Half Time: Seattle at Chivas USA
Chivas USA 1 Seattle Sounders 0
Seattle can feel slightly aggrieved to be behind on an unfortunate 32nd minute own goal from a Jonny Bornstein cross defender James Riley likely knew little about.
In truth Seattle had the better of the half and Chivas USA at times labored to get out of their own half.
Aside from the goal, Seattle had the two best chances of the game.
Fredy Montero lobbed Zach Thornton with only the goalkeeper to beat in the 10th minute, but the ball went wide of the post.
Just before half time Sebastien Le Toux couldn't quite head a Nate Jaqua cross past Thornton from about two yards, the Chivas USA goalkeeper producing a fine instinctive save to bat the ball away.
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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