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Two wins and two draws. That was the net result of this year's first weekend of MLS playoff action. Oddly enough, the victories were registered by the two lowest seeded teams vying for MLS Cup 2009. Real Salt Lake defeated the Columbus Crew by a score of 1 - 0 on Saturday night and the New England Revolution pulled out a 2 - 1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday afternoon, just ahead of the Chivas USA - Galaxy clash at the Home Depot Center which ended in a 2 - 2 draw.

What a memorable year it has been for L.A. area soccer fans. It all started back in February with the will he/won't he? (stay in Italy) saga of David Beckham. Attention would once again be drawn to him upon his return to MLS in July, but in between, Chivas USA and the Galaxy were busy making their own headlines.

Sometimes it is hard to describe events from the soccer world to those that don't follow the sport. Tonight's ChivaClásico match between CD Guadalajara (Chivas de Guadalajara) and Chivas USA at the Rose Bowl happens to fit that category quite well.

For a third match in a row, Chivas USA got to the 90th minute with less men than when they started, courtesy of a straight red card to midfielder Marcelo Saragosa at the 71st minute. Fortunately for the red-and-whites, Seattle was unable to capitalize and the teams played to a 0 - 0 draw in the Emerald City yesterday afternoon. Later in the day, the Galaxy blanked Toronto FC behind a goal and an assist by David Beckham.

MLS action is reaching a boiling point and both L.A. teams are right in the thick of it.

Maicon Santos registered his first MLS goal Sunday afternoon at the Home Depot Center to help Chivas USA defeat the visiting New England Revolution by a score of 2 - 0.

One word describes last night's performance by the Galaxy at the Home Depot Center: embarrassing. While it was a breakout game for Galaxy defender A.J. DeLaGarza, scoring two first half goals, there was little else for the Galaxy faithful to cheer about after a 6 - 3 thrashing courtesy of FC Dallas. L.A. was on its heels from the start, unable to contain the speed of Marvin Sanchez and Jeff Cunningham. The latter nearly opened the scoring at the 2nd minute but luck intervened and Cunningham missed. No matter, Dallas would open the scoring at the 7th minute on a deflected free kick.

The U.S. Men's National Team took a big step towards booking a ticket to next year's World Cup in South Africa after a tough win over Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. The soca warriors took the game to the Yanks for long stretches during the first half last night as the Yanks looked disorganized and struggled to generate any offense.

Sometimes events in the sporting world happen in such a way that one has to wonder if someone scripted them. This year's final installment of the Honda SuperClásico between the Galaxy and Chivas USA seems to fit that bill quite well.

Chivas USA Head Coach Preki Radosavljevic was all smiles at last night's post-game press conference and for good reason. Midfielder Sacha Kljestan put in his best game of the year, scoring two goals on the night and leading Chivas USA to a 2 - 0 victory over the visiting Toronto FC. When asked about Kljestan's performance, Preki stated "I think it (is) a good sign. I thought he had a really good game. I thought he worked hard defensively too and we hope he just keep going."

A little over a month ago, Chivas USA traded forward Atiba Harris to FC Dallas for midfielder/defender Marcelo Saragosa in a move that left many speculating what plans the red-and-whites might have in mind as they prepared for their playoff run. Some fans and analysts speculated that the team was making room for a big name signing, while others were puzzled at the move, given the team had been struggling on the offensive side. Lingering questions were answered over the last few days and the rest of MLS better take notice.

Maykel Galindo and Eduardo Lillingston each scored a goal for Chivas USA en route to a 2 - 0 victory over New York Red Bull at Giants Stadium last night. Hours after the red-and-whites victory, the Galaxy fell by the same scoreline to Seattle Sounders FC at the Home Depot Center.

Tuesday morning, as Chivas USA players prepared to return to the practice field, midfielder Sacha Kljestan tweeted "back to training... gotta get this season back on the right track." Kljestan's succinct message accurately summarizes the red-and-white's current situation.

Chivas USA and Galaxy take the show on the road tonight as they return to MLS action in Colorado and New England respectively. The red-and-whites return to action after a three week break which has allowed them to regroup after a series of tough results. The team recently acquired MLS veteran Marcelo Saragosa and Kevin Harmse, but despite the additions, injuries have once again become a major source of problems for the red-and-whites.

A variety of great soccer options await fans over the next few days.

Three was the magic number for the Galaxy last night. Galaxy forward Edson Buddle scored his 3rd goal of the season at the 30th minute to give the blue-and-gold a 1 - 0 victory over Chivas USA in the second leg of the Honda SuperClásico. The victory extends the Galaxy win streak to three games, all of which have come by the same scoreline. Coincidentally, the combination of yesterday's loss by Chivas USA and a Seattle victory over Houston drops the red-and-whites to third place in the standings.

Chivas USA returns to MLS action tonight after a 2 week break during which time it participated in the SuperLiga U.S. Open Cup tournaments. The red-and-whites will have little time to reacquaint themselves upon their return, jumping into the deep end from the get-go to host the second leg of the Honda SuperClásico against in-stadium rivals Los Angeles Galaxy.

It is SuperLiga time at the Home Depot Center!

The Galaxy undefeated streak came to an end last night as the visiting Real Salt Lake took a 2 - 0 victory at the Home Depot Center while Chivas USA prepares to close out its 2 game road trip this afternoon in Columbus.

Galaxy forward Alan Gordon led the blue-and-gold to a 2 - 1 victory over Toronto FC yesterday afternoon, while in the evening, Chivas USA forward Eduardo Lillingston scored his fifth goal of the year to give the red-and-whites a 1 - 0 victory over Seattle.

Summer is almost upon us and that means two things: warm weather and the race to the MLS playoffs is about to start. Entering the 12th week of the 2009 campaign, a couple of interesting and familiar trends are starting to surface.

Karma has a funny way of rearing its head at the most inopportune time. Thursday night, as 20,739 fans readied themselves to celebrate a great victory by Chivas USA over the Chicago Fire in a tough, physical match, karma intervened, putting the party on hold and handing the Fire a 3 - 2 victory.

LA Dodgers defeat Chicago Cubs 2-1. Who knew Randy Wolf would give the Dodgers such great performances? Wolf took to the Friendly Confines going seven-plus innings giving up one run on six hits and a walk with seven strike outs. The only run he gave up was the first batter of the eighth inning Bobby Scales hitting a pinch hit homer to stir the Wrigley crowd. Ramon Troncoso didn't make things easy practically refusing to throw a strike. In both the eighth and ninth innings the tying runs were in scoring position, but Troncoso managed to get out of the jam both times. Juan Pierre went 2-for-4 with a stolen base which is good for me since I signed him as a free agent on my fantasy team.

The Chicago Fire arrived at LAX earlier this week ahead of their Thursday night match against Chivas USA and were greeted by several Mexican soccer fans hoping to get an autograph or picture of long time Club America icon and Fire standout Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Blanco is making what will likely be his only and final visit to L.A. as a member of the Fire this year, having stated earlier in the year that he would not be rejoining the team next year. His career with the Mexican National Team seems to have been given a second chance by new Head Coach Javier Aguirre and after Thursday's match, Blanco will join his compatriots as they prepare for their World Cup Qualifying match against El Salvador on June 6th.

Chivas USA and Kansas City Wizards traded second half goals en route to a 1 - 1 draw in Kansas City last night. The tie extends Chivas USA's undefeated streak to 6 games and

For the first time in months, the main soccer field at the Home Depot Center will not see any action this weekend. A bit of a rarity and attributed to the fact that all three of L.A.'s professional soccer teams have taken their respective shows on the road.

Chivas USA survived a relentless D.C. United attack last night to hang on for a 2 - 2 tie at the Home Depot Center.

D.C. United visits Chivas USA at the Home Depot Center tonight in a duel of conference leaders. United will be a tough test for the league leading Chivas USA squad who boasts a 7 - 1 - 1 record almost a third of the way into the season.

   

Under the guidance of Head Coach Preki Radosavljevic and his staff, the 2009 version of Chivas USA is off to its best start in franchise history. It heads into the 9th week of MLS action atop the overall league standings with a 7 - 1 - 1 record and 8 point lead over the next best team, D.C. United.

Midfielder Paulo Nagamura scored his third goal of the season as Chivas USA defeated Real Salt Lake at the Home Depot Center last night.