Final: Revolution at Chivas USA
Chivas USA 2 New England Revolution 0
All the excitement (I use the term loosely) came in second half stoppage time.
Revs goalkeeper Matt Reis allegedly brought down a breaking Eduardo Lillingston in the penalty box and Sacha Kljestan converted the resultant penalty.
Contact was minimal (if any), however. Why didn't Reis get sent off? Did Lillingston dive and if so, why didn't he get sent off?
Answers to these burning questions later if I can muster the enthusiasm.
Only 11,334 snoozed sat through this one.
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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