Columnist Nick Green has written 100 Percent Soccer
since 2005. A
native of England, he began writing about soccer in
the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat
in the stands for one in
the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home
Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas
USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer.
Married to a long-suffering soccer widow, he has a cat
named Pele.Kansas City Wizards at Chivas USA
Wizards Coach Curt Onalfo fields an unchanged team from the one that beat Chivas USA 1-0 in the first leg, while Preki makes three changes to his side in what looks to be a more offensive-minded line-up.
Lawson Vaughn replaces Jason Hernandez on the back line, Alex Zotinca sits to make room for Ramon Nunez up front and Laurent Merlin is dropped to the bench.
Maykel Galindo returns to start despite playing with a painful hernia that will require surgery after the season, alongside Nunez.
The changes likely mean Chivas USA will revert to a more traditional 4-4-2 after playing Merlin alone up front in the first game.
Injured striker Ante Razov jogged alone before the game, but isn't on the bench, as expected.
The game is on FSN