Sunday, July 13, 2008

SuperLiga: Laguna beached

Everybody do the Dube dance!
JULY 13
Santos 0-1 New England (Gillette Stadium)
A Kheli Dube strike in the 70th minute was enough of a lead for New England, as the Revs picked up three points in Group B over Santos Laguna. A strong defensive effort by Cup finalists New England was assisted by Juan Pablo Rodriguez who decided to put his club down a man in the 40th minute by elbowing Sainey Nyassi. Nyassi would be instrumental in the winning goal, as the Gambian stole the ball and dribbled to the end line before cutting it back to Steve Ralston who dummied to Dube for the goal. All in all, an impressive effort by the Revolution.
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Pachuca 2-1 Chivas USA (HDC)
He's back. And he still looks like a Def Leppard roadie. It's Miguel Calero, goalkeeper for the SuperLiga defending champions Pachuca. In the first half, it wasn't Calero who kept Pachuca in the game, it was his wood (I mean the frame, sicko). Chivas hit the post twice in the first half before the third time proved a charm, as Ante Razov knocked in a gimmie from the six-yard box. But Pachuca responded, scoring off a set piece that never should have been (Bruno Marioni - 23), after a phantom foul was awarded on the right wing, and then again just before halftime (Gabriel Caballero - 42).

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