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Meola Named Player of the Week

October 17, 2005 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


NEW YORK (Monday, October 17, 2005) - MetroStars goalkeeper Tony Meola today was selected as the Honda MLS Player of the Week for the final week of the 2005 regular season - Week 29 which ended on Sunday, Oct. 16. Meola earned his second shutout and sixth victory of the season yesterday as the MetroStars defeated hosts Chivas USA 2-0 and in the process claimed the final MLS Cup Playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. This is Meola's fifth-career Player of the Week honor and first since winning for Week 21 of the 2002 season while with the Kansas City Wizards.

In a must-win game for the MetroStars, Meola played arguably his best game of the season since being acquired by the Metros in late June. The 10-year veteran recorded a total of 12 saves and withstood an early barrage from Chivas USA to keep his team in the game. After the MetroStars took a 1-0 lead, Meola made sure it stood as he repeatedly stopped point blank shots, including blasts from Isaac Romo, Matt Taylor and Orlando Perez during the last 30 minutes of the game. Meola also controlled his area, recording the clean sheet despite facing 26 shots and 17 corners kicks from the home side.

This is also the third time the 36-year-old keeper has won the award as a member of the MetroStars, having also won for Week 13 in 1996 and Week 8 in 1998. His fifth award came in Week 15 of the 2000 season while with the Wizards.

The fourth-seeded MetroStars face the top-seeded New England Revolution in an Eastern Conference Semifinal aggregate goal series beginning on Saturday, October 22 at Giants Stadium. The return leg will be played on Saturday, October 29 at Gillette Stadium.

San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Dwayne De Rosario and Columbus Crew forward Edson Buddle were runners up for the weekly award. The Honda Major League Soccer Player of the Week is selected every week throughout the MLS regular season by a panel of journalists from the Professional Soccer Reporters Association (PSRA)

2005 PLAYER OF THE WEEK WINNERS

Week 1: Edson Buddle (Columbus Crew)

Week 2: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 3: Jon Busch (Columbus Crew)

Week 4: Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution)

Week 5: Amado Guevara (MetroStars)

Week 6: Freddy Adu (D.C. United)

Week 7: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)

Week 8: Ronnie O'Brien (FC Dallas)

Week 9: Carlos Ruiz (FC Dallas)

Week 10: Nate Jaqua (Chicago Fire)

Week 11: Zach Wells (MetroStars)

Week 12: Jeff Cunningham (Colorado Rapids)

Week 13: Pat Noonan (New England Revolution)

Week 14: Joe Cannon (Colorado Rapids)

Week 15: Matt Taylor (Chivas USA)

Week 16: Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)

Week 17: Mark Chung (San Jose Earthquakes)

Week 18: no winner (All-Star break)

Week 19: Youri Djorkaeff (MetroStars)

Week 20: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)

Week 21: Amado Guevara (MetroStars)

Week 22: Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)

Week 23: Justin Mapp (Chicago Fire)

Week 24: Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)

Week 25: Youri Djorkaeff (MetroStars)

Week 26: Dwayne De Rosario (San Jose Earthquakes)

Week 27: Herculez Gomez (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 28: Freddy Adu (D.C. United)

Week 29: Tony Meola (MetroStars)

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