MLS Cup 2011
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The 2011 MLS Cup Final was the sixteenth edition of the MLS Cup
championship match held in the United States
and Canada
. The match was played on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the Home Depot Center
in Carson, California
. The Los Angeles Galaxy
won their third championship, defeating the Houston Dynamo
1–0 off a 72nd minute goal from the Galaxy's Landon Donovan
.
Galaxy, who also won the Supporters' Shield became the first team since the Columbus Crew
in 2008
to win both the Shield and MLS Cup.
For the Galaxy, it was a league-record seventh appearance in the MLS Cup final, while it was Houston's third apperance in the league final. As MLS Cup champions, the Galaxy earned a direct bye into the Group Stage for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League
. Since the Galaxy also won the Shield, which also guarantees a group stage berth in the Champions League, the Shield runners-up, Seattle Sounders FC
, earned a direct bye to the Group Stage. As MLS Cup runners-up, the Dynamo earned their third ever berth in the Champions League and their first since the 2009–10 edition. The final Champions League spot went to Real Salt Lake
with the third best overall regular season record.
The defending MLS Cup champions were the Colorado Rapids
. They were eliminated by Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Regular season
EWLINE
Opponent
Result
Legs
Playoffs
Opponent
Result
Legs
New York Red Bulls
3–1
2–1 home; 1–0 away
Conf. Semifinals
Philadelphia Union
3–1
1–0 home; 2–1 away
Real Salt Lake
3–1
3–1 home
Conference Finals
Sporting Kansas City
2–0
2–0 away
for the most regular season championships earned. The Galaxy became the third straight team to win back-to-back regular season titles. The Galaxy earned the Shield on October 8, two weeks prior to the end of the regular season, and finished the season with a 19–5–10, posting the second total amount of points (67) ever by a league premier.
As Shield winners, the Galaxy earned the benefit of playing the lowest seeded team to advance from the newly created wildcard round. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Galaxy played the New York Red Bulls, who had the tenth best regular season record, which was the lowest seeded team in the playoffs. The first leg of the two-match, aggregate
series began on October 30, 2011 with the opening leg being played at New York's Red Bull Arena
. The opening leg ended with a critical way victory for Los Angeles, as the Galaxy earned a 1–0 victory off of a goal from Mike Magee
. Following the match, controversy erupted after New York's Rafael Márquez
threw the match ball at Los Angeles' Landon Donovan
's ankles. Immediately, Márquez was confronted by Los Angeles' Adam Cristman
and Juninho
which caused some pushing and shoving, before several players on both sides attempted to break up the skirmish. Both Marquez and Juninho were subsequently red-carded, Márquez for throwing a ball at an opposing player, and Juninho for striking an opponent, who was New York's Stephen Keel
.
On November 3, the second leg was played at the Galaxy's home ground, The Home Depot Center
. With a capped seating capacity due to the match being played on a school night, only 20,000 seats were available. In the fourth minute, New York's Luke Rodgers
tied the aggregate series at 1–1 and gave New York a 1–0 lead in the second leg. Magee once again scored against his former club in the 42nd minute, tying the match, and giving the Galaxy a 2–1 aggregate lead over the Red Bulls. In the 75th minute, Donovan scored off a penalty kick to give the Galaxy a 3–1 aggregate lead and 2–1 lead in the match, which ended in the final score of the match.
Against the Union, the Dynamo post victories in each leg of the two-match, aggregate series, winning the round by a score of 3–1. The first match, played on October 29 at Philadelphia's PPL Park, marked the first time franchise history that the Dynamo won at the Union. Houston defender, and Canadian international André Hainault scored the opening goal in the fifth minute of play, only for Philadelphia's Sébastien Le Toux
to draw the match two minutes later. In the 30th minute, Houston's Calen Carr
scored the go-ahead goal, which ended up being the game-winning goal.
The final leg of the Conference Semifinals was played at the Dynamo's Robertson Stadium
. The second leg was the final match for the Dynamo at Robertson, as the club plans on moving to their own soccer-specific stadium in downtown Houston next Spring. Ending in a 1–0 victory for Houston, the game's lone goal came from longtime Houston striker, Brian Ching
who scored three minutes into stoppage time in the first half of play. It was Ching's sixth MLS Cup Playoffs goal, and his first for the club since the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
.
Since Sporting Kansas City, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, defeated the Colorado Rapids
in their Conference Semifinal matchup, the Dynamo traveled to Kansas City, Kansas
to take on Sporting for the 2011 MLS Eastern Conference Championship. The two sides finished two points apart from one another during the regular season, as Sporting claimed the Eastern Conference regular season title upon a 1–0 victory at D.C. United
. The match was played at Sporting's Livestrong Sporting Park
located adjacent to the CommunityAmerica Ballpark
and Kansas Speedway
, the same location where Sporting defeated the Dynamo 3–0 in regular season play on September 10. The championship, however, played in Houston's favor, as the Dynamo posted a 2–0 victory at Kansas City. Hainault scored his second playoff goal in the 53rd minute, while Houston loanee, and Honduran international Carlo Costly
scored a buffer goal in the 87th minute to seal the club's third trip to the MLS Cup championship.
Commissioner Don Garber
announced that the Home Depot Center in Carson, California
would host the MLS Cup championship. The final, which became the fourth league championship held at the stadium, gave it the record for the most MLS Cup finals held. The last time the Home Depot Center hosted the MLS Cup final was in 2008
, when the Columbus Crew
defeated Red Bull New York.
The Home Depot Center is the home ground of two Los Angeles-based clubs, the Los Angeles Galaxy
and C.D. Chivas USA
.
and was broadcast on ESPN
for the third consecutive year, as well as Galavisión in the U.S. and on TSN2
in Canada. Additionally, it was aired during prime time
for the third consecutive year.
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LA GALAXY:
|
GK
12
Josh Saunders
RB
5
Sean Franklin
CB
4
Omar Gonzalez
CB
20
A. J. DeLaGarza
LB
2
Todd Dunivant
CM
19
Juninho
CM
23
David Beckham
RW
10
Landon Donovan
(c)
LW
18
Mike Magee
CF
14
Robbie Keane
CF
17
Adam Cristman
Substitutions:
MF
8
Chris Birchall
Manager:
Bruce Arena
Assistant referees:
Craig Lowry
Peter Manikowski
Fourth official:
Hilario Grajeda
Player of the Match:
Landon Donovan
(United States)
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...
championship match held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The match was played on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is hardware retailer The Home Depot. The $150 million complex was...
in Carson, California
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
. The Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
won their third championship, defeating the Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
1–0 off a 72nd minute goal from the Galaxy's Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
.
Galaxy, who also won the Supporters' Shield became the first team since the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
in 2008
MLS Cup 2008
The 2008 MLS Cup was the championship match of the 2008 Major League Soccer season. The final was played at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California on November 23, 2008. The match was contested by the Columbus Crew and the New York Red Bulls, marking the debut of both teams in the final after...
to win both the Shield and MLS Cup.
For the Galaxy, it was a league-record seventh appearance in the MLS Cup final, while it was Houston's third apperance in the league final. As MLS Cup champions, the Galaxy earned a direct bye into the Group Stage for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League
2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League will be the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament is expected to begin in July 2012 and finish in April 2013...
. Since the Galaxy also won the Shield, which also guarantees a group stage berth in the Champions League, the Shield runners-up, Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in...
, earned a direct bye to the Group Stage. As MLS Cup runners-up, the Dynamo earned their third ever berth in the Champions League and their first since the 2009–10 edition. The final Champions League spot went to Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
with the third best overall regular season record.
The defending MLS Cup champions were the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
. They were eliminated by Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Road to the final
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Round | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Western Conference | ||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second... |
34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 67 |
| Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in... |
34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | 63 | |
| Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won... |
34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 53 | |
| FC Dallas FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada... |
34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 52 | |
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
| Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 51 | |
| Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic... |
34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 |
| Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 36 | 48 | |
| Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 |
2011 MLS Cup Playoffs
The 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs will be the sixteenth post-season tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. The tournament began on October 26 with the play-in round and will conclude on November 20 with the championship match. It will be the first playoff-series to include ten...
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
Los Angeles Galaxy
Ahead of the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, the Los Angeles Galaxy successfully defended the Supporters' Shield, winning it for the second consecutive year, and for the fourth time overall, tying D.C. UnitedD.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
for the most regular season championships earned. The Galaxy became the third straight team to win back-to-back regular season titles. The Galaxy earned the Shield on October 8, two weeks prior to the end of the regular season, and finished the season with a 19–5–10, posting the second total amount of points (67) ever by a league premier.
As Shield winners, the Galaxy earned the benefit of playing the lowest seeded team to advance from the newly created wildcard round. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Galaxy played the New York Red Bulls, who had the tenth best regular season record, which was the lowest seeded team in the playoffs. The first leg of the two-match, aggregate
Aggregate
An aggregate is a collection of items that are gathered together to form a total quantity.* Aggregate , in materials science, a component of a composite material used to resist compressive stress...
series began on October 30, 2011 with the opening leg being played at New York's Red Bull Arena
Red Bull Arena
Red Bull Arena may refer to one of multiple association football stadiums:* Red Bull Arena , home stadium of German football club RB Leipzig.* Red Bull Arena , home stadium of American soccer club the New York Red Bulls....
. The opening leg ended with a critical way victory for Los Angeles, as the Galaxy earned a 1–0 victory off of a goal from Mike Magee
Mike Magee (soccer)
Mike Magee is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
. Following the match, controversy erupted after New York's Rafael Márquez
Rafael Márquez
Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Mexico national team. He plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder....
threw the match ball at Los Angeles' Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
's ankles. Immediately, Márquez was confronted by Los Angeles' Adam Cristman
Adam Cristman
Adam Cristman is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
and Juninho
Vitor Gomes Pereira Junior
Vitor Gomes Pereira Junior, commonly known as Juninho or Vitor Junior , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, on loan from São Paulo.-Career:...
which caused some pushing and shoving, before several players on both sides attempted to break up the skirmish. Both Marquez and Juninho were subsequently red-carded, Márquez for throwing a ball at an opposing player, and Juninho for striking an opponent, who was New York's Stephen Keel
Stephen Keel
Stephen Keel is an American soccer player who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
.
On November 3, the second leg was played at the Galaxy's home ground, The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is hardware retailer The Home Depot. The $150 million complex was...
. With a capped seating capacity due to the match being played on a school night, only 20,000 seats were available. In the fourth minute, New York's Luke Rodgers
Luke Rodgers
Luke John Rodgers is an English professional football striker who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.He played in England's Football League, starting at Shrewsbury Town in 1999...
tied the aggregate series at 1–1 and gave New York a 1–0 lead in the second leg. Magee once again scored against his former club in the 42nd minute, tying the match, and giving the Galaxy a 2–1 aggregate lead over the Red Bulls. In the 75th minute, Donovan scored off a penalty kick to give the Galaxy a 3–1 aggregate lead and 2–1 lead in the match, which ended in the final score of the match.
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo spent the first half of the regular season in inconsistent form, finding themselves in a slew of playoff bubble teams. In mid-September, the club hit a solid form, and finished their final six matches with four wins, two draws and zero losses. The spark in form, found themselves finishing seventh in the overall table, but second in the Eastern Conference, giving the team a direct bye into the Eastern Conference Semifinals. As the second-seeded club, Houston was paired up against Philadelphia Union, who qualified for the playoffs for the first time in their club's history.Against the Union, the Dynamo post victories in each leg of the two-match, aggregate series, winning the round by a score of 3–1. The first match, played on October 29 at Philadelphia's PPL Park, marked the first time franchise history that the Dynamo won at the Union. Houston defender, and Canadian international André Hainault scored the opening goal in the fifth minute of play, only for Philadelphia's Sébastien Le Toux
Sébastien Le Toux
Sébastien Le Toux is a French-American footballer who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.-Professional:Le Toux was part of the youth setup at Rennes, and briefly played for Lorient in Ligue 2, prior to moving to the United States.Le Toux unsuccessfully tried out for...
to draw the match two minutes later. In the 30th minute, Houston's Calen Carr
Calen Carr
Calen Carr is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...
scored the go-ahead goal, which ended up being the game-winning goal.
The final leg of the Conference Semifinals was played at the Dynamo's Robertson Stadium
Robertson Stadium
John O'Quinn Field at Corbin J. Robertson Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, located on the campus of the University of Houston. It is the home of the Houston Cougars football and women's soccer teams...
. The second leg was the final match for the Dynamo at Robertson, as the club plans on moving to their own soccer-specific stadium in downtown Houston next Spring. Ending in a 1–0 victory for Houston, the game's lone goal came from longtime Houston striker, Brian Ching
Brian Ching
Brian Ching is an American professional soccer forward currently playing for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
who scored three minutes into stoppage time in the first half of play. It was Ching's sixth MLS Cup Playoffs goal, and his first for the club since the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
The 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs was the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2007 season, and it concluded with MLS Cup 2007 on November 18, 2007 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C....
.
Since Sporting Kansas City, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, defeated the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
in their Conference Semifinal matchup, the Dynamo traveled to Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
to take on Sporting for the 2011 MLS Eastern Conference Championship. The two sides finished two points apart from one another during the regular season, as Sporting claimed the Eastern Conference regular season title upon a 1–0 victory at D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
. The match was played at Sporting's Livestrong Sporting Park
Livestrong Sporting Park
Livestrong Sporting Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Kansas City, Kansas and is the home of Sporting Kansas City. The stadium opened during the 2011 season of Major League Soccer on June 9, 2011 with a match against the Chicago Fire. The stadium has a seating capacity of 18,467 seats, which can...
located adjacent to the CommunityAmerica Ballpark
CommunityAmerica Ballpark
CommunityAmerica Ballpark is a multi-purpose stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, home of the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent American Association, and the temporary home of Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. It is located in the Village West area at 1800 Village West Parkway...
and Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. The speedway was built in 2001 and currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at the speedway until 2011...
, the same location where Sporting defeated the Dynamo 3–0 in regular season play on September 10. The championship, however, played in Houston's favor, as the Dynamo posted a 2–0 victory at Kansas City. Hainault scored his second playoff goal in the 53rd minute, while Houston loanee, and Honduran international Carlo Costly
Carlo Costly
Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker for Houston Dynamo. He is a member of the Honduras national football team. Prior to his transfer to Europe, he played with Club Deportivo Platense where he managed to be the top scorer of Honduras Apertura...
scored a buffer goal in the 87th minute to seal the club's third trip to the MLS Cup championship.
Pre-match
Venue selection
On the afternoon of May 10, 2011, Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
Commissioner Don Garber
Don Garber
Donald Garber is the commissioner of Major League Soccer, CEO of Soccer United Marketing, and a member of the United States Soccer Federation board of directors. Garber has spent his entire career in the sports industry, working in a variety of capacities in marketing, television and league...
announced that the Home Depot Center in Carson, California
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
would host the MLS Cup championship. The final, which became the fourth league championship held at the stadium, gave it the record for the most MLS Cup finals held. The last time the Home Depot Center hosted the MLS Cup final was in 2008
MLS Cup 2008
The 2008 MLS Cup was the championship match of the 2008 Major League Soccer season. The final was played at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California on November 23, 2008. The match was contested by the Columbus Crew and the New York Red Bulls, marking the debut of both teams in the final after...
, when the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
defeated Red Bull New York.
The Home Depot Center is the home ground of two Los Angeles-based clubs, the Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
and C.D. Chivas USA
C.D. Chivas USA
Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....
.
Television
The match kicked off at 9:00 pm ESTEastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
and was broadcast on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
for the third consecutive year, as well as Galavisión in the U.S. and on TSN2
TSN2
TSN2 is a secondary feed of the Canadian English language Category C specialty channel TSN, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture of Bell Media and ESPN...
in Canada. Additionally, it was aired during prime time
Prime time
Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast...
for the third consecutive year.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Tally Hall Tally Hall Tally Hall may refer to:* Tally Hall , an American rock band* Tally Hall , American soccer goalkeeper playing for Houston Dynamo... |
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| RB | 31 | André Hainault | ||
| CB | 32 | Bobby Boswell Bobby Boswell Robert Allen "Bobby" Boswell is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
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| CB | 20 | Geoff Cameron Geoff Cameron Geoffrey Scott "Geoff" Cameron is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:... |
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| LB | 4 | Jermaine Taylor Jermaine Taylor Jermaine Taylor is an American comedian, actor and television personality best known as a panelist on the 2006 revival of I've Got a Secret.... |
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| CM | 17 | Luiz Camargo Luiz Camargo Luiz Henrique Camargo is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer.-External links:* *... |
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| CM | 16 | Adam Moffat Adam Moffat Adam Moffat is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-Career:... |
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| RW | 5 | Danny Cruz | ||
| LW | 26 | Corey Ashe Corey Ashe Corey Ashe is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
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| CF | 25 | Brian Ching Brian Ching Brian Ching is an American professional soccer forward currently playing for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:... (c) |
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| CF | 8 | Calen Carr Calen Carr Calen Carr is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:... |
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| FW | 29 | Carlo Costly Carlo Costly Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker for Houston Dynamo. He is a member of the Honduras national football team. Prior to his transfer to Europe, he played with Club Deportivo Platense where he managed to be the top scorer of Honduras Apertura... |
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| MF | 7 | Colin Clark Colin Clark Colin Grant Clark was a British and Australian economist and statistician who worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia. He pioneered the use of the gross national product as the basis for studying national economies.-Biography:Colin Clark was born in London in 1905 and was educated at the... |
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| MF | 10 | Je-Vaughn Watson Je-Vaughn Watson Je-Vaughn Watson is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-Club:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Dominic Kinnear Dominic Kinnear Dominic Kinnear is a Scottish-born American former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.As a player, he began his professional career with Scottish club St... |
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LA GALAXY:
Josh Saunders
Josh Saunders is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Sean Franklin
Sean Michael Franklin is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.-Youth and amateur:...
Omar Gonzalez
Omar Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
A. J. DeLaGarza
Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
Todd Dunivant
Todd Dunivant is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
Vitor Gomes Pereira Junior
Vitor Gomes Pereira Junior, commonly known as Juninho or Vitor Junior , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, on loan from São Paulo.-Career:...
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
(c)
Mike Magee (soccer)
Mike Magee is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
Robbie Keane
Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team....
Adam Cristman
Adam Cristman is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
Chris Birchall
Christopher "Chris" Birchall CM is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy....
Bruce ArenaBruce Arena
Bruce Arena is a former coach of the United States men's national soccer team as well as a former professional soccer and lacrosse player...
Assistant referees:
Craig Lowry Peter ManikowskiFourth official:
Hilario GrajedaPlayer of the Match:
Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
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