On second thought, keep it on because L.A. is losing 0-4 at the half and they probably going to play Tijuana.
Ridiculous. LA six goals and none given up in group play and they give up a 4 spot to guppies Metapan to give up a gift quarterfinal match up against Arabe Unido. LA gets one single goal and they don't have to play a craft Costa Rica team. Come on MLS. Let's get someone advance to Morocco even if it is a team I very much dislike.
OK. Game is over. Good news, bad news. MLS VS FMF club teams for all quarterfinal matches involving these two leagues. More $$$ for gate and TV. Vamanos MLS.
Realistically I don't care who wins (well as long as it's not LAG) since the Dynamo is out, I'll still watch for the lols. I enjoyed Metapan blasting them with the reserve side knocking them off that smug cloud a peg.
Week 6 Thursday results: Tuesday, October 22 America (MEX) 0-1 Alajuelsense (CRC) Herediano (CRC) 1-2 Cruz Azul (MEX) Wednesday, October 23 Sporting Kansas City (USA) 0-0 Olimpia (HON) Toluca (MEX) 5-1 CSD Comunicaciones (GUA) San Jose (USA) 1-0 Heredia (GUA) Victoria (HON) 1-4 L.A. Firpo (SLV) Thursday, October 24 Arabe Unido (PAN) 1-0 Houston Dynamo (USA) Isidro Metapan (SLV) 4-0 LA Galaxy (USA) Group 1: Arabe Unido has clinched the group. Group 2: Kansas City has clinched the group. Group 3: Cruz Azul has clinched the group. Group 4: Alajuelense has clinched the group. Group 5: San Jose has clinched the group. Group 6: Toluca has clinched the group. Group 7: Tijuana has clinched the group Group 8: LA Galaxy has clinched the group The quarterfinals start on March 11.
Final seeding: 1. Toluca 4 g.p. 12 pts +11 g.d. 15 g. 2. Cruz Azul 4 g.p. 12 pts +8 g.d. 9 g. 3. Tijuana 4 g.p. 10 pts +8 g.d. 10 g. 4. Arabe Unido 4 g.p. 9 pts +4 g.d. 7 g. 5. Alajuelense 4 g.p. 9 pts +3 g.d. 4 g. 6. Los Angeles 4 g.p. 9 pts +2 g.d. 6 g. 7. Kansas City 4 g.p. 8 pts +4 g.d. 5 g. 8. San Jose 4 g.p. 6 pts +2 g.d. 4 g.
Quarterfinals schedule: FIRST LEG Monday, March 10 LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs. Árabe Unido (PAN) 9:00 pm Tuesday, March 11 San Jose Earthquakes (USA) vs. Toluca FC (MEX) 9:00 pm Wednesday, March 12 Sporting Kansas City (USA) vs. Cruz Azul (MEX) 7:00 pm LA Galaxy (USA) vs. Club Tijuana (MEX) 9:00 pm SECOND LEG Tuesday, March 18 Club Tijuana (MEX) vs. LA Galaxy (USA) 9:00 pm Wednesday, March 19 Toluca FC (MEX) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 7:00 pm Cruz Azul (MEX) vs. Sporting Kansas City (USA) 9:00 pm Thursday, March 20 Árabe Unido (PAN) vs. LD Alajuelense (CRC) 9:00 pm The Semifinals start on April 1.
Quarterfinals schedule: With some TV coverage. FIRST LEG Monday, March 10 LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs. Árabe Unido (PAN) 9:00 pm/UDN Tuesday, March 11 San Jose Earthquakes (USA) vs. Toluca FC (MEX) 9:00 pm FS2/UDN Wednesday, March 12 Sporting Kansas City (USA) vs. Cruz Azul (MEX) 7:00 pm FS2/UDN LA Galaxy (USA) vs. Club Tijuana (MEX) 9:00 pm FS+/Galavision (taped delayed on FS2 the next day) SECOND LEG Tuesday, March 18 Club Tijuana (MEX) vs. LA Galaxy (USA) 9:00 pm FS2 Wednesday, March 19 Toluca FC (MEX) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 7:00 pm FS2 Cruz Azul (MEX) vs. Sporting Kansas City (USA) 9:00 pm FS2 Thursday, March 20 Árabe Unido (PAN) vs. LD Alajuelense (CRC) 9:00 pm The Semifinals start on April 1.
First result: FIRST LEG Monday, March 10 LD Alajuelense (CRC) 0-0 Árabe Unido (PAN) Tuesday, March 11 San Jose Earthquakes (USA) vs. Toluca FC (MEX) 9:00 pm FS2/UDN Wednesday, March 12 Sporting Kansas City (USA) vs. Cruz Azul (MEX) 7:00 pm FS2/UDN LA Galaxy (USA) vs. Club Tijuana (MEX) 9:00 pm FS+/Galavision (taped delayed on FS2 the next day) SECOND LEG Tuesday, March 18 Club Tijuana (MEX) vs. LA Galaxy (USA) 9:00 pm FS2 Wednesday, March 19 Toluca FC (MEX) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 7:00 pm FS2 Cruz Azul (MEX) vs. Sporting Kansas City (USA) 9:00 pm FS2 Thursday, March 20 Árabe Unido (PAN) vs. LD Alajuelense (CRC) 9:00 pm The Semifinals start on April 1.
And one more result: FIRST LEG Monday, March 10 LD Alajuelense (CRC) 0-0 Árabe Unido (PAN) Tuesday, March 11 San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 1-1 Toluca FC (MEX) Wednesday, March 12 Sporting Kansas City (USA) vs. Cruz Azul (MEX) 7:00 pm FS2/UDN LA Galaxy (USA) vs. Club Tijuana (MEX) 9:00 pm FS+/Galavision (taped delayed on FS2 the next day) SECOND LEG Tuesday, March 18 Club Tijuana (MEX) vs. LA Galaxy (USA) 9:00 pm FS2 Wednesday, March 19 Toluca FC (MEX) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 7:00 pm FS2 Cruz Azul (MEX) vs. Sporting Kansas City (USA) 9:00 pm FS2 Thursday, March 20 Árabe Unido (PAN) vs. LD Alajuelense (CRC) 9:00 pm The Semifinals start on April 1.
Yeah, I'm surprised that Cruz Azul haven't has as many opportunities as they might otherwise normally have. The through ball by Jimenez had the SKC defense beat but the forward was whistled for offsides. Replays show it was very very close and could have been onside.
SKC playing good, but wastful at times. They're going to need a bigger aggregate score to advance. Cruz Azul has only given up one goal at home this year. I expect La Maquina Celeste to crank it up in the second half here.
First legs are done. FIRST LEG Monday, March 10 LD Alajuelense (CRC) 0-0 Árabe Unido (PAN) Tuesday, March 11 San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 1-1 Toluca FC (MEX) Wednesday, March 12 Sporting Kansas City (USA) 1-0 Cruz Azul (MEX) LA Galaxy (USA) 1-0 Club Tijuana (MEX) SECOND LEG Tuesday, March 18 Club Tijuana (MEX) vs. LA Galaxy (USA) 9:00 pm FS2 Wednesday, March 19 Toluca FC (MEX) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (USA) 7:00 pm FS2 Cruz Azul (MEX) vs. Sporting Kansas City (USA) 9:00 pm FS2 Thursday, March 20 Árabe Unido (PAN) vs. LD Alajuelense (CRC) 9:00 pm The Semifinals start on April 1.
San Jose missed many golden opportunities to win the game. I am sure Wondolowski hopes USMN Coach Klinsmann didn't see him miss the point blank opportunity in front of goal.
The play-by-play commentary on FOX was almost non-existent. Why do Fox announcers feel that they need to talk about B.S. the entire match? It sucked. And why cut away from the action to show the electronic sign showing the amount of extra time?
Unless FOX put up their own cameras, that one's on CONCACAF - and pretty standard for soccer broadcasting AFAIK.
I don't think it's as standard as it once was, to cut away from the action for 5 seconds to show it. I see them put it up in a graphic most of the time these days. I know that's not the fault of FOX though. After getting used to NBC's production, and commentary, it was difficult to watch the CCL match last night on FS2. I'm sure it's just a personal preference of mine, but the announcers seemed to blabber on about too many things.
The Galavision stream of the LA-TJ game was awful - I thought I was watching on the internet without enough bandwidth