SuperLiga: So much for all-MLS semi-final

The Los Angeles Galaxy delivered a stinker against Chivas de Guadalajara, losing 2-1, while Dallas drew with Pachuca, 1-1, as Group A finished the second set of matches in the opening round of SuperLIga 2007.

Chivas now lead the group with 4 points, while the Galaxy and FC Dallas are second and third, respectively. The results yesterday ensure that only one MLS club will advance from Group A. Chivas need only a draw against Pachuca to go through to the semi-finals, while FC Dallas must beat the Galaxy in order to advance. The Galaxy will advance with a win or draw. And no one cares about Pachuca or their ridiculous gay-pirate goalkeeper (nice head scarf, ass clown).

FC Dallas should have gone on top just before halftime when Clarence Goodson scored off a Juan Toja cross and was incorrectly ruled offside. So, when Carlos Ruiz scored in the 75th minute, the score should have been 2-0, instead it was just 1-0. Referee Samir Osman saved Pachuca again by awarding them a penalty kick in the 87th minute, after Adrian Serioux slid in on Damian Alvarez. Chistian Gimenez converted from the spot to level the match.

"I personally don't feel like I caught him," Serioux told mlsnet.com. "But from the referee's standpoint, he saw it differently. That's just the way the game goes sometimes and you have to take the good with the bad."

After a confidence-building win in their first match, the Galaxy came out flat against Chivas, allowing two second-half goals before managing to pull one back in the 88th minute. Chivas dominated possession for much of the game, forcing the Galaxy chase action. LA goalkeeper Joe Cannon and poor shooting by Chivas kept it scoreless in the first half. Chivas took the lead in the 60th minute, when a corner was played short to Omar Esparza. Esparza crossed to Francisco Rodriguez who headed the ball past Cannon. Chivas doubled thier lead in the 82nd, when Mexican national team and USA nemesis Omar Bravo deftly finished a Ramon Morales cross from the left side. Landon Donovan was unable to capture the spark he had in the first match, but managed a conciliation goal in the 89th minute, stealing a poor back pass and chipping the keeper.

With a semi-final berth at stake, will Beckham be able to lace them up and play on Tuesday, July 31?