Friday, April 20, 2007

All Tied Up

Columbus 2, New England 2

Kei Kamara tied it up in the 86th minute to put a finishing touch on a rather sloppy game. A Goal of the Week from Taylor Twellman put the Revs 2-1 but a defensive slip from defender James Riley allowed Kamara to equalize. Brad Evans and Adam Cristman had decent showings for the their respective teams with Cristman taking the pie for Rookie of the Game. On an interesting note: Twellman is the ironman of all forwards apparently. He set the record for most consecutive games played for a forward in MLS history with his 36th appearance.
Because I Think...'s MVP: Taylor Twellman, this guys gonna have the MLS scoring record at some point


CLB: N. Grabavoy (1), K. Kamara (1)
NER: A. Dorman (2), Twellman (3)

NEWS:

- Stan 'the man' Kroenke upped his stake in Arsenal to 12.09% and causing problems in already tense atmosphere that is Emirates Stadium. There has been a vow from higher-ups to resist the American.

- Jean Makoun II, the 23 year old Lille and Cameroonian national team midfield star, is a summer transfer target. This comes after skipper Gerard Houllier has decided that he wants to stay another year and Jean-Michel Aulas confirmed that the Champions League disappointment was forgivable.

- A Because I Think... eternal fave, Colombian Freddy Guarin has signed a permanent deal with Saint Etienne, rivals of Olympique Lyonnais. Give it a couple years and he'll be playing for OL. The contract is for 4 years and rewards the young midfielder for a job well done in his 14 appearances.

- Conor Casey is now officially a Colorado Rapid. Casey, up front with Panamanian big-boy Roberto Brown is going to be dangerous. Real dangerous. We've got to count the new and improved Rapids as true contenders now.

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The Montreal Impact have started construction on a stadium with the help and financial clout of the Saputo family. That'll be three USL Division One teams with their own pitch (Montreal, Atlanta, Rochester). Nice.

- Ives Galarcep is starting to believe in the rising stock of Red Bull New York and Bruce Arena.


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