Saturday, September 22, 2007
Columbus Crew at Toronto FC - CBC Sports, ONN
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 3:45 p.m.
Two teams in dire straits of late come together at BMO Field with their seasons on the line. Toronto FC haven't won in 10 games and haven't scored in more than 13-1/2 hours, yet still find themselves with hopes of a place in the MLS Cup Playoffs, nine points behind eighth-place Chicago Fire with six games still to play for both clubs. The Crew are closer but still two points out of the top eight after their gutting 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Wizards last weekend, as their winless run has reached seven games down the homestretch of the campaign.
REFEREE: Steven DePiero. SAR (bench): Simon Fearn; JAR (opposite): Amato DeLuca; 4th: Carol-Anne Chenard
MLS Career: 3 games; FC/gm: 29.7; Y/gm: 3.0; R: 1; pens: 0
Games involving Toronto FC: P1 W1 L0 T0; FC/gm: 33.0; Y/gm: 3.0; R: 1; pens: 0
Games involving Crew: first game
INJURY REPORT:
TORONTO FC - OUT: GK Greg Sutton (concussion); MF Ronnie O'Brien (knee); FW Danny Dichio (ankle); DF Adam Braz (personal reasons); DOUBTFUL: DF Marvell Wynne (hamstring); QUESTIONABLE: MF Chris Pozniak (groin)
COLUMBUS CREW - OUT: DF Chad Marshall (concussion); MF Brad Evans (L hip flexor strain); MF Brandon Moss (L knee ACL reconstruction); QUESTIONABLE: DF Rusty Pierce (L hamstring strain); MF Guillermo Barros Schelotto (R hamstring strain)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: TOR: Andrew Boyens, Tyrone Marshall ... CLB: Marcos Gonzalez
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: TOR: Jim Brennan, Jeff Cunningham, Danny Dichio, Srdjan Djekanovic, Chris Pozniak, Carl Robinson ... CLB: Stefani Miglioranzi, Danny O'Rourke, Duncan Oughton
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (2 meetings): Toronto FC 0 wins, 2 goals ... Crew 1 wins, 4 goals ... Draws 0
AT BMO FIELD: first meeting
• This is the third and final meeting between the club, the lone encounter at BMO Field. After a 2-2 draw in their first ever meeting, the Crew won the last.
• Coaches record: Mo Johnston v CLB: P2 W0 L1 D1 ... Sigi Schmid vs. TOR: P2 W1 L0 D1 2007 MLS 5/26: CLB 2, TOR 2 (Herron 2, 36 - Dichio 27, Brennan 49) 7/22: CLB 2, TOR 0 (Schelotto 50, 56)
TV
Directv: 785
DishNet: 455
CBC Sports
Local Fiiber Loop
ONN
VYVX Conf # 2374249
New England Revolution at New York Red Bulls - HDNet, TV-38, FSN-NY
Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, N.J. - 7:30 p.m.
The I-95 rivals meet for the third time this season as the New England Revolution make the trip south to the Meadowlands to take on the New York Red Bulls. The Revolution have had the better of the series lately, winning both previous meetings this season, once in each stadium, and the last five encounters between the clubs, including coming from behind for a 2-1 victory in New England just three weeks ago. In the overall picture, the Revolution became one of three teams to have clinched berths in the MLS Cup Playoffs last weekend; while the Red Bulls cannot do so this weekend, they are firmly established in the top eight, six points ahead of the final spot.
REFEREE: Richard Heron. SAR (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; JAR (opposite): Sean Hurd; 4th: Lee Suckle MLS Career: 47 games; FC/gm: 33.4; Y/gm: 2.5; R: 11; pens: 11
Games involving Red Bulls: P3 W1 L1 T1; FC/gm: 36.3; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 0; pens: 0
Games involving Revolution: P7 W1 L5 T1; FC/gm: 32.1; Y/gm: 2.3; R: 1; pens: 0
INJURY REPORT:
NEW YORK RED BULLS - OUT: DF Kevin Goldthwaite (L knee injury); QUESTIONABLE: DF Carlos Mendes (L ankle injury); FW Mike Magee (R knee injury)
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION - OUT: MF Joe Franchino (R peroneal tendon surgery); PROBABLE: DF Jay Heaps (L calf strain); DF Kyle Helton (R ankle sprain)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NE: Shalrie Joseph, Jeff Larentowicz, Wells Thompson
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NY: Jozy Altidore, Kevin Goldthwaite, Dema Kovalenko, Joe Vide ... NE: Andy Dorman, Jay Heaps, Avery John, James Riley, Khano Smith
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (45 meetings): Red Bulls 16 wins (2 shootout), 78 goals ... Revolution 23 wins (3 shootout), 82 goals ... Draws 6
AT GIANTS STADIUM: (23 meetings): Red Bulls 12 wins (0 shootout), 50 goals ... Revolution 8 wins (2 shootout), 37 goals ... Draws 3
• This is the third of three meetings between the I-95 rivals this season, the second to be played at the Meadowlands. The Revolution have won both previous meetings this year, once at each ground, the last five meetings in the overall series, and six of the last seven in league play, dating back to the final meeting in 2005.
• A year ago, the Revolution won the season series with ease, winning the last three meetings (both at Gillette Stadium) after they played to a scoreless draw in East Rutherford.
• The Revolution have won their last six home meetings between the clubs and haven't lost to New York on Route 1 since June 29, 2002, a span of nine league games (8-0-2).
• Last year's 2-0 victory by the Revolution at Giants Stadium in the season series finale between the teams was their first win in Jersey since winning both league encounters in the 2003 season, then also claiming a 2-0 victory in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals. But the Revolution have come away with points now in their last three visits to East Rutherford.
• Coaches record: Bruce Arena v NE: P16 W9 L7 D0 ... Steve Nicol vs. NY: P22 W13 L4 D5 2007 (MLS) 7/14: NY 0, NE 1 (Dorman 38) 8/25: NE 2, NY 1 (Twellman 46; Mendes 80 og - Altidore 30)
TV
Directv: 786
DishNet: 456
HDNet
KU BAND
Galaxy 17 TR. 4 Upper
D/L: 11789(V)
Directv: 79
DishNet: 9422
TV-38
VYVX Conf # 2380503
FSN-NY
HTN Conf # 42467
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Colorado Rapids at Real Salt Lake - FSC/FSE
Rice Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah - 9:30 p.m.
The third meeting for the Rocky Mountain Cup is ahead as the two rivals face off in a desperate chase for points for both. Home-standing Real Salt Lake is in the more precarious position, now 11 points out of the final playoff spot with just five games to play after their midweek home draw with the LA Galaxy. The Colorado Rapids are closer but still not in the top eight, still two points adrift of the Chicago Fire with five games to play heading into the weekend after their 1-1 draw with Chivas USA last Sunday afternoon at home.
REFEREE: Abbey Okulaja. SAR (bench): Chris Strickland; JAR (opposite): George Gansner; 4th: Feliciano Palomino
MLS Career: 69 games; FC/gm: 29.7; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 9; pens: 19
Games involving Real: P6 W2 L3 T1; FC/gm: 24.2; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 1; pens: 3
Games involving Rapids: P10 W5 L4 T1; FC/gm: 29.5; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 1; pens: 3
INJURY REPORT:
REAL SALT LAKE - OUT: DF Nik Besagno (R meniscus tear); QUESTIONABLE: MF Nathan Sturgis (L calf strain); PROBABLE: FW Alecko Eskandarian (R hamstring strain), FW Fabian Espíndola (R shin contusion), MF Javier Morales (L rotator cuff strain)
COLORADO RAPIDS - OUT: DF Dan Gargan (R knee ACL tear); FW Herculez Gomez (R ACL and meniscus tears); FW Conor Casey (R knee swelling); QUESTIONABLE: DF Brandon Prideaux (L hamstring strain); PROBABLE: MF Pablo Mastroeni (illness); DF Mike Petke (illness)
SUSPENDED: RSL: Alecko Eskandarian (through Sept. 23; eight cautions) ... COL: Facundo Erpen (through Sept. 23); Pablo Mastroeni (through Sept. 23; five cautions)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: RSL: Kyle Beckerman, Atiba Harris ... COL: Mehdi Ballouchy, Facundo Erpen, Ugo Ihemelu
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: RSL: Jean-Martial Kipré, Ritchie Kotschau, Carey Talley, Chris Wingert ... COL: Bouna Coundoul, Mike Petke, Brandon Prideaux
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (10 meetings): Real Salt Lake 2 wins, 9 goals ...Rapids 6 wins, 13 goals ... Draws 2
IN SALT LAKE: (4 meetings): Real Salt Lake 1 wins, 3 goals ... Rapids 3 wins, 6 goals ...Draws 1
• This is the third of four meetings between the teams as the Rocky Mountain Cup is again on offer to the winner of the season series. After meeting twice in 10 days at the start of the year, this the first encounter since May; they meet Oct. 20 in Commerce City in the regular season finale.
• A year ago, the Rapids claimed the Rocky Mountain Cup for the second successive season, getting a pair of 1-0 victories (the only goal coming from Nicolas Hernandez in each) with Real winning once after the teams opened with a draw.
• Colorado also claimed a victory when the teams met in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup at Rice-Eccles Stadium, the lone goal coming from Jacob Peterson (61).
• In Real's inaugural season, the then-expansion club won for the first time ever, in their home debut, defeating Colorado 1-0 in the first meetings between the border state rivals, before the Rapids took the final three encounters that season.
• Coaches record: Fernando Clavijo vs. RSL: P10 W6 L2 D2 ... Jason Kreis vs. COL: P1 W0 L0 D1 2007 (MLS): 4/30: RSL 0, COL 2 (Brown 71, Beckerman 75) 5/10: COL 1, RSL 1 (Stewart 4 og - Mastroeni 15 og)
TV
FSC/FSE
KU BAND (Encrypted)
AMC 2, Tr. 4 Ch. 9
D/L: 11784.5(H)
Symbol Rate: 6.1113
Data rate: 8.448
FEC: ¾
Kansas City Wizards at Chivas USA - FSN West, Metro Sports
Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. - 10:30 p.m.
A week after their dramatic come-from-behind victory righted the ship and maintained their place in the MLS Cup Playoffs race, the Kansas City Wizards return to the road when they take on Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center. The Wizards are now six points ahead of eighth place, and the final spot in the postseason, with five games left to play. They face a Chivas USA team that is on the brink of claiming a playoff berth for the second consecutive season, the 3-year-old club needing just a point from its final six games to assure a spot in the top eight of the MLS overall table.
REFEREE: Shane Moody. SAR (bench): David Bragg; JAR (opposite): Peter Balciunas; 4th: Brian Hall
MLS Career: 3 games; FC/gm: 38.7; Y/gm: 5.3; R: 2; pens: 1
Games involving Chivas USA: first game
Games involving Wizards: P1 W0 L1 T0; FC/gm: 36.0; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 1; pens: 0
INJURY REPORT:
CHIVAS USA - OUT: DF Carlos Llamosa (L knee ACL surgery)
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS - OUT: MF Ryan McMahen (torn ACL); MF A.J. Godbolt (patellar tendonitis); QUESTIONABLE: FW Scott Sealy (quadricep strain); PROBABLE: FW Willy Guadarrama (hip flexor strain); MF Kurt Morsink (MCL sprain)
SUSPENDED: CHV: Jesse Marsch (through Sept. 23; five cautions) ... KC: Kurt Morsink (through Sept. 23; five cautions)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: CHV: Maykel Galindo, Orlando Perez ... KC: Jimmy Conrad, Jack Jewsbury, Eddie Johnson
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: CHV: Jason Hernandez, Paulo Nagamura ... KC: Jose Burciaga Jr., Nick Garcia, Carlos Marinelli, Kerry Zavagnin
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Chivas USA 0 wins, 5 goals ...Wizards 3 wins, 10 goals ... Draws 2 AT THE HOME DEPOT CENTER (2 meetings): Chivas USA 0 wins, 2 goals ... Wizards 0 wins, 2 goals ... Draws 2
• This is the second of two meetings between the clubs this season, the lone encounter set for The Home Depot Center.
• Chivas USA have never defeated the Wizards in the two years of the club's existence. Kansas City has won all three previous meetings at Arrowhead Stadium, while the teams have played to draws in both of their meetings in Carson.
• This is the home coaching debut of Preki against the team with which he was so identified. The left-footed magician spent nine of his 10 years in MLS with the Wizards, winning an MLS Cup in 2000, scoring championships in 1997 and 2003 and the Honda MVP in 1997 and 2003.
• Coaches record: Preki v KC: P1 W0 L1 T0 ... Curt Onalfo vs. CHV: P1 W1 L0 T0 2007 (MLS): 7/29: KC 3, CHV 2 (Zavagnin 37; Arnaud 53; Movsisyan 89 - Bornstein 17; Cunliffe 55)
TV
Directv: 787
DishNet: 456
FSN West
VYVX Conf # 2383652
Metro Sports
VYVX Conf # 2383652
Sunday, September 23, 2007
D.C. United at Chicago Fire - Telefutura, My 50 Chicago, CSN-DC
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Ill. - 3 p.m.
Game preview is not yet available.
TV
Telefutura
KU BAND
AMC 2, Tr. 2 Ch. A18
D/L: 11731(H)
Symbol Rate: 13.235
Data Rate: 18.2958
FEC: ¾,
My 50 Chicago
VYVX Conf # 2382872
CSN-DC
VYVX Conf # 2283361
FC Dallas at Los Angeles Galaxy - HDNet, FSN West, FSN-SW
Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. - 8 p.m.
Game preview is not yet available.
TV
Directv: 785
DishNet: 455
HDNet
KU BAND
Galaxy 17 TR. 4 Upper
D/L: 11789(V)
Directv: 79
DishNet: 9422
FSN West
VYVX Conf # 2374262
FSN-SW
VYVX Conf # 2374262
