Real Salt Lake 2 vs. Sporting Kansas City 1 Highlights The SKC lineup for this game sent many Feilhaber fantasy owners into panic. With Benny on the bench, many faced the decision of whether to keep him, bench him, or transfer him out. Those who kept him were rewarded as he came on at the half to make an immediate …
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DC United 1 vs. FC Dallas 2 Highlights FC Dallas absolutely steamrolled DC United even though the score doesn’t suggest so. FC Dallas had 26 shots, 8 on goal, to DC’s 6 shots, 2 on goal. Oh and DC United didn’t even score their goal, it took an unlucky bounce off of Hedges to get their goal. Basically FC Dallas should’ve …
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Chicago Fire 0 vs. Columbus Crew 1 Highlights The Fire fielded an interesting lineup with many fantasy owners happy to see Doody get the start at outside back. Meanwhile Shipp was expected to be the playmaker with Accam on the bench and Maloney not back yet. The disparity in lineups between the Crew and Fire was apparent though. The Crew …
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Chicago Fire 1 vs. Seattle Sounders 0 Highlights The Seattle Sounders continued to struggle offensively with offensive weapons, Dempsey and Martins, missing as well as center back Brad Evans. The Fire looked more convincing than they have in recent weeks with the likes of Accam and Maloney missing, but still only managed one goal very late in the game through …
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Houston Dynamo 2 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 0 Highlights The two sides both saw their recent streaks come to an end as the Dynamo ended their losing streak and the Earthquakes losing for their first time in 6 home matches. The Earthquakes weren’t terribly outplayed managing 54% possession and as many shots as the Dynamo, however, the difference came …
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FC Dallas 3 vs. New England Revolution 0 Highlights For the first part of the season we were praising the depth and offensive flair of the young Revolution attack, but all they’ve been doing of late is firing blanks. The trend continued with a 3-0 loss to FC Dallas that wasn’t as lopsided as the score entailed. FC Dallas only had …
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Houston Dynamo 1 vs. Chicago Fire 1 Highlights This game marked the end to a losing streak for both sides, however, neither side were able to gain on their conference opponents, leaving both sides in sorry form. The offense came through unlikely suspects early for Dynamo midfielder Alex and Fire’s Nyarko, returning from injury. Nyarko’s speed proved effective enough to steal a …
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Real Salt Lake 2 vs. Columbus Crew 2 Highlights RSL came into this game missing playmaker Javier Morales, while the Crew fielded a strong lineup after a midweek victory. This game saw assist man Finlay get on the score sheet and a back and forth between the two sides that resulted in a very lively game. RSL will feel hard done …
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Houston Dynamo 0 vs. FC Dallas 2 Highlights The rain delay didn’t slow either attack as the Dynamo put up 7 shots in the first half and FC Dallas was putting on the pressure. It was the FC Dallas attack that put on the most pressure through the quick feet of Fabian Castillo. Despite the match being relatively even, Fabian …
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Philadelphia Union 1 vs. Seattle Sounders 0 Highlights CJ Sapong continued his fine run of form as the Sounders continued to feel the effects of the missing 3 DPs. The Sounders defense still looked strong and the offense even seemed to enjoy some good run of play, but the offensive firepower was just lacking. As for the Union, you have to …
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