Half Time: San Jose Earthquakes at Chivas USA
For the first 35 minutes or so this was a frenetic, yet largely directionless game, punctuated only by a 16th minute Jonathan Bornstein shot that Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon did well to hold onto with one hand.
Then, while the half ended 0-0, the scoring chances started coming fast and furious beginning in the 37th minute.
First, San Jose's Ramiro Corrales ripped off a 35-yard shot that beat goalkeeper Brad Guzan, but not the post.
Two minutes later, Chivas USA appealed for a penalty after Jason Hernandez appeared to pull down Atiba Harris in the box.
Two minutes after that a Bobby Burling header hit the bar from a corner kick.
Another two minutes after that Razov almost caught Cannon napping (or unsighted?), almost squeezing a quick shot inside the post.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005. The blog of the same name began in 2007. 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 and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook.
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