MLS PLAYOFFS 2010

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2010 MLS PLAYOFFS

Thu., Oct. 28

Colorado vs. Columbus


Sat., Oct. 30

Dallas vs. Salt Lake

San Jose vs. New York


Sun., Oct. 31

Seattle vs. Los Angeles

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Colorado 1-0 Columbus

Pablo Mastroeni (23')


Sat., Oct. 30

Dallas vs. Salt Lake

San Jose vs. New York


Sun., Oct. 31

Seattle vs. Los Angeles

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Colorado 1-0 Columbus

Pablo Mastroeni (23')


Sat., Oct. 30

Dallas 2-1 Salt Lake

('5) Fabian Espindola

Jeff Cunningham (44')
Eric Avila (88')

San Jose 0-1 New York

(56') Joel Lindpere


Sun., Oct. 31

Seattle 0-1 Los Angeles

(38') Edson Buddle

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2010 MLS PLAYOFFS - return legs

Thu., Nov. 4

San Jose 3-1 New York

Thierry Henry, Rafa Marquez and Juan Pablo Angel were supposed to deliver a championship, but the New York Red Bulls' three Designated Players came away from the most important game in the club's history having given forgettable performances that led to a shocking elimination and latest playoff disappointment for a club far too familiar with them.

A week after outplaying San Jose on the road, New York wasted countless chances and saw its dreams of an MLS Cup dashed by a motivated San Jose side that has the look of being this year's MLS playoff Cinderella story after its dramatic
3-1 victory on Thursday night.



Sat., Nov 6

Dallas 1-1 Salt Lake


Dax McCarty scored in the 13th minute and FC Dallas hung on for a 1-1 tie to eliminate defending MLS Cup champion Real Salt Lake from the playoffs on Saturday night.

Dallas outscored Real Salt Lake 3-2 in the two-game aggregate-goal series. Substitute Robbie Findley scored in the 79th minute for Real Salt Lake. Five minutes earlier, Findley put a point-blank header off the crossbar.

Dallas will play Los Angeles or Seattle in the Western Conference finals.


Colorado 1-2 Columbus


The Colorado Rapids reached the Eastern Conference final after a 5-4 penalty shootout against the Columbus Crew.

The aggregate series was tied at 2-2 after 120 minutes on Saturday.

The Rapids won the first leg 1-0 last week at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver, but Columbus forced the extra time session after a 2-1 win in regulation time.

The Crew was on its way to advance with a 2-0 lead until the 84th minute when Conor Casey scored off an Omar Cummings assist.

Eddie Gaven and Robbie Rogers scored the Columbus goals on either side of halftime.

Colorado now faces San Jose in the Eastern Conference final.



Sun., Nov 7

Seattle 1-2 Los Angeles
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David Beckham set up goals by Edson Buddle with a corner kick and Omar Gonzalez with a free kick in an 8-minute span of the first half to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer's Western Conference semifinal Sunday night.

Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts made three saves for the Galaxy, who will play host to FC Dallas after winning the two-game series against Seattle 3-1.

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well the red bulls are OUT (see above).

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Nov 5, 2010 18:15:35 GMT -1 @ogsdog said:

well the red bulls are OUT (see above).

Crew
Real
& Sounders

OUT !!!

[ogsdog]

Sat., Nov. 13

Colorado 1-0 San Jose

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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP)

Kosuke Kimura wasn't looking to score. Just to set up Omar Cummings with a chance to get a go-ahead goal for the Colorado Rapids.

''I took the shot with the idea that good things happen when you put the ball to the net,'' Kimura said. ''It was a simple cross to Omar and it went in.''

Kimura scored in the 43rd minute and the Rapids beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 in chilly conditions Saturday night to advance to the MLS Cup.



Sun., Nov. 14

Los Angeles 0-3 Dallas



CARSON, Calif. (AP)

David Ferreira had a goal and an assist to help FC Dallas advance to the MLS Cup with a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Western Conference final Sunday night.

George John and Marvin Chavez also scored and goalkeeper Kevin Hartman made six saves for Dallas, the last of Major League Soccer's surviving original teams to reach the final.

FC Dallas will make its MLS Cup debut against Colorado on Nov. 21 in Toronto. The Rapids beat visiting San Jose 1-0 on Saturday night.



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[Neko Bazu]

Can't believe RSL didn't make it!

Surely, surely the winner of LA/Dallas will take the title now? Be a bloody crime if Colorado or San Jose were to take it; finished 7th and 8th!

[ogsdog]

Hoping for LA.......not because of Becks but because they've been the best team this year.

[Neko Bazu]

Couldn't argue with that - they even managed to stop their annual mid-season slump pretty damn early, for once!

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Colorado vs. Dallas

[Neko Bazu]

Nice to see a manager gracious in defeat

Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena could have pointed to the officiating as the reason why his team lost Sunday to FC Dallas by 3-0. Arena, however, said his team were flat-out beaten by the visitors.

“Maybe a couple of calls didn’t go our way, but that’s part of it,” Arena said. “It’s no different in our league or any other league.

“There’s no excuses,” he continued. “We were out-played, beat on most matchups on the field, and we were out-coached.”

“We weren’t sharp tonight. Our passing wasn’t good. You can cut through all the BS – we got out-played on most of the matchups on the field, and when that happens, the chances of winning are not good.”

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/galaxy-out-played-out-coached-fc-dallas

As for the final? C'MON DALLAS! ;D

[ogsdog]

now I'm rooting for Colorado..........me no likey DallASS.

[Neko Bazu]

I don't have any special preference for Dallas over Colorado as a team; I just think it'd be better for the team that finished higher of the two to win it - joint 4th on points rather than joint 7th I know that the play-offs are known and agreed by all parties beforehand and all that, but I can't see how a team that finished joint halfway down the table on points deserves to win the overall championship...

Fair play to 'em if they do make it, but they certainly weren't one of the better sides over the course of the season.

[ogsdog]

I hear ya' Neko...... it's really not the team I hate but the city & the state.
Texas thinks they've got the biggest & the best of everything.
When really all they have is a stupid slogan "Don't Mess with Texas." & hot humid weather.

by the way this is my 200th post on this rendition of myself.....Yay Me !!!

[Neko Bazu]

Well played the Rapids! Not something I'd have predicted at any time during the season!

And what a game as well - the highlight reel wouldn't look out of place for an FA Cup or Champions League final! www.mlssoccer.com/videos?catid=1916&id=10745

[ogsdog]

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH.......COLORADOOOOOO!!! ;D