen him play a few times and he’s a lot better than Pearce, Bornstein.
Posted by: whipsmart13 | August 04, 2009 at 11:24 PM
I’m kinda hoping Wallace doesn’t get capped any time soon as he still only holds Costa Rican citizenship and not American…
If this eventually goes to PKs DC is trouble. Emilo, Gomez, Fred, ?,?
“If you are OK with our top fight players average salary being under 50K than more power to you. I disagree.”
No one is OK with that, probably why your statement isn’t true. 120,000$ last year counting DPs, but also counting 10 Developmentals per club in the 12.5/17.7 group.
God, Wicks is an idiot. He’s not a horrible keeper but he makes some very stupid mistakes at key moments.
Jakovich was going to get red carded, but the ref thought twice. He always strikes me as kinda clumsy
Not quite yet whipsmart, having watched every match he’s played, he’s not better than those guys yet.
Cap Rodney Wallace. I’ve seen him play a few times and he’s a lot better than Pearce, Bornstein.
and by than I mean then.
Buck stops with Garber. He is the CEO. He gets the blame. If you want to give him credit for the success you need to give him credit for the failures…like MLS’ dismal record outside the league. Not blaming him for TFC incompetence but I there is not CLEAR separation between the two leagues. That much is obvious. If you are OK with our top fight players average salary being under 50K than more power to you. I disagree.
Considering Garber has ZERO control of what the cap is in MLS, it’s a bit silly to blame him for it. And ignorant as well.
@Joe B
The pk was clearly illegal. One can’t stop their motion forward once they start it when taking a pk.
Why would Jankovic through the ball like that?
That was a BS pk and bush league refreeing. Burch shouldn’t give up that pk though.
If Ives was doing commentary he would definately have a drinking game going for Fred’s giveaways.
that was an illegal pk, right?
i don’t know for certain.. but i dont think you can stop your momentum like that, then kick
and wicks didnt exactly argue his case well .. they did cut screen so maybe they got after the ref … but lame on wicks for not breaking refs balls
and there’s justice for DC. lovely freekick from Cristian Gomez