Deb is the soccer mom charged with taking the MLS Cup from NY to LA before the game on Sunday. In this episode she stops to pick up Chris Klein, Ben Olsen, and Sacha Kljestan. She reveals that 100% high fructose corn syrup is good for the kickin muscles. The really need a rest stop but Deb wants to make good time and keep going. Just check it out for yourself:
The LA Galaxy will have to be without striker Carlos Ruiz for 4-6 weeks after his knee injury he picked up in their season opener against the Colorado Rapids. Towards the end of that game Ruiz tore the meniscus and sprained the medial collateral ligament of his right knee.
What do the Galaxy do without Ruiz? Do they hope Alan Gordon can step up and score the goals that Ruiz is supposed to be scoring? They could always push Chris Klein up to striker!
The Los Angeles Galaxy are back to a familiar position, on the losing side of the score sheet. I haven’t been able to watch the Galaxy vs FC Seoul yet but I have it on the DVR. Alan Gordon is a guy that I have criticized a lot but he got the go ahead goal for the Galaxy on a David Beckham free kick that came to him behind the defense. Ten minutes after the Galaxy took the lead Celestine Babayaro committed a foul in the area giving FC Seoul a penalty kick which was converted successfully. The game stayed this way through the 90 minutes which then led to a shoot out.
Based only on what I read the FC Seoul keeper must be the man of the match. David Beckham converted the first PK but after that Carlos Ruiz, Peter Vagenas, Chris Klein and Greg Vanney all had their shots saved according to what I read. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen one keeper make 4 saves in a shootout and I’m kinda worried that I won’t be able to. I read that FSC didn’t show the shootout, didn’t even mention it. Most of the TV audience thought the game ended a draw. I hope to watch the game tonight.
The Galaxy will continue the Asia tour and you can catch these games on FSC: (all times CST)
Wednesday (March 5th) @ Shanghai Hong Kong United on FSC @ 10:00 PM (tape delayed)
Saturday (March 8th) @ Hong Kong Union on FSC @ 1:00 AM (live) – March 9th 10:00 PM (replay)
First of all in case you didn’t see the SuperLiga final last nite this is how it went:
LA gave away and own goal in the first half and Beckham went off with what I hear now is a sprained knee (I watched on TeleFutura but I don’t speak spanish). The Galaxy dominated parts of the 2nd half and both teams were unlucky to not score several times. Chris Klien scored in the 92nd or so minute on an awesome bicycle kick on a poorly cleared ball. Both teams were unlucky again to not score in extra time. In the penalties it came down to the 10th shooter with the penalties all tied up.
If Donovan can make one PK the SuperLiga belongs to the Galaxy. He gets up and does his usual weird finger kissing thing but this time I think the keeper knew what to watch for. He kissed fingers on his left hand more times than fingers on his right hand, which meant he was going to his left (keeper’s right).
That shot didn’t lose the game, but it could have won the game, so it was on to one at a time. Pachuca scored the next one before Abel Xavier sent one wide to give the first SuperLiga to Pachuca.
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