D.C. United 1, CD Guadalajara (Chivas) 0
First Leg, Washington D.C.
A last minute thriller by the man of the month, Luciano Emilio, saved D.C. United from having a defecit heading into Guadalajara for the second leg. Both goals came in the last 25 minutes making this one a nailbiter in front of the 27,000 or so on hand. Omar Bravo looked Andres Guardado-like for Chivas but D.C. kept fighting. I'm just wondering where Yinka Casal and Fred are going to fit in as I had absolutely no problems with De Roux on the left side today. That's what the last few preseason games will tell us. It is still a tough route to get through to the final as nothing comes easy in Guadalajara.
DCU: Emilio (90+)
CHV: O. Bravo (63)
Houston Dynamo 2, Pachuca 0
First Leg, Houston, TX
I think yesterday's Robertson Stadium power outrage helped Houston out. Calm and collected was NOT Houston's game, but they got the job done. The shakiest aspect of the game was Houston's defense in the early moments of the game. The Dynamo also started without DeRo who came on in the 76th still smarting from a tight hammy. The amount of defensive miscues Houston had were equaled by the amount of crap marking jobs Pachuca had. Ching's header was golden. Wondolowski, MLS reserve scoring champ, connected wide-open as well. The marking was atrocious. Just like D.C., however, we have to remember that heading to Mexico will be interesting. I think the Dynamo will pull through.
HOU: Ching (57), Wondolowski (84)
PAC: NONE
UEFA Cup
AZ 2, Newcastle 0
AZ wins 4-4 on away goals.
How sad is that. Onyewu, cup-tied, had to sit and watch the mess that was the boys from Tyneside. Sadness. They even had a goal called back in injury time. Shota Arveladze and Danny Koevermans dispatched the Magpies with their respective goals. Now all Newcastle can do is fight really hard for a European spot next year. Looks real unlikely.
Other Scores:
Espanyol 4, Maccabi Haifa 0 (Espanyol wins 4-0 on aggregate)
Benfica 3, Paris Saint-Germain 1 (Benfica wins 4-3 on aggregate)
FC Sevilla 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 2 (Sevilla wins 5-4 on aggregate)
- Benny Feilhaber, Frankie Simek, and Jay Demerit all got call-ups to the US National team for their friendlies against Ecuador and Guatemala. I single these three out because they have never played for the national team before. Other than that, it is rather European-based heavy. The statistics, however, tell us otherwise as 11 of the 24 are MLS-based. I'm looking forward to seeing Benny in the middle the most. Benny plays his ball with Hamburg of the German Bundesliga, Frankie Simek plays with Sheffield Wednesday, and Jay Demerit plays for Watford of the English Premiership.
- Toronto FC has sold out their 14,000 season tickets. That's amazing. Go to Jesses' Toronto FC blog for more info.
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