MLS Weekly Preview and Broadcast Info
Published on June 8, 2006 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
Thursday, June 8, 2006
LOS ANGELES GALAXY vs. CHIVAS USA - ESPN 2
The Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. - 10:00 p.m.
Complete Game Preview: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060607&content_id=61553&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
The Los Angeles Galaxy return home suffering through the most uncharacteristic of seasons - their club-record scoreless streak (just shy of the MLS record) was ended last weekend, but their club-record losing run is now six games after a 2-1 loss to Houston Dynamo. The recent run cost Steve Sampson his job this week after less than two years in charge. In addition, the Galaxy have yet to win a home game this season - their lone win at The Home Depot Center came earlier this year against Chivas USA, in the first meeting between the clubs, a Chivas home game. This time the "visitors", Chivas come into the game riding the first winning streak in club history, their 3-1 win against Colorado on Saturday following a victory against Chicago Fire the weekend before - with both matches played at home.
REFEREE: Brian Hall. SAR (bench): Fabio Tovar; JAR (opposite): Emiliano Monje; 4th: Colin Arblaster
INJURY REPORT:
LOS ANGELES GALAXY - OUT: DF Kyle Veris (L knee sprain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Cobi Jones (R foot sprain); MF Guillermo Gonzalez (L hamstring strain); MF Peter Vagenas (R quadriceps strain)
CHIVAS USA - OUT: MF Ramón RamÃrez (L knee sprain), MF Mike Muñoz (concussion)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: CHV: Claudio Suarez (Mexico; 2006 World Cup); John O'Brien (USA; 2006 World Cup) ... LA: Landon Donovan, Chris Albright (USA; 2006 World Cup); Cornell Glen (Trinidad & Tobago; 2006 World Cup)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS: CHV: Ante Razov (suspended next yellow card); Jesse Marsch (suspended next yellow card)
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Galaxy 5 wins (0 shootout), 10 goals ... Chivas USA 0 wins (0 shootout), 2 goals ... 0 draws
GALAXY HOME GAME: (2 meetings): Galaxy 2 wins (0 shootout), 5 goals ... Chivas USA 0 wins (0 shootout), 1 goal ... 0 draws
This is the second of four league meetings scheduled this year between the Home Depot Center neighbors, the first as a Galaxy home game this season. The final two league encounters are set for July 15 (Chivas home game) and Sept. 30 (Galaxy home).
A year ago, the Galaxy swept the season series from their expansion ground-share partners, allowing just one goal in the four league meetings. The fourth meeting between the clubs took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before 88,816 as part of a Club América-CD Guadalajara doubleheader - the second-largest crowd ever to see an MLS regular season game.
The Galaxy also claimed a 5-2 victory in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, played Aug. 3 at the Track & Field Stadium at The Home Depot Center (Sequeira 4, Ramirez 20 - Jones 16, Ngwenya 36, Gomez 45, Donovan 89, Albright 91+)
Coaches record: Steve Sampson vs. CHV: P5 W5 L0 D0 ... Bob Bradley v LA: P25 W10 L11 D4
TV:
ESPN 2
VYVX Conf #
2079739
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Friday, June 9, 2006
COLORADO RAPIDS vs. REAL SALT LAKE
Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colo. - 9:30 p.m.
Complete Game Preview: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060608&content_id=61683&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
The second meeting for the Rocky Mountain Cup this season is ahead in Denver, with Real Salt Lake hoping their recent overall positive run can end a negative one against their arch-rivals. The Colorado Rapids haven't lost in the last four meetings between the clubs, winning the last three in 2005 before they played to a 2-2 draw two weeks ago in Salt Lake City. But Real come into the contest riding a club-record four-game unbeaten streak, while the Rapids saw a three-game unbeaten run of their own ended last weekend.
REFEREE: Tim Weyland. SAR (bench): Paul Scott; JAR (opposite): Jose Corro; 4th: Matt Grove
INJURY REPORT:
COLORADO RAPIDS - OUT: MF Matt Crawford (R hip); PROBABLE: GK Matt Jordan (lower back)
REAL SALT LAKE - OUT: DF Paul Broome (L ankle internal derangement); MF Seth Trembly (L knee ACL tear); PROBABLE: DF Kevin Novak (R hand fracture); DF Danny Torres (L popliteal strain); MF Kenny Cutler (L rib contusion)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: COL: Pablo Mastroeni (USA; 2006 World Cup) ... RSL: Eddie Pope (USA; 2006 World Cup); Douglas Sequeira (Costa Rica; 2006 World Cup)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS: RSL: Atiba Harris (suspended next yellow card)
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Rapids 3 wins (0 shootout), 7 goals ... Real 1 win (0 shootout), 4 goals ... 1 draw
IN DENVER: (2 meetings): Rapids 2 wins (0 shootout), 4 goal ... Real 0 win (0 shootout), 1 goal ... 0 draws
This is the second of four meetings between the mountain state rivals, with the Rocky Mountain Cup on offer to the winner of the season series. This is the first of two consecutive meetings in Denver, with the next one set for exactly two months away (Aug. 9), before concluding the season series back on the Wasatch Front on Sept. 2.
A year ago, the Rapids claimed the Rocky Mountain Cup in its inaugural season with three victories in the four meetings between the clubs. The Real victory on April 16 in the first meeting was the club's first-ever victory, then the Rapids won the final three encounters, all coming over the final three weeks of the campaign.
Coaches record: Fernando Clavijo vs. RSL: P5 W3 L1 D1 ... John Ellinger v COL: P5 W1 L3 D1 2006 (MLS)
TV:
Directv: 791
DishNet 464:
Altitude - 30 minute pre-game show at 9 pm
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