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September 15, 2006 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


Wednesday, September 16, 2006

NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. COLUMBUS CREW - MSG, ONN

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. - 7:30 p.m.

Complete game notes: http://web.mlsnet.com/pdf/mls/2006/gameguides/09/916nyclb.pdf

Two teams currently on the outside looking in at the MLS Cup Playoffs face off in a must-win game if either wants to reach the postseason. The New York Red Bulls are currently four points behind fourth-place Kansas City for the last playoff spot - but they have two games in hand over the team closest to them in the Eastern Conference table. The Columbus Crew sit a further three points behind the Red Bulls - a loss on Saturday would leave them seven points in back of the Wizards with just four games remaining for both.

REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. SAR (bench): Bill Dittmar; JAR (opposite): Jorge de la Bandera; 4th: Andrew Chapin

MLS Career: 29 games; FC/gm: 27.2; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 5; pens: 6

MLS 2006: 10 games; FC/gm: 25.1 (avg: 28.8); Y/gm: 3.2 (avg: 3.68); R: 0 (MLS: 31); pens: 2 (MLS: 34)

Games involving Red Bulls: P6 W0 L1 T5; FC/gm: 31.5; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 1; pens: 1

Games involving Crew: P5 W3 L2 T0; FC/gm: 26.4; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 1; pens: 2

INJURY REPORT:

NEW YORK RED BULLS - OUT: DF Todd Dunivant (L quadriceps strain); MF Mark Lisi (R adductor strain); DF Shawn Kuykendall (L knee surgery); QUESTIONABLE: FW Mike Magee (R knee sprain); PROBABLE: MF Peter Canero (L knee contusion); FW Elie Ikangu (L hamstring strain); MF Youri Djorkaeff (back spasms)

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); DOUBTFUL: MF Jacob Thomas (L calf strain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Sebastian Rozental (L groin strain); PROBABLE: MF Duncan Oughton (R quadriceps strain)

SUSPENDED: NY: Amado Guevara (through Sept. 17)

WARNINGS:

SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: NY: Amado Guevara, Mike Magee, Carlos Mendes, Jeff Parke ... CLB: Ritchie Kotschau; Rusty Pierce

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NY: Todd Dunivant, Seth Stammler ... CLB: Eddie Gaven, Chris Leitch Brandon Moss, Joseph Ngwenya, Jose Retiz

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (39 meetings): Red Bulls 17 wins (0 shootout), 54 goals ... Crew 18 wins (0 shootout), 50 goals ... 4 draws

AT GIANTS STADIUM: (19 meetings): Red Bulls 8 wins (0 shootout), 22 goals ... Crew 8 wins (0 shootout), 21 goals ... 3 draws

-- This is the fourth and final league meeting between the clubs this season, the second of two set for E. Rutherford.

-- A year ago, the MetroStars won three of the four meetings between the two clubs, winning both at Giants Stadium and splitting the two at Crew Stadium.

-- Columbus last won in New Jersey on April 12, 2003, a span of six games (though three have been played to draws). The Crew haven't won the season series since 2001, when they won both meetings played that season (two were canceled). But they split the series in 2002 and 2004.

-- Coaches record: Bruce Arena v CLB: P13 W8 L5 D0 ... Sigi Schmid vs. NY: P17 W6 L8 D3

TV

Directv: 791

DishNet: 464

HTN Conf # 051344

KU BAND

SBS 6, TR. 11 Upper

Uplink: 14275.5(V)

Downlink: 11975.5(H)

Symbol Rate: 13.235

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REAL SALT LAKE vs FC DALLAS - HDnet

Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT - 9:00pm

Complete game notes: http://web.mlsnet.com/pdf/mls/2006/gameguides/09/916rsldal.pdf

Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas play the first game of a home-and-home series over the next two weekends that will likely have a massive effect on the final look of the Western Conference table. Real Salt Lake are now five points out of a playoff spot with five matches left - Saturday is the first of their two remaining games at home as they have reached nearly a must-win situation. With a victory on Saturday (or a draw and the failure of the Los Angeles Galaxy to win), FC Dallas will become the first team in the West to claim a postseason berth.

REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar. SAR (bench): David Bragg; JAR (opposite): Paul Scott; 4th: Ben Chouaf

MLS Career: 50 games; FC/gm: 32.1; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 11; pens: 18

MLS 2006: 8 games; FC/gm: 32.1 (avg: 28.8); Y/gm: 2.9 (avg: 3.68); R: 0 (MLS: 31); pens: 1 (MLS: 34)

Games involving Real: P3 W1 L2 T0; FC/gm: 28.3; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 2; pens: 1

Games involving FC Dallas: P9 W4 L4 T1; FC/gm: 31.9; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 2; pens: 2

INJURY REPORT:

REAL SALT LAKE - OUT: DF Paul Broome (L ankle internal derangement); MF Seth Trembly (L knee ACL tear); MF Christian Jimenez (L knee ACL tear); DF Danny Torres (R foot sprain); PROBABLE: FW Jason Kreis (L tibial plateau contusion)

FC DALLAS - OUT: GK Jeff Cassar (R hip surgery); FW Roberto Mina (L knee)

SUSPENDED: RSL: Jeff Cunningham (five cautions; through Sept. 17) ... DAL: Simo Valakari (five cautions; through Sept. 17)

WARNINGS:

SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: RSL: Eddie Pope

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: RSL: Mehdi Ballouchy, Scott Garlick, Jason Kreis, Douglas Sequeira, Carey Talley, Andy Williams ... DAL: Chris Gbandi, Clarence Goodson, Ramon Nunez, Ronnie O'Brien, Dario Sala, Marcelo Saragosa, Greg Vanney

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (6 meetings): Real 1 win (0 shootout), 5 goals ... FC Dallas 5 wins (0 shootout), 10 goals ... 0 draws

AT SALT LAKE: (3 meetings): Real 1 wins (0 shootout), 3 goals ... FC Dallas 2 wins (0 shootout), 3 goals ... 0 draws

-- This is the third of four meetings this season between the clubs, the second of two at Rice-Eccles Stadium, as the teams conclude the season series on back-to-back weekends.

-- A year ago, FC Dallas won three of the four meetings between the clubs in Real's inaugural season, winning both at home. The first meeting was played at the Cotton Bowl while the second was played at Pizza Hut Park - the first league victory for the Hoops in their new home ground.

-- RSL's victory on July 23 at Rice-Eccles was the only time in their inaugural season they scored three or more goals in a league match.

-- Coaches record: John Ellinger v DAL: P6 W1 L5 D0 ... Colin Clarke vs. RSL: P6 W5 L1 D0

TV

KU BAND

AMC 1, Tr. 18 upper Uplink: 14369(H) Downlink: 12069(V)

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LOS ANGELES GALAXY vs. COLORADO RAPIDS - No TV

Home Depot Center, Carson, CA - 10:30 p.m.

Complete game notes: http://web.mlsnet.com/pdf/mls/2006/gameguides/09/916lacol.pdf

If the Los Angeles Galaxy are to maintain their streak of reaching the MLS Cup Playoffs in every season in league history, then they have almost certainly reached the point where they must win out, beginning with Saturday's visit by the Colorado Rapids. The Galaxy are six points out of the final playoff spot with five games left to play; three of those games are at home, beginning with this weekend. At midweek, the Rapids took a huge 1-0 victory against the Chicago Fire and extend their margin for the final playoff spot; however, the Rapids have just one more home game remaining.

REFEREE: Brian Hall. SAR (bench): Corey Rockwell; JAR (opposite): Fabio Tovar; 4th: Richard Heron

MLS Career: 117 games; FC/gm: 29.1; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 31; pens: 36

MLS 2006: 14 games; FC/gm: 27.6 (avg: 28.8); Y/gm: 3.4 (avg: 3.68); R: 4 (MLS: 31); pens: 3 (MLS: 34)

Games involving Galaxy: P16 W12 L3 T1; FC/gm: 28.8; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 4; pens: 3

Games involving Rapids: P16 W3 L10 T3; FC/gm: 29.8; Y/gm: 2.4; R: 5; pens: 9

INJURY REPORT:

LOS ANGELES GALAXY - OUT: FW Cornell Glen (L knee sprain); MF Kyle Martino (L hip surgery); DF Troy Roberts (groin strain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Nathan Sturgis (R groin strain); PROBABLE: DF Ugo Ihemelu (L knee sprain); DF Tyrone Marshall (R hip flexor strain)

COLORADO RAPIDS - OUT: MF Terry Cooke (L knee); MF Alain Nkong (R knee); PROBABLE: DF Eric Denton (R hamstring)

SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS:

SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: LA: Paulo Nagamura

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: LA: Chris Albright, Herculez Gomez, Ugo Ihemelu, Tyrone Marshall ... COL: Kyle Beckerman, Jovan Kirovski, Pablo Mastroeni, Clint Mathis, Mike Petke

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (43 meetings): Galaxy 13 wins (1 shootout), 42 goals ... Rapids 26 wins (2 shootout), 73 goals ... 4 draws

AT LOS ANGELES: (21 meetings): Galaxy 16 wins (1 shootout), 44 goals ... Rapids 4 wins (0 shootout), 18 goals ... 1 draw

-- This is the fourth and final league meeting scheduled between the Western Conference clubs, the second of two in Carson.

-- Coaches record: Frank Yallop v COL: P13 W5 L6 D2 ... Fernando Clavijo vs. LA: P11 W7 L3 D1

TV

NO TV

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Sunday, September 17, 2006

CHICAGO FIRE vs D.C. UNITED - ESPN2

TOYOTA PARK, Bridgeview, Ill. - 4:00 p.m.

Complete game preview: http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060915&content_id=72737&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

Barely a week removed from a fractious U.S. Open Cup semifinal, the Chicago Fire again play host to D.C. United, with the game having a little less impact than it might have a few days ago. D.C. United has already clinched home-field for the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and with a win or draw on Sunday, would guarantee the road to MLS Cup 2006 would go through RFK Stadium. The Fire had a chance to clinch a playoff spot with two games this weekend; while they can no longer do that with a victory on Sunday, they are still nine points clear of fifth-place New York, with the Red Bulls still having six games to play (five for Chicago).

REFEREE: Terry Vaughn. SAR (bench): Emiliano Monje; JAR (opposite): Anthony Vasoli; 4th: Marcel Yonan

MLS Career: 68 games; FC/gm: 30.7; Y/gm: 3.9; R: 20; pens: 21

MLS 2006: 8 games; FC/gm: 28.4 (avg: 28.8); Y/gm: 4.3 (avg: 3.68); R: 1 (MLS: 31); pens: 3 (MLS: 34)

Games involving Fire: P16 W8 L4 T4; FC/gm: 30.7; Y/gm: 4.1; R: 6; pens: 5

Games involving United: P11 W5 L2 T4; FC/gm: 30.9; Y/gm: 4.1; R: 4; pens: 3

INJURY REPORT:

CHICAGO FIRE - OUT: FW Chad Barrett (R fifth metatarsal fracture), MF Craig Capano (L knee derangement), DF Jeff Curtin (R adductor strain); DF Jared Montz (L adductor strain); MF Ivan Guerrero (L hamstring strain); MF John Thorrington (R hamstring strain); QUESTIONABLE: GK Zach Thornton (R quadriceps strain)

D.C. UNITED - OUT: MF Domenic Mediate (broken distal fibula); DF John Wilson (knee surgery); PROBABLE: FW Alecko Eskandarian (hamstring tendonitis)

SUSPENDED: DC: Ben Olsen (five cautions; through Sept. 17)

WARNINGS:

SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: CHI: Dasan Robinson, Gonzalo Segares ... DC: Brian Carroll, Josh Gros

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: CHI: Chris Armas, C.J. Brown, Calen Carr, Nate Jaqua ... DC: Bobby Boswell, Christian Gomez

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (26 meetings): Fire 10 wins (0 shootout), 41 goals ... United 11 wins (0 shootout), 42 goals ... 5 draws

AT CHICAGO (13 meetings): Fire 7 wins (0 shootout), 26 goals ... United 3 wins (0 shootout), 18 goals ... 3 draws

-- This is the third of four meetings, the second at Toyota Park, between the clubs who have had a pitched rivalry since the Fire's entrance into the league in 1998. They next meet in the season finale, Oct. 15 on East Capitol Street.

-- United won two of the four league meetings a year ago in a goal-filled season series, with the Fire taking one with one draw. The teams then met in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals where there were again goals aplenty - but only for the Fire, winning 4-0 on aggregate after a 4-0 second-leg win in the nation's capital, the heaviest playoff home defeat for United.

-- In the first 24 all-time regular season meetings between the clubs, they'd exactly halved everything. Each team had won 10 times with four draws, each scoring 40 goals.

-- But in three MLS Cup Playoffs series between the clubs, United have never defeated the Fire in five matches. They had lost the first three (including a 2-0 loss in the 1998 MLS Cup Final) before gaining a draw in the first leg of last year's quarterfinal series.

-- Coaches record: Dave Sarachan v DC: P14 W5 L6 D3 ... Peter Nowak vs. CHI: P10 W4 L4 D2

TV

KU BAND

AMC 1, Tr. 18 Upper

Uplink: 14369(H)

Downlink: 12069(V)

Symbol Rate: 13.235

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HOUSTON DYNAMO vs CHIVAS USA - FSN, FSC

Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas - 9:30 p.m.

Complete game notes: http://web.mlsnet.com/pdf/mls/2006/gameguides/09/917houchv.pdf

It's another huge six-pointer in the Western Conference as second-place Houston Dynamo play host to third-place Chivas USA on Sunday evening. Dynamo are seven points out of the top spot in the West but now lead Chivas and the Colorado Rapids by just a single point, with every team in the division still with five games to play. By the time the teams play on Sunday they will know what is ahead of them, as the other four teams in the West will be battling each other on Saturday evening.

REFEREE: Jorge Gonzalez. SAR (bench): Nate Clement; JAR (opposite): Kermit Quisenberry; 4th: Colin Tait

MLS Career: 5 games; FC/gm: 27.6; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 0; pens: 0

MLS 2006: 5 games; FC/gm: 27.6 (avg: 28.8); Y/gm: 4.0 (avg: 3.68); R: 0 (MLS: 31); pens: 0 (MLS: 34)

Games involving Dynamo: P1 W0 L1 T0; FC/gm: 29.0; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 0; pens: 0

Games involving Chivas USA: first game

INJURY REPORT:

HOUSTON DYNAMO - DOUBTFUL: DF Patrick Ianni (R heel bruise); PROBABLE: MF Mpho Moloi (R knee MCL sprain)

CHIVAS USA - OUT: MF Mike Muñoz (R ankle surgery), MF Ramón Ramírez (L knee MCL surgery), FW Estuardo Sánchez (L foot surgery); DF Eder Robles (R MCL sprain); DOUBTFUL: MF John O'Brien (R patella tendonitis); QUESTIONABLE: FW Juan Francisco Palencia (R knee sprain)

SUSPENDED: HOU: Brian Mullan (through Sept. 17); Eddie Robinson (through Sept. 17) ... CHV: Jesus Morales (through Sept. 17)

WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: CHV: Jason Hernandez ... HOU: Ricardo Clark, Brian Mullan, Adrian Serioux

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: HOU: Ryan Cochrane, Brad Davis, Craig Waibel ... CHV: Sacha Kljestan, Carlos Llamosa, Francisco Mendoza, Tim Regan, Lawson Vaughn

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (3 meetings): Dynamo 1 wins (0 shootout), 6 goals ... Chivas USA 1 wins (0 shootout), 5 goals ... 1 draw

AT ROBERTSON STADIUM (1 meeting): Dynamo 1 win (0 shootout), 3 goals ... Chivas USA 0 wins (0 shootout), 1 goal ... 0 draws

-- This is the fourth of four league meetings scheduled between the Western Conference rivals this season, the second of two in a four-week span, and the second of two at Robertson Stadium.

-- Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear vs. CHV: P7 W3 L1 D3 ... Bob Bradley v HOU: P3 W1 L1 D1

TV

Directv: 791

DishNet: 464

KU BAND

AMC 2, TR. 7 C&D

Uplink: 14149(H)

Downlink: 11849(V)

Symbol Rate: 13.0212766

KU BAND

AMC5, TR. 15A

Uplink: 14446(H)

Downlink:12146(V)

Symbol Rate: 6.1113

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