WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - 1st LEGS
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SEATTLE SOUNDERS v REAL SALT LAKE Fri., Nov. 2, CenturyLink Field (A: 34,941)
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0
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LA GALAXY v S.J. EARTHQUAKES
Sun. Nov., 4, The Home Depot Center (A: 27,000)
SJ -- Victor Bernardez 1 (free kick) 94+
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12
Gspurning
Saunders
31
34
Parke
Hurtado
Johansson
8 Burch
6
5
4
21
Gonzalez
Meyer
13
3
Tiffert (82: Martinez)
Rosales (94+: Zakuani)
Dunivant
26
17 Montero
23
18 Magee
10 Donovan
15
8
24
Saborio
Wondolowski
Lenhart (65: Gordon)
Morales (87: Alvarez)
Grabavoy
8 Johnson
5 Beckerman
6
3
Borchers
12
81
Corrales (69: Salinas)
Chavez (59: Dawkins)
2
15
Beltran
Morrow
Watson-Siriboe
18 (76: Olave)
REFEREE: Hilario Grajeda. AR1 (bench): Paul Scott; AR2 (opposite): Jeff Hosking; 4th: Allen Chapman TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Saborio 3) TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Ochoa 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Saborio 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (5 tied with 1) FOULS: 13 (Paulo, Saborio 3) FOULS: 13 (3 tied with 3) OFFSIDES: 1 OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 3 CORNER KICKS: 8 SAVES: 5 (Rimando 5) SAVES: 4 (Gspurning 4) CAUTIONS Beckerman 53, Morales 56
Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake settled for their third 0-0 draw of the season, this time in the first leg of their Western Conference Semifinal Series. Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando was tested more often, making five saves, including diving stops off a pair of backto-back corners in the 33rd minute. First, he stopped a Sammy Ochoa header and then moments later he robbed Jhon Kennedy Hurtado's diving effort. But his performance was made even more impressive by the fact that he played the final 20 minutes after a collision gave him a swollen eye and nearly knocked him out of the game. Sounders FC goalkeeper Michael Gspurning made four saves, his last saving the result in the 85th minute when he dove to his right to stop an Álvaro Saborío header. No goals have been scored in the last 299 minutes that the two teams have played against one another.
30
4
Baca
Cronin
21
26
Hernandez
Bernardez
33 Beitashour
18
Rimando
CAUTIONS Parke 47+, Evans 54
7 Keane
7 11
Wingert
19 Juninho
Espindola (46: Paulo Jr)
20
17
8 Sarvas Beckham (78: Buddle)
Evans
Ochoa (57: Estrada)
2
Franklin
Alonso
10
1
Busch REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar. AR1 (bench): Corey Rockwell; AR2 (opposite): Peter Manikowski; 4th: Armando Villarreal TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Keane 4) TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Wondolowski 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Franklin, Keane) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Bernardez 2) FOULS: 12 (Magee, Sarvas 3) FOULS: 11 (Wondolowski 3) OFFSIDES: 2 OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 2 CORNER KICKS: 3 SAVES: 2 (Saunders 2) SAVES: 2 (Busch 2) CAUTIONS none
CAUTIONS Chavez 17
The San Jose Earthquakes did it again, getting a goal late in stoppage time to overcome the LA Galaxy in the first leg opener of their Western Conference semifinal series at the Home Depot Center. It was an intense, defense-minded affair, with the Galaxy having more and better opportunities. Robbie Keane nearly broke the tie in the 86th minute, but his 26-yard blast caromed off the crossbar. Then in the 94th-minute, Víctor Bernárdez's free kick from 31 yards got through the Galaxy wall at the top of the box then goalkeeper Josh Saunders, who was unable to prevent the ball from rolling over the goal line. It was the fifth time this season the Quakes have scored a stoppage-time winner, including the May 23 meeting with the Galaxy in Carson, in which Alan Gordon headed home a 94th-minute decider as San Jose rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 3-2 triumph.