BrySmalls Posted November 1, 2009 Author Share Posted November 1, 2009 Rio Tinto is no treat for the Crew as RSL shocks the defending champs 1-0.on the other hand Crew Stadium will not be a nice to RSL. Columbus will win 2-1 aggregateYeah all the Crew have to do is win by 1 and force PKs right? Or is it by road goals?2009 Rules of Competition, Playoffs:The team that scores the most goals in the home-and-home series advances to the single elimination Conference Championship. If the teams are tied after 180 minutes in the Conference Semifinal series, a 30-minute extra time period (divided into two 15-minute periods) will be played followed by kicks from the penalty mark, if necessary. The team with the higher seed between the two Conference finalists will host the Conference Championship game.In the case of ties after 90 minutes of regulation in the Eastern and Western Conference Championship games and MLS Cup, 30 minutes of extra time (divided into two 15-minute periods) would be played followed by kicks from the penalty mark, if necessary, to determine the winners.So if say Columbus Crew leads 2-1 after the first 15-minute period they still play the second? And RSL still has a chance to come back after the Crew would score correct?(Oh and yes that was supposed to sound like Sunny Day in Backyard Soccer)Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Rio Tinto is no treat for the Crew as RSL shocks the defending champs 1-0.on the other hand Crew Stadium will not be a nice to RSL. Columbus will win 2-1 aggregateYeah all the Crew have to do is win by 1 and force PKs right? Or is it by road goals?2009 Rules of Competition, Playoffs:The team that scores the most goals in the home-and-home series advances to the single elimination Conference Championship. If the teams are tied after 180 minutes in the Conference Semifinal series, a 30-minute extra time period (divided into two 15-minute periods) will be played followed by kicks from the penalty mark, if necessary. The team with the higher seed between the two Conference finalists will host the Conference Championship game.In the case of ties after 90 minutes of regulation in the Eastern and Western Conference Championship games and MLS Cup, 30 minutes of extra time (divided into two 15-minute periods) would be played followed by kicks from the penalty mark, if necessary, to determine the winners.So if say Columbus Crew leads 2-1 after the first 15-minute period they still play the second? And RSL still has a chance to come back after the Crew would score correct?(Oh and yes that was supposed to sound like Sunny Day in Backyard Soccer)Correct.There was a time in the 90s & earlier this decade where FIFA messed around with the idea of a golden goal (basically, sudden death) & silver goal (if a team is leading at the end of the any 15-minute period, game over.). I thought it was cool, but it was abolished because the fans didn't like it and it got to the point where teams were basically playing amazingly conservative so as to not give up the Golden Goal. In the Silver Goal's case, people got mad about the fact that a team could score in the waning moments of a half & leave the other team with literally no time left (as Greece did against some team in Euro 04 IIRC) to eqaulize, compared to scoring a goal at the beginning of the period & leaving the team too much time to equalize.Basically, it was abolished because they didn't want them "MESSIN' WIT OUR FOOTBALZLZZLLLL" & that's why we're back to the old "doesn't matter if you score, you play the extra 30 minutes." thing.(I know I didn't have to explain that, but it's helpful to know. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 -- Chivas USA vs. Los Angeles (5 p.m. ET, ESPN2) at Home Depot Center in what, according to Elias Sports Bureau, is one of the few times in American sports history that the same venue will be used by both teams in the playoffs. The others:-- 1921 and '22 World Series between the New York Yankees and Giants at the Polo Grounds.-- 1944 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns at Sportsman's Park.-- 1927 and '28 hockey playoffs between the Montreal Canadiens and Maroons at the Forum.-- 1929 and '38 hockey playoffs between the New York Rangers and Americans and Madison Square Garden.from Soccer Insider. "I don't understand where you got this idea so deeply ingrained in your head (that this world) is something that you must impress, cause I couldn't care less"http://keepdcunited.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 Revs 2 - 1 FireGalaxy 2 - 2 Chivas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Galaxy-Chivas game was pretty exciting, very close contest as I figured it'd be. The Galaxy got the best of the game since they were the road team, and any time you can get multiple goals in the away half a two-legged affair and either be ahead or level, it's a good sign. Still, it's just a slight advantage and it's anybody's game still. The return match is gonna be a must-watch, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Galaxy-Chivas game was pretty exciting, very close contest as I figured it'd be. The Galaxy got the best of the game since they were the road team, and any time you can get multiple goals in the away half a two-legged affair and either be ahead or level, it's a good sign. Still, it's just a slight advantage and it's anybody's game still. The return match is gonna be a must-watch, IMO.Not particularly. I don't think the MLS uses the away goals rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Galaxy-Chivas game was pretty exciting, very close contest as I figured it'd be. The Galaxy got the best of the game since they were the road team, and any time you can get multiple goals in the away half a two-legged affair and either be ahead or level, it's a good sign. Still, it's just a slight advantage and it's anybody's game still. The return match is gonna be a must-watch, IMO.Not particularly. I don't think the MLS uses the away goals rule.Ah crap, you're right. It was either Alecko Eskandarian or the Galaxy on twitter that had me thinking that they used the away goals rule. I guess everything's square one then. Still gonna be a huge match to decide the Playoff Superclasico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Galaxy-Chivas game was pretty exciting, very close contest as I figured it'd be. The Galaxy got the best of the game since they were the road team, and any time you can get multiple goals in the away half a two-legged affair and either be ahead or level, it's a good sign. Still, it's just a slight advantage and it's anybody's game still. The return match is gonna be a must-watch, IMO.Not particularly. I don't think the MLS uses the away goals rule.Ah crap, you're right. It was either Alecko Eskandarian or the Galaxy on twitter that had me thinking that they used the away goals rule. I guess everything's square one then. Still gonna be a huge match to decide the Playoff Superclasico.Doesn't a shared stadium tend to moot the meaning of an "away goal"? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Galaxy-Chivas game was pretty exciting, very close contest as I figured it'd be. The Galaxy got the best of the game since they were the road team, and any time you can get multiple goals in the away half a two-legged affair and either be ahead or level, it's a good sign. Still, it's just a slight advantage and it's anybody's game still. The return match is gonna be a must-watch, IMO.Not particularly. I don't think the MLS uses the away goals rule.Ah crap, you're right. It was either Alecko Eskandarian or the Galaxy on twitter that had me thinking that they used the away goals rule. I guess everything's square one then. Still gonna be a huge match to decide the Playoff Superclasico.Doesn't a shared stadium tend to moot the meaning of an "away goal"?Depends on who's the designated home and away team for the game. AC Milan & Inter Milan played an aggregate in the UEFA CL a while back that Inter lost on away goals, despite the fact that they shared a stadium with Milan. So there's definitely precedent of two teams sharing a stadium and playing an aggregate against each other, though it's different since MLS doesn't use away goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Galaxy-Chivas game was pretty exciting, very close contest as I figured it'd be. The Galaxy got the best of the game since they were the road team, and any time you can get multiple goals in the away half a two-legged affair and either be ahead or level, it's a good sign. Still, it's just a slight advantage and it's anybody's game still. The return match is gonna be a must-watch, IMO.Not particularly. I don't think the MLS uses the away goals rule.Ah crap, you're right. It was either Alecko Eskandarian or the Galaxy on twitter that had me thinking that they used the away goals rule. I guess everything's square one then. Still gonna be a huge match to decide the Playoff Superclasico.Doesn't a shared stadium tend to moot the meaning of an "away goal"?Depends on who's the designated home and away team for the game. AC Milan & Inter Milan played an aggregate in the UEFA CL a while back that Inter lost on away goals, despite the fact that they shared a stadium with Milan. So there's definitely precedent of two teams sharing a stadium and playing an aggregate against each other, though it's different since MLS doesn't use away goals.Just scroll up for the 2009 Rules of Competition in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bterreson Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Something that's on my mind: Why is the MLS CUP final scheduled on a Sunday? I feel like the would've been smarter to schedule it on a weeknight, rather than try and compete with NFL... game day viewers, as well as highlight reel. I just think that it would be "showcased" on shows like Sports Center better if it didn't have to compete with NFL Sunday, rather something like a weeknight.. where you got a some NBA/NHL games... seems like they'd want to get as much coverage as possible.Just Curious. If the Sounders make it to the Cup, my fanny will be in a seat at Quest field. Tumblr. Twitter. Flickr. Facebook. Last.Fm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Galaxy & AC Milan have officially agreed to the loan of David Beckham (again). He'll be playing for Milan by January and will come back in the July 2010 transfer window. I'm pretty sure that the main reason that he's going back to Milan is simply because Capello drew a line in the sand and said that if he didn't get quality time in Europe, there'd be no World Cup for Becks. So off to Italy he goes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 The Galaxy-Chivas game was pretty exciting, very close contest as I figured it'd be. The Galaxy got the best of the game since they were the road team, and any time you can get multiple goals in the away half a two-legged affair and either be ahead or level, it's a good sign. Still, it's just a slight advantage and it's anybody's game still. The return match is gonna be a must-watch, IMO.Not particularly. I don't think the MLS uses the away goals rule.Ah crap, you're right. It was either Alecko Eskandarian or the Galaxy on twitter that had me thinking that they used the away goals rule. I guess everything's square one then. Still gonna be a huge match to decide the Playoff Superclasico.Doesn't a shared stadium tend to moot the meaning of an "away goal"?Depends on who's the designated home and away team for the game. AC Milan & Inter Milan played an aggregate in the UEFA CL a while back that Inter lost on away goals, despite the fact that they shared a stadium with Milan. So there's definitely precedent of two teams sharing a stadium and playing an aggregate against each other, though it's different since MLS doesn't use away goals.But I was under the impression that "away goals" count more because of the perceived difficulty of scoring them away from your friendly confines as opposed to your friendly confines. If you're doing this in a shared stadium, does the difficulty of scoring really go up? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 2009 Awards Finalist and Schedule of Awards Announced.Goalkeeper of the Year FinalistsKasey Keller - Seattle Sounders FCDonovan Ricketts - Los Angeles Galaxy Zach Thornton - Chivas USA Fair Play Finalists - IndividualKasey Keller - Seattle Sounders FC Pat Onstad - Houston DynamoSteve Ralston - New England Revolution Comeback Player of the Year FinalistsBrian McBride - Chicago Fire Ben Olsen - D.C. United Zach Thornton - Chivas USA Visa Defender of the Year FinalistsGeoff Cameron - Houston Dynamo Jhon Kennedy Hurtado - Seattle Sounders FCChad Marshall - Columbus Crew adidas Referee of the Year Finalists - anyone but Salazar.Alex PrusRicardo Salazar Kevin Stott Rookie of the Year FinalistsStefan Frei - Toronto FCOmar Gonzalez - Los Angeles GalaxyChris Pontius - D.C. United Coach of the Year Finalists - Arena got all the egos to play as one.Bruce Arena - Los Angeles GalaxySigi Schmid - Seattle Sounders FC Robert Warzycha - Columbus Crew Newcomer of the Year Finalists Kasey Keller - Seattle Sounders FCFreddie Ljungberg - Seattle Sounders FC Fredy Montero - Seattle Sounders FC Volkswagen MLS Most Valuable Player Finalists - probably be LandonJeff Cunningham - FC DallasLandon Donovan - Los Angeles GalaxyShalrie Joseph - New England Revolution Picks in Bold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 DC United parts ways with coach Tom Soehn. Huzzah! "I don't understand where you got this idea so deeply ingrained in your head (that this world) is something that you must impress, cause I couldn't care less"http://keepdcunited.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 But I was under the impression that "away goals" count more because of the perceived difficulty of scoring them away from your friendly confines as opposed to your friendly confines. If you're doing this in a shared stadium, does the difficulty of scoring really go up?First of all, could everyone--including the game announcers--please quit saying "count more" or "count double" in regards to away goals? They don't. They're used as the first tiebreaker. Gah. </pedant>The away-goals rule, as I understand it, was made to try and keep road teams for simply bunkering down and hoping for 0-0, which is quite common. It was an attempt to try and add some action to the games.Yes, away goals, in theory, are more difficult to get because you're in unfriendly territory. I imagine in a shared-stadium situation like the San Siro (perhaps not so much at the HDC), the atmosphere changes wildly according to which team is selling the majority of the tickets.MLS doesn't use the away-goals rule, but I would personally like to see them do it. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Zach Thornton of Chivas USA is Goalkeeper of the Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 Chad Marshall of the Crew is Defender of the Year (again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 RSL currently up 2 goals in the aggregate against Columbus with under 15 minutes left.Upset complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Upset in Columbus. If I would tell you that I'm angry I'd be lying, I really don't care about the Crew, but I did enjoy watching an Ohio team actually win a championship last year. I live with some Crew die-hards and they are breaking stuff right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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