• An 88th minute goal from midfielder Atiba Harris gave Chivas USA a 1-1 draw against San Luis of the Mexican First Division in SuperLiga 2009 action at The Home Depot Center on Saturday night. Harris' goal came off a corner kick from midfielder Bojan Stepanovic, who earned his second assist of the tournament.
• Chivas USA, who had been eliminated from the tournament earlier on Saturday night by virtue of Tigres UANL's 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire, played spoiler, keeping San Luis from the semifinals of the tournament with the tie. The Chicago Fire and Tigres UANL advanced out of Group A, each with six points, ahead of San Luis (4 points) and Chivas USA (1 point).
• San Luis' only goal of the match came on an Alfredo Moreno penalty kick in the 54th minute, which followed a foul in the box by Chivas USA goalkeeper Lance Parker. Parker made his first appearance of 2009, and second of his professional career (both in SuperLiga), entering at halftime for Zach Thornton, who had played every minute for Chivas USA in all competitions until that point.
• Chivas USA midfielder Cesar Zamora, signed on May 28, 2009 from the Chivas USA U-18 Team, played in his first-ever professional match, entering the match as a 61st minute substitute for Carey Talley.
• Post-Game Audio from Chivas USA players including Atiba Harris, Maykel Galindo, Shavar Thomas, and Cesar Zamora, as well as Head Coach Preki, is currently available on Dentro del Rebaño ('Inside the Flock'), the official blog of Chivas USA.
• Chivas USA Head Coach Preki, on tonight's match: "Overall, a good performance by our team, especially given the circumstances. We had a fight in us, we played for each other, and that's good to see that we got that mentality back." (For a full quote sheet, please visit cdchivasusa.com.)
• After the match, Chivas USA left for Los Angeles International Airport, to catch a red-eye flight to Charleston, S.C., ahead of Tuesday's U.S. Open Cup match at the Charleston Battery. The Battery, finalists in last year's Open Cup, will take on the Red-and-White on Tuesday, June 30, at 4:30 p.m. PT (7:30 p.m. ET) in a match to be broadcast live on USL Live, at www.usllive.com.
• Chivas USA will return to MLS action in the highly anticipated Honda Super Clásico against the LA Galaxy on Saturday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m. PT. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.
