The Pan-Pacific Championship first round (semi-finals) got underway last night and as you know our beloved Galaxy and Dynamo took the field in Hawaii. The Galaxy started out strong, giving up only one goal in the first five minutes. That was all it took for the Gamba Boy to move on to the first ever final of the Pan-Pacific Championship.

The Houston Dynamo are defending MLS champions and know how to win. They had Brian Ching playing in front of his home crowd. They actually earned their way into the tournament. They didn’t disappoint anyone, well expect for those people who only want to see goals scored in the 2nd half of a game. The Dynamo took a 3-0 lead into halftime and that is how the game ended. Ching didn’t get any but he hopes his goals are being saved for the final.

Saturday we will see the LA Galaxy play Sydney FC for 3rd place. Last November the two teams met in a friendly in Australia. The home team topped the Galaxy by a score of 5-3. Hopefully Saturday will see a different result. After that game the Dynamo will play Gamba Osaka for the first ever championship of the Pan-Pacific Championship. Lets go Dynamo - I hope Ching gets a hat trick in that one and the Dynamo add another trophy to the case!

 LA Galaxy 0 - 1 Gamba Osaka

Houston Dynamo 3 - 0 Sydney FC 

Why does it feel like last year?  Cause the Dynamo win and the Galaxy lose.