MLS Weekly Preview and Broadcast Info
Published on August 11, 2006 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
Saturday, August 12, 2006
HOUSTON DYNAMO vs. FC DALLAS - ESPN 2
Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas. - 8:30 p.m.
Complete game notes: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060811&content_id=68800&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
It's the third meeting for "El Capitan" as the two Texas rivals battle again, still the top two teams in the Western Conference. But if Houston Dynamo are to close the gap and regain the top spot in the division, they will likely have to start now, trailing by seven points and facing a five-game road swing following the game at Robertson Stadium. For their part, FC Dallas won't return home again either for a long stretch, the match in the Bayou City beginning a run of away matches, but the Hoops come in riding a four-game winning streak.
REFEREE: Abbey Okulaja
Assistant Referees: Chris Strickland; Paul Scott
4th Official: Oscar Ortiz
INJURY REPORT:
HOUSTON DYNAMO -PROBABLE: DF Ryan Cochrane (L foot contusion)
FC DALLAS - OUT: GK Jeff Cassar (R quad); MF Mark Wilson (L Achilles); QUESTIONABLE: DF Drew Moor (R ankle); PROBABLE: FW Carlos Ruiz (R hamstring); DF Clarence Goodson (R hip); DF Chris Gbandi (L knee); MF Arturo Alvarez (L knee)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: HOU: Brad Davis, Eddie Robinson
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: HOU: Ricardo Clark, Brian Mullan, Adrian Serioux, Craig Waibel ... DAL: Dario Sala, Bobby Rhine, Carlos Ruiz, Greg Vanney, Simo Valakari
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (2 meetings): Dynamo 1 win (0 shootout), 5 goals ... FC Dallas 0 wins (0 shootout), 4 goals ... 1 draws
AT HOUSTON (1 meeting): Dynamo 1 win (0 shootout), 4 goals ... FC Dallas 0 wins (0 shootout), 3 goals ... 0 draws
-- This is the third of four meetings between the in-state rivals this season, the second of two at Robertson Stadium. They'll conclude their league series on Sept. 2 in Frisco, but first, there will be another meeting in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup, on Aug. 23 in Houston.
-- The Lone Star State rivals are meeting for "El Capitan," as was named the 18th-century Mountain Howitzer cannon to be awarded to the winner of the season series.
-- Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear vs. DAL: P10 W4 L1 D5 ... Colin Clarke v HOU: P2 W0 L1 D1
TV
ESPN 2
KU BAND
AMC 1, Tr. 18 Upper
Uplink: 14369(H)
Downlink: 12069(V)
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS vs. COLUMBUS CREW - ONN
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. - 8:30 p.m.
Complete game notes: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060811&content_id=68896&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
A pair of teams in desperate need of a victory comes together for the fourth time this season, and the Kansas City Wizards have gotten the better of their Hunt Sports Group brethren this season, having defeated the Columbus Crew in all three previous meetings. The clubs are the bottom two in the Eastern Conference, the Wizards winless in their last nine games and sitting in fifth place in the division, while the Crew have gone winless over their last 11 league matches and trail Kansas City by two points at the foot of the East table.
REFEREE: Mark Geiger
Assistant Referees: Bill Dittmar; George Gansner
4th Official: Colin Tait
INJURY REPORT:
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS - OUT: DF Jimmy Conrad (mandibular fracture); PROBABLE: MF Kerry Zavagnin (groin strain); MF Sasha Victorine (hamstring strain); FW Josh Wolff (groin strain); GK Will Hesmer (wrist sprain)
COLUMBUS CREW - OUT: GK Jonny Walker (lower back), DF Jed Zayner (L knee ACL); DF Frankie Hejduk (R knee ACL); GK Jon Busch (R knee ACL); MF Danny Szetela (R knee)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Davy Arnaud, Nick Garcia
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Jimmy Conrad, Kerry Zavagnin ... CLB: Ritchie Kotschau, Brandon Moss, Joseph Ngwenya, Jose Retiz
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (30 meetings): Wizards 13 wins (2 shootout), 46 goals ... Crew 13 wins (0 shootout), 52 goals ... 4 draws
AT KANSAS CITY: (13 meetings): Wizards 6 wins (1 shootout), 22 goals ... Crew 5 wins (0 shootout), 25 goals ... 2 draws
-- This is the fourth and final league meeting between the Eastern Conference rivals this season, the second of the season at Arrowhead Stadium.
-- The Wizards have guaranteed victory in the season series, the first time since 1997 they've won the series. Five times in the eight intervening seasons, the clubs have split the season series.
-- Coaches record: Brian Bliss vs. CLB: first game ... Sigi Schmid v KC: P25 W10 L11 D
T.V.
Directv: 792
DishNet: 463
ONN
KU BAND
AMC 3, Tr. 18 Ch. 806
Uplink: 14369(H)
Downlink: 12069(V)
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CHICAGO FIRE vs. CHIVAS USA - FSN Prime Ticket
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Ill. - 8:30 p.m.
Complete game notes: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060811&content_id=68798&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
A pair of teams looking to begin to consolidate their playoff placings come together at Toyota Park. The Chicago Fire are playing the eighth game of their nine-game homestand having gone winless in their last three, and while they are tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and have two games in hand over Kansas City, just eight points separate second to sixth in the division. Chivas USA are also in fourth place in the Western Conference after having drawn four games in a row, four points ahead of the fifth-place tie between Los Angeles and Real Salt Lake.
REFEREE: Alex Prus.
Assistant Referees: Craig Lowry; Michael Salyers
4th Official: Michael Kennedy
INJURY REPORT:
CHICAGO FIRE - OUT: MF Craig Capano (L knee derangement), DF Jeff Curtin (R adductor strain), DF Jordan Russolillo (concussion), MF John Thorrington (L MCL sprain)
CHIVAS USA - OUT: MF Ramón RamÃrez (L knee MCL sprain); FW Mike Muñoz (R ankle tendonitis); DF Lawson Vaughn (sports hernia); DOUBTFUL: MF John O'Brien (R patella tendonitis); QUESTIONABLE: FW Juan Francisco Palencia (L hamstring strain)
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: CHI: Diego Gutierrez, Logan Pause, Gonzalo Segares ... CHV: Jesse Marsch SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: CHI: Dasan Robinson ... CHV: Juan Pablo Garcia, Jason Hernandez, Sacha Kljestan, Francisco Mendoza, Tim Regan, Lawson Vaughn
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (3 meetings): Fire 2 wins (0 shootout), 6 goals ... Chivas USA 1 wins (0 shootout), 3 goals ... 0 draws
AT CHICAGO (1 meeting): Fire 1 win (0 shootout), 5 goals ... Chivas USA 0 wins (0 shootout), 2 goals ... 0 draws
-- This is the second of two meetings between the teams this season, the first one ever at Toyota Park.
-- A year ago, the Fire won both of the meetings between the teams in Chivas USA's inaugural season, the two encounters coming a little less than a month apart at midseason.
-- Once again, it's also an encounter of the only two head coaches the Fire club has ever known, both of whom took the club to the MLS Cup Final (Bradley winning in 1998), and both of whom moved to Chicago after stints as an assistant coach with D.C. United where each was part of a MLS Cup victory.
-- Coaches record: Bob Bradley v CHI: P12 W4 L5 D3 ... Dave Sarachan vs. CHV: P3 W2 L1 D0
T.V.
Directv: 791
DishNet: 464
FSN Prime Ticket - Pre Game at 8 p.m.
KU BAND
IA-8, Tr. 17 A&B
Uplink: 1430(H)
Downlink: 12040(V)
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COLORADO RAPIDS vs. LOS ANGELES GALAXY - Altitude, FSN West
INVESCO FIELD at Mile High, Denver, Colo. - 9:00 p.m.
Complete game notes: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060811&content_id=68805&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
Having lost back-to-back games by a 4-1 score, the Colorado Rapids are desperately looking to reverse that trend and take the full three points in a second home game in a week - before heading into their end-of-season stretch that will see them play eight of their last 11 games away from Denver. The Los Angeles Galaxy come in unbeaten in seven games, including three in a row on the road, as they look to claw back into the MLS Cup Playoffs picture and remain the only team in MLS history to make the postseason every year.
REFEREE: Tim Weyland
Assistant Referees: Kermit Quisenberry; Sean Hurd
4th Official: Ben Chouaf
INJURY REPORT:
COLORADO RAPIDS - OUT: MF Matt Crawford (R hip); DF Chris Wingert (R ankle); MF Terry Cooke (R knee); PROBABLE: FW Aaron King (R ankle); DF Pablo Mastroeni (R knee)
LOS ANGELES GALAXY - OUT: FW Cornell Glen (L knee sprain); DF Nathan Sturgis (sports hernia); QUESTIONABLE: DF Tyrone Marshall (R hip flexor strain); MF Landon Donovan (L hamstring strain); DF Ugo Ihemelu (L knee sprain)
SUSPENDED: COL: Mike Petke (five cautions; through Aug. 13); Eric Denton (through Aug. 13)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: COL: Kyle Beckerman, Hunter Freeman
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: COL: Dan Gargan, Clint Mathis, Pablo Mastroeni ... LA: Chris Albright, Herculez Gomez
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (42 meetings): Rapids 25 wins (2 shootout), 72 goals ... Galaxy 13 wins (1 shootout), 42 goals ... 4 draws
AT COLORADO: (21 meetings): Rapids 11 wins (0 shootout), 26 goals ... Galaxy 7 wins (1 shootout), 26 goals ... 3 draws
-- This is the third of four league meetings scheduled between the Western Conference clubs, the second of two in Denver. Their final league meeting this season will be in a little more than a month at the end of the campaign, Sept. 16 in Carson. But first, on Aug. 23, the clubs will meet in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup at The Home Depot Center.
-- Coaches record: Fernando Clavijo vs. LA: P10 W6 L3 D1 ... Frank Yallop v COL: P10 W5 L5 D2
T.V.
Directv: 793
DishNet: 462
Altitude - Pre Game at 8:30 p.m.
RBI Microwave
Local
FSN West - Pre Game at 8:30 p.m.
VYVX Conf #
2038291
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