First off we had the Battery. Their first match this weekend ended in a scoreless draw with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, while the second was a 1-0 loss to the Rochester Rhinos.
The Central SC Cobras played their first match on Friday against the Charlotte Lady Eagles. Though the Cobras lost the match, it was considered a success for many reasons. The turn-out was great, the players now have something to gage the rest of the upcoming matches on, and not to mention that it was the first professional women's soccer match in South Carolina history.
In MLS action, two matches were nationally broadcast this weekend, both of which I caught.
On Friday we had the Portland Timbers playing host to the Philadelphia Union on Fox Soccer Channel. Portland continues to have amazing crowds, and the Timbers Army (which got its start in the USL) still creates one of the best atmospheres in North American soccer. Portland would win the match 1-0.
Late on Saturday night, the New York Red Bulls travelled across the States for a fixture with the Los Angeles Galaxy. And who else could have gotten the goals in this 1-1 draw besides Landon Donovan and Thierry Henry? It was a great match.
And not to mention that Man U basically clinched the EPL title, and what is up with all these injuries in the MLS?
And apparently Andrew Dykstra is running for president:
A bit of a rambling today, but thanks for reading if you've gotten this far!
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I wonder if the owner of that two-stick banner would like to part with it?
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling he'd be willing to make a deal
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