The season is over for Chivas USA.

It was the same old story for Chivas USA, which shot more blanks than an elderly groom on his wedding night.

Chivas USA saw a Shavar Thomas header cleared off the goal line by Kurt Morsink in the 59th minute.

A Maykel Galindo shot from about 12 yards hit the post two minutes later

And a Galindo shot from six yards hit the side netting in the 77th minute.

Despite being urged on by an animated crowd of 19,711, Chivas USA could not break down a stubborn Wizards rearguard.

Chivas USA ended the night with 16 shots, to the Wizards eight.

Despite all the chances there was a sense of inevitability about this defeat, which saw the Chivas USA season end with a first round playoff exit for the second successive year.

That futility was summed up when substitute striker John Cunliffe saw his header from a corner kick crash off the bar deep into stoppage time in perhaps Chivas USA's best, fleeting, all too late chance of the game.

Chivas USA's lack of depth on the forward line proved the difference, as expected.

More after the press conference.

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Ante Razov had a sign hanging on his locker all week that read: "I will play in the 2007 Playoffs."

After tonight's game, it was gone, just like Chivas USA's season. Ante didn't stick around to chat either.

"We missed Ante," said Galindo, who was playing hurt himself. "We all know at this point what he means."

Wizards Coach Curt Onalfo said Razov was conspicuous by his absence.

"When they lost Razov, they became a different team," Onalfo said. "He's irreplaceable."

Preki said the Wizards were lucky to beat the Western Conference champions, especially since they scraped into the playoffs on the last day of the regular season.

"They were fortunate to be in the playoffs and they were fortunate tonight," he said. "There are no excuses. We played really good, we just couldn't put the ball away. We totally dominated. We're a far better team."

Wizards midfielder Sasha Victorine took exception to the luck part of that characterization.

"Lucky my ass," he said. "They haven't scored a goal on us in 180 minutes."

Jesse Marsch was already planning a trip to England to take in some games in an apparent effort to ease the pain of the loss.

"It's frustrating, man," he said. "This is something that each guy has to deal with in his own way. There is no recipe for agony."

Updated: Video highlights are here.

The game story is here.

Here's how it played in Kansas City.

Billy Witz has more on how and why Chivas USA literally failed to reach their goal.