Live The Pitch » Houston dynamo http://livethepitch.com Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:16:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 MLS Down To Four http://livethepitch.com/mls-down-to-four/ http://livethepitch.com/mls-down-to-four/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:55:05 +0000 Jeff Ramos http://livethepitch.com/?p=181

The 2009 MLS season is now down to four teams.  The Chicago Fire will face off with Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference finals and the L.A. Galaxy will play the Houston Dynamo.  Overall, this has been a great season for the MLS.  With attendance numbers up and with the league expanding next year this league is sure to be a success in the years to come.

Chicago earned their spot in the Conference semifinals by defeating the New England Revolution 2-0 in Chicago to win 3-2 on aggregate.  The New England Revolution won the first leg 2-1.  Cuauhtemoc Blanco and John Thorrington found the back of the net to give the Fire their 2-0 victory.  Chicago looks like the team to beat.

Real Salt Lake pulled off one of the biggest upsets in MLS history when they took out defending champions Columbus Crew by an aggregate score of 4-2.  After defeating the Crew 1-0 in Salt Lake, Real came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2.  Real goes into the semifinals as one of the hottest teams in the MLS.

The L.A. Galaxy were awarded a penalty kick that Landon Donovan converted in the 73rd minute to give the Galaxy a 3-2 victory on aggregate over Chivas USA.  L.A. looks to earn a place in the finals which would be a huge boost to the entire league.  With the leagues biggest stars on the Galaxy the excitement is brewing!

The Houston Dynamo defeated the expansion Seattle Sounders 1-0 in extra time off a great finish by Brian Ching.  Houston has been in this situation before and will be a tough competitor to the Galaxy.

Schedule:

Western Conference Semifinals

Houston Dynamo at L.A. Galaxy

Friday,  November 13

11:00 P.M. ESPN 2

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Real Salt Lake at Chicago Fire

Saturday, November 14

8:00 P.M. FSC

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Today the MLS announced the starting 11 players that will play Everton on July 29, during the All-Star game.  The roster is based on fan voting which I have never been a big fan of.  The Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo will each have two players represented in the starting lineup.  Players that should take the most out of this great opportunity are Stuart Holden, Chad Marshall, and Conor Casey.  Holden, in my opinion will not be playing in the MLS much longer due to his recent play.

Players:

1.  Kasey Keller-  Seattle Sounders

2.  Geoff Cameron-  Houston Dynamo

3.  Chad Marshall-  Columbus Crew

4.  Wilman Conde-  Chicago Fire

5.  Freddie Ljunberg-  Seattle Sounders

6.  Guilermo Barros Schelotto-  Columbus Crew

7.  Shalrie Joseph-  New England Revolution

8.  Stuart Holden-  Houston Dynamo

9.  Dwayne De Rosario-  Toronto FC

10.  Landon Donovan-  LA Galaxy

11.  Conor Casey-  Colorado Rapids


Here at Livethepitch.com we have come up with our dream MLS lineup to play Everton in the MLS All-Star Game.

1. Landon Donovan- LA Galaxy

2. Guillermo Barros Schelotto- Columbus Crew

3. Freddy Montero- Seattle Sounders

4. Cuauhtemoc Blanco- Chicago Fire

5. Brian McBride- Chicago Fire

6. Kyle Beckerman- Real Salt Lake

7. Jimmy Conrad- Kansas City Wizards

8. Chad Marshall- Columbus Crew

9. Jonathan Bornstein- Chivas USA

10. Sam Cronin- Toronto FC

11. Zach Thornton-Chivas USA


The  2009 MLS All Star Game will be played in Sandy, Utah on July 29 at 9:30 p.m. ET.

For tickets click here- MLS All Star Tickets

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