Halftime: Earthquakes at Chivas USA
Chivas USA 1 San Jose Earthquakes
Chivas USA really should be firmly ahead by this stage of the game after a typical Maykel Galindo breakaway goal gave them an early advantage they failed to build upon. Giving up a relatively soft equalizer was not what Preki envisioned.
Chivas USA saw a Justin Braun header cleared off the line in the 36th minute and a lashing Michael Lahoud shot from the top of the penalty box arc well saved by a leaping Andrew Weber a minute earlier.
All told Chivas USA had a commanding eight shots on goal, double the output San Jose has managed.
Meanwhile, there's now a four-way tie atop the West, Seattle clinching a playoff spot in a 3-2 win over the Wizards with former Galaxy striker Nate Jaqua the hero with the winner.
Chivas USA won't want to squander this opportunity tonight.
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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