BY ADAM SERRANO
Sporting KC and Chivas USA are both in the midst of total franchise re-development projects.
Sporting comes to the Home Depot Center with former Chivas Guadalajara icon Omar Bravo, who looks to spearhead a three headed Kansas City attack. Chivas USA is in the midst of a major rebuilding process with new head coach Robin Fraser, who has brought a new defensive mindset to the Rojiblancos.
Follow along with the commentary after the jump:
FINAL – Chivas USA are unable to complete the comeback as Sporting earns their first victory. Be sure to check back SBI for more coverage of the match. Thank you for following along.
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90th Minute – Final Whistle 3-2 Sporting.
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85th Minute – GOAL! Zemanski 3-2 for Sporting. Can they make a game of this?
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74th Minute – BRAVO AGAIN! 3-1 Sporting. More cheers for the former Guadalajara player, who celebrates in front of the KC fans before moving on to Chivas faithful.
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73rd Minute – Mondaini comes off for Bowen while Bravo picks up a yellow for an elbow to the head of Conrad.
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69th Minute – Chivas USA struggling to pull the balll out of their own end. Sporting is pushing for a third.
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63rd Minute – Blair Gavin comes into the match for Chivas USA replacing Panchito Mendoza.
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59th Minute – Kamara nearly gets a head on a fantastic cross from Bravo, but the shot goes wide.
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56th Minute – GOAL!! Jimmy Conrad scores off a header. 2-1 Sporting lead, but game on!
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55th Minute – Chivas USA earn a corner kick.
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51st Minute – Action resumes. Chivas USA and Chvias de Guadalajara owner Jorge Vergara spoke to the media at half-time saying that the team will evaluate if any players will be brought into Chivas USA over the summer from the parent club.
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45th Minute – GOAL!!!! SPORTING!!! Bravo with an audacious chip to beat Thornton, who was out of position on the play. 2-0 and the halftime whistle blows.
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45th Minute – C.J. Sapong's goal was the fastest ever for a rookie that began the match on the starting line up in MLS history. Try and digest that one.
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45th Minute – Three minutes of stoppage time.
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40th Minute – OUCH Sapong gets a boot to the face from Valentin. He's down for a few moments, but he'll return to action.
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35th Minute – Sporting controlling the game and really prssing the issue against the Rojiblancos. The triple-headed strike force of Kamara, Sapong and Bravo is really shining tonight.
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32nd Minute – Bravo lands awkwardly after trying to heel the ball into the net. He's down for a few minutes, but will return.
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30th Minute - Chivas USA with a free kick, but Nielsen punches it out and Sporting is able to clear.
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28th Minute – Conrad picks up a yellow for a poor challenge on Sapong. Throwing him to the ground NFL style. Poor move for Jimmy.
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24th Minute – Arnaud is booked for a wrapping his arm around a Chivas USA player. Chivas earn a free kick, but do not challenge.
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20th Minute – Rocastle is unable to continue and will be replaced by Stephane Auvray.
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18th Minute – A pause in play due to an injury to Craig Rocastle, who is hobbling off the field.
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13th Minute – Marcos Mondaini forces a save from Jimmy Nielsen, but Chivas can't convert on the subsequent corner kick.
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11th Minute – Apologies to all as Internet troubles here at the HDC have the commentary running behind schedule.
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2nd Minute – GOAL SPORTING! Zemanski fails to clear and the ball falls right to Sapong, who scores his first MLS goal.
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1st Minute – Chivas USA line-up (4-1-4-1): Thornton-Pearce-Conrad-Valentin-Jazic, Zemanski, Mendoza-LaBrocca, Braun-Mondaini, Morenoe
Kansas City line-up: Neilsen-Espinoza, Besler, Cesar, Sassano, Rocastle, Stojcev, Arnaud, Bravo, Kamara, Sapong
Reddison don’t forget about Ryan Smith coming back from injury as well…lots of attacking options in KC.
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And even if they were, what a great way to thank him for the great years…
Sapong is a beast with nice technical ability…How did he fall so far in the draft? They are stacked at Striker with Bravo, Kamara, and Bunbury returning from injury.
I know right acting like he was in chivas USA to begin with. They must be forgetting there not Guadalajara.
2 goals of Omar bravo. Hat trick please?
Typical Chivas class…Throwing things at Bravo after his 2nd Goal
Adam you guys should formally complain to the people at the Home Depot Center, there is always internet issues and if I’m not mistaken they’re suppose to have some sort of service for people to log on to via WIFI devices? WTH? They should be able to give you guys basic hard wire lines at the booths!
Being a Season ticket holder in years past for BOTH teams this is frustrating, I will still attend games this year but not as many as I couldn’t afford my Season packages but it’s dumb they can’t provide you guys with decent connections!