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Real Salt Lake Forward Yura Movsisyan Wins MLS Player of the Week Award

Published on November 3, 2008 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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NEW YORK (Monday, November 03, 2008) -- Real Salt Lake forward Yura Movsisyan was voted Major League Soccer's MLS Cup Playoffs Player of the Week. Movsisyan scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of regulation in Real Salt Lake's Western Conference Semifinal match versus Chivas USA on Saturday.

Movsisyan started and played the entire match, recording four shots, two of them on goal. He connected on a cross from Javier Morales in the closing moments of the game on Saturday to send Real Salt Lake to its first victory in its first playoff appearance.

After 90 minutes of play in the first leg of Real Salt Lake's Western Conference Semifinal series the game seemed destined for a tie, until Morales and Movsisyan connected on a brilliant scoring sequence. Morales received the ball from a throw in and took several touches to beat the defender and deliver the cross. Movsisyan crashed in toward the near post and flicked the ball behind him with his heel. The ball went through the legs of Chivas defender Shavar Thomas and into the left corner of the goal giving Real Salt Lake a 1-0 victory and an aggregate lead heading into the second leg.

This is the inaugural MLS Cup Playoffs Player of the Week honor. For Movsisyan, it marks the first time he has won a Player of the Week award. Real Salt Lake will be back in action at Chivas USA in Game Two of their series this Saturday, Nov. 8 at 10:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. MT) on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Español.

The Major League Soccer Player of the Week is selected each week of the MLS regular season and MLS Cup Playoffs by a panel of journalists from The North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media. More information and membership information can be found at http://www.soccerreporters.com/.

2008 MLS Cup Playoffs

Week 1 : Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake)

2008 Regular Season Player of the Week Winners

Week 1: Terry Cooke (Colorado Rapids)

Week 2: David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 3: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)

Week 4: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 5: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 6: David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 7: Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)

Week 8: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 9: Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Chicago Fire)

Week 10: Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)

Week 11: Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)

Week 12: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 13: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 14: Steve Ralston (New England Revolution)

Week 15: Adam Cristman (New England Revolution)

Week 16: John Thorrington (Chicago Fire)

Week 17: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)

Week 18: Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas)

Week 19: Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas)

Week 20: Juan Pablo Angel (New York Red Bulls)

Week 21: Ronnie O'Brien (San Jose Earthquakes)

Week 22: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)

Week 23: Fabian Espíndola (Real Salt Lake)

Week 24: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)

Week 25: Steve Ralston (New England Revolution)

Week 26: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 27: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)

Week 28: Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)

Week 29: Brian McBride (Chicago Fire)

Week 30: Claudio Lopez (Kansas City Wizards)

Week 31: Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire)

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