mls 2015

Lletget's backheel pass to free Rogers was pretty damn impressive. On another note, as soon as I badmouth the Quakes they win three on the trot..."oh, San Jose, oh, San Jose..."

As far as MLS lineups with quality and star-power, I think the Galaxy have one-upped themselves.

 

The quality of play in MLS is good and at times exceptional.

 

I'd like to thank the Galaxy for their outstanding performance on Sunday against the Timbers.
Hugs and kisses, Quakes supporters.

 

Damn it, Damn it, Damn it - still was a good season for the Quakes. Now here come the MLS playoffs...

 

And look who's apparently healthy again...and "interested." That boy...

 

Win or go home tonight and tomorrow:

NE Revs at DC United; Good for the great fans of DC to get a home playoff match, now how about getting them a stadium they deserve?

LA at Seattle; There is going to be some high-priced talent packing up for the off season.

 

Agudelo's indvidual effort was sweet.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/...an-agudelo-scores-golazo-vs-d-c?autoplay=true

I am sure that DC's team winner was that much sweeter to them.

LA is going to be kicking themselves this offseason. The defensive errors against Seattle were staggeringly poor and kudos to Seattle for making LA pay.

 

@tim, as a Galaxy season ticket holder, aren't you a little upset that the club throws around money, but went cheap with Jaime Penedo and lost a really good GK? Donovan 'Rickety Old' Ricketts looked every bit of his 38 years last night.

A couple more knockout games tonight:

KC at Portand: The Timbers Army will be in full voice tonight, just hope the lads don't let them down.

Toronto at Montreal: Speaking of rickety, too bad they aren't playing at the old Olympic Stadium in Montreal because they'd sell out 60K. The match will instead be played at Montreal's normal home and MLS couldn't ask for a better matchup for the Impact's first playoff appearance.

 

Crew ... whatever. I'll be on a road trip. Hope I remember to check the results.

 

the environment in seattle was incredible (as viewed through the tv machine) - and friberg's winner was nice (the flames on the posts are a bit over the top, though - expected the rock or undertaker to enter the pitch thereafter). still, that crowd lost it's collective mind after the goal, which is always fun to see as a neutral.

what happened to the galaxy in the last 45 days? they looked world beaters and then, not so much.

 

Agree with all of that, HD, especially the second part. While I don't mind watching on a Spanish-speaking network (as myself and many others on here can speak/understand/follow it), it's baffling that it was only offered on that channel.

NBC has been pretty good over the past couple of years regarding all of the Premier League matches each week are visible on various networks/channels. MLS should take notice b/c Fox and ESPN simply suck for not showcasing that playoff match. I'm sure Fox had a UFC replay, or car auction, on the air instead. ESPN was...meh, #%W$$&#@$!!!!

 

Joe - definitely frustrated that Penedo got away. Although how much of that was him and how much was the club isn't entirely clear.

What is clear is that the Galaxy are awful away from home and never managed to find their way since bringing in Gerrard and dos Santos.

 

Great points HD. Not having the games on English language TV is a huge embarrassment for the league. I assumed Unimas got the rights by outbidding English language networks, but perhaps that's not the case. Either way, it's not good enough.

Tonight I'll be cheering my Timbers on. Wish the game wasn't so late, but tis' that nature of the beast when supporting a west coast team. Timbers are in good form, finally finishing off the chances they were missing for most of the season. I'm guessing SKC will come in and play a compact style, try to catch the Timbers out on the break. The only thing I worry about is letting the emotion of the Portland crowd distract the players from gameplan.

Fingers crossed! #RCTID

 

Ya' think someboy realizes that they messed up?

 

Insane PKs between Portand & KC; they went through all 11 players and ended w/the Portland GK saving the KC's keeper's attempt. Kind of symbolic of the whole match, up & downs, not the greatest of execution at times (sloppy would be a good description), but super intense. Right after Jewsbury did a Baggio and put it in the 20th row, Besler, who was immense all night, followed it with an attempted chip (there is a reason he plays CB) that landed in the stands. KC had one match winner hit the post, and another that hit both posts! Proud of the boys to keep plugging and when down 2-1 in the 118th found a way to tie it. All 3 of the Cascadia Cup in the Western Semis.

 

What a game last night! Might not have been the best quality game, but damn was it entertaining. Especially the penalties. I don't know that I've ever seen a shootout with more twists and turns. How many chanced did SKC have to win it? 3? One of which hit both posts on it's way out. If you'd have written that script it would've seemed to unbelievable.

 

4 playoff match-ups today, my dvr will be overheated by the east matches, but I'll try to watch at least some of Vancouver v. Portland, and try to watch that boy's Sounders and FC Dallas.