Chivas USA Must-Win Playoff Gameday
It has come down to this for injury-ravaged Chivas USA: they must beat Real Salt Lake, which holds a 1-0 edge from the first game of the two-game Western Conference semifinal, tonight at 7:30 at Home Depot Center in Carson or their season is done.
It's exactly the same scenario as last year, when an injury-riddled Chivas USA failed to overcome a 1-0 deficit and were knocked out.
Notable stats: Chivas USA is winless in their last three outings; RSL hasn't lost in its last six games.
Chivas USA defender Alex Zotinca speaks.
And, in case you missed it, from earlier in the week:
* Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein speaks.
Finally, this little nugget from Chivas USA beat writer Phil Collin: I was downstairs interviewing Preki just outside his office earlier in the week and we were just wrapping up when a shirtless Becks was being escorted into the room across the hall from Preki's office.
Said Becks: "Good luck in your game."
Said Preki: "We need some."
The game is live on Fox Soccer Channel, but really, with tickets starting at just $14 shouldn't you be there?
Those who can't make it can follow along here: I plan to blog from the game as usual.
Friday's college scores:
No. 9 USC 1 Oregon 0 women's (Amy Rodriguez' first half goal bumps the Trojans' overall record to 14-4-1 and improves their conference standing to 4-3-1 with just one game remaining in Pac-10 play.)
LMU men 0 (5-7-5, 3-5-1 WCC) Portland 1
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. 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 and follow him on Twitter.
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