Saturday Chivas USA Gameday
Between the U.S.-Honduras WCQ and fighting female soccer players I haven't been paying a whole lot of attention to this game.
That's unfair because it's a big game for Chivas USA and their playoff aspirations, while a win would also likely kill off the Wizards' post-season hopes for good. But I'm also assuming that's exactly what will happen.
Here's the preview in today's newspaper in it's entirety that sums up the game from reporter Phil Collin:
Wizards (8-11-8) at Chivas USA (12-9-5)
7:30 p.m. Home Depot Center
Swag: The first 10,000 fans through the gates receive a free soccer ball.
TV: 8 p.m. (delayed) Prime
Chivas could move into a first place tie with the Galaxy and Houston in the Western Conference and clinch a playoff berth for the fourth consecutive season. Kansas City, on the verge of elimination from the post season race, will be without defender Jimmy Conrad and Chivas USA will be missing defender Jonathan Bornstein - both are with the U.S. National Team for WCQ. With its surprising 2-0 road win over D.C. United last weekend, Chivas USA extended its modest unbeaten streak to four matches. Chivas USA has shut out its opponents in five of the last seven games. New acquisitions Jesus Padilla (midfielder) and Maicon Santos have been effective weapons.
The revolving Chivas USA starting XI.
No blogging from me tonight; I'm playing hooky across the street at the Off-Campus Pub taking in the U.S.-Honduras 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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