SuperLiga: Revs take Group B

JULY 20
New England 1-1 Chivas USA (Titan Stadium)
New England is through to the semifinals of SuperLiga as the Group B winner, after getting a point on the road against Chivas USA in their final group match. The Revolution will play Group A runners-up Atlante in the semis. Revs man-in-the-middle Shalrie Joseph came through with a header in the 79th minute and cancelled out Ante Razov's goal for Chivas USA scored 20 minutes prior. Pachuca's draw in the nightcap bounced Chivas by virtue of the head-to-had tiebreaker.
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Santos 1-1 Pachuca (2nd half) (PH Park)
SuperLiga defending champs Pachuca weathered a furious second-half by already-eliminated Santos Laguna and escaped with a 1-1 draw, good enough to earn them a trip to the semifinals as Group B runners-up. A sixth minute goal by Pachuca's Damian Alvarez held up till the 72nd minute when Santos Laguna's Colombian striker equalized. Despite earning just a point, Pachuca advances over Chivas USA due to the head-to-head tiebreaker. Pachuca will face the Houston Dynamo in the semis.

SuperLiga: Khano on the spot

JULY 16
Pachuca 0-1 New England (Gillette Stadium)
New England's Khano Smith was first to declare, "The kick is mine." He strode forward and calmly converted the game's only goal, a penalty awarded in injury time for a handball in the box. The Revs took the full three points and guaranteed themselves a place in the semifinals of SuperLiga. After 90-plus minutes of scoreless soccer, injury time was extended nearly nine minutes after Pat Phelan went down in the 91st minute and was carted off the field in a neck brace. It was determined that he had a concussion, but they took the defender to a hospital for observation to be sure.

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Santos 0-1 Chivas USA (HDC)
Halftime substitute Ante Razov was the hero for Chivas in this one, scoring the game's only goal in the 73rd minute. In order to advance, Chivas USA will have to fare better against New England than Pachuca fare against Santos in the final games of Group B.

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).