Half Time: Tigres at Chivas USA
Chivas USA 0 Tigres 1
Chivas USA have pressed, but haven't really broken down a young, but well-organized Tigres team.
The closest Chivas USA came to an equalizer was when Maykel Galindo flicked on a short ball from Eduardo Lillingston that bounced off Tigres goalkeeper Aaron Fernandez. Paulo Nagamura had done well to thread the ball through to Lillingston, but Chivas USA has lacked the final incisive ball against what is essentially a Tigres reserve team. The Mexicans are keeping numbers behind the ball and looking for the quick break.
Each team has just one shot on target and Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton has yet to make a save.
BTW, the Chicago Fire, who Chivas USA play Tuesday in SuperLiga, beat San Luis 1-0 on a Brian McBride goal in the early game.
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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