SuperLiga 2009 Recap – Fire and Revolution start off strong
It was the first weekend of matches in the 2009 SuperLiga which includes teams from the Mexican Primera Division and Major League Soccer. Several MLS teams showed their strength with victories including the Chicago Fire and the New England Revolution. Here’s a recap of this past weekend’s matches.
Chicago Fire edges San Luis 1-0 – Brian McBride scored the game winning goal as both teams had chances but couldn’t convert.
| Chicago Fire | San Luis | |||
| total shots: | 17 | (Cuauhtemoc Blanco 5) | 11 | (Braulio Luna 4) |
| shots on goal: | 7 | (Cuauhtemoc Blanco 2) | 8 | (Braulio Luna 3) |
| fouls: | 12 | (Chris Rolfe 3) | 10 | (Jesus Palacios 2, Alfredo Moreno 2) |
| offsides: | 2 | (Cuauhtemoc Blanco 1, Marco Pappa 1) |
0 | |
| corner kicks: | 8 | (Cuauhtemoc Blanco 4) | 1 | (Jesus Palacios 1) |
| saves: | 8 | (Jon Busch  |
6 | (Adrian Martinez 6) |
Misconduct Summary:
SNL — Marvin de la Cruz (caution; Reckless Tackle) 86
New England Revolution tops Santos Laguna 4-2 – The New England Revolution took a 1-0 lead only to give it up early in the second half. Three second half goals in the last 30 minutes led the MLS side to a 4-2 victory.
New England Revolution (4-4-2): Matt Reis (GK), Jay Heaps, Emmanuel Osei, Darrius Barnes, Kevin Alston (Amaechi Igwe 46), Kenny Mansally (Chris Tierney 92+), Jeff Larentowicz, Pat Phelan, Sainey Nyassi (Wells Thompson 88), Steve Ralston © (Mike Videira 39), Kheli Dube
Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton (GK), Stephane Assengue, Nico Colaluca
STATS: Shots 18; Shots on Goal 8; Saves 3; Corner Kicks 8; Offsides 2; Fouls Committed 17
Santos Laguna (4-5-1): Oswaldo Sanchez (GK) ©, Juan Santiago, Rafael Figueroa, Osmar Mares (Agustin Herrera 46), Jorge Estrada, Francisco Torres, Johnny Garcia (Fernando Arce 79), Walter Jimenez (Enrique Lopez 95+), Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Daniel Luduena, Matias Vuoso
Substitutes Not Used: Miguel Becerra (GK), Jorge Barrera, Pedro Quinonez, Christian Sanchez
STATS: Shots 15; Shots on Goal 5; Saves 4; Corner Kicks 5; Offsides 2; Fouls Committed 14
Misconduct Summary:
SAN – Osmar Mares (caution) 28
NE – Kheli Dube (caution) 30
NE – Emmanuel Osei (caution) 31
SAN – Matias Vuoso (caution) 69
NE – Pat Phelan (caution) 91+
SAN – Walter Jimenez (caution) 92+
Chivas USA falls 1-2 to Tigres UANL – Chivas lost to Tigres as they fell behind early and could never take the lead. After falling down 0-1 11 minutes into the match, the MLS team came back to tie in the 2nd half but coudn’t hold Tigres scoreless in the 2nd half.
| Chivas USA | Tigres | |||
| total shots: | 9 | (Paulo Nagamura 3) | 8 | (Jesus Duenas 3) |
| shots on goal: | 2 | (Maykel Galindo 1, Michael Lahoud 1) |
4 | (Jesus Duenas 2) |
| fouls: | 17 | (3 tied with 3) | 13 | (4 tied with 2) |
| offsides: | 2 | (Maykel Galindo 1, Eduardo Lillingston 1) |
3 | (3 tied with 1) |
| corner kicks: | 4 | (Mariano Trujillo 3) | 0 | |
| saves: | 2 | (Zach Thornton 2) | 1 | (Aaron Fernandez 1) |
Misconduct Summary:
CHV — Eduardo Lillingston (caution; Reckless Foul) 29
TIG — Marcelo Hernandez (caution; Reckless Foul) 47+
CHV — Bojan Stepanovic (caution; Reckless Tackle) 65
CHV — Eduardo Lillingston (ejection; Second Caution) 67
TIG — Armando Pulido (caution; Reckless Tackle) 89
Kansas City draws with FC Atlas 0-0 – The Wizards and Atlas played to a scoreless draw as it was a hot and muggy day in St Louis. The Wizards played the game in St Louis but will return to KC for their next SuperLiga home match.
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