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Post by epjr on Jul 26, 2011 20:48:23 GMT -6
CCL: Three MLS sides set to begin continental adventure
Seattle, Toronto, FC Dallas open preliminary-stage series this week Just over two months ago, Real Salt Lake came agonizingly close to becoming the first MLS side to win the CONCACAF Champions League. They fell in final to Mexican side Monterrey, losing out on a chance to represent the region at the Club World Cup this December in Japan. Now, it’s time to do it all again. This week, three MLS teams — the Seattle Sounders, Toronto FC and FC Dallas — begin their CCL campaigns with the first leg matches of their preliminary stage series. Preliminary RoundTeam 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Motagua – Municipal Jul 28 Aug 4 Morelia –Tempête Jul 28 Aug 3 Isidro Metapán – Puerto Rico Islanders Jul 27 Aug 3 Santos Laguna – Olimpia Jul 27 Aug 3 Alianza – FC Dallas Jul 28 Aug 3 Toronto FC – Real Estelí Jul 27 Aug 2 San Francisco -Seattle Sounders FC Jul 26 Aug 3 Herediano – Alpha United Jul 26 Aug 4 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_CONCACAF_Champions_League
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Post by epjr on Jul 26, 2011 20:48:53 GMT -6
San Francisco FC 1, Sounders FC 0San Francisco FC takes the first leg of the aggregate goal series 1-0 off a 1st half PK. 2nd leg at CenturyLink Field on August 3rd. Former MLSer Roberto Brown buried a penalty kick in the 27th minute and the San Francisco FC defense did the rest on Tuesday night, as the Panamanian club downed the Seattle Sounders 1-0 in the opening leg of the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round in Panama City. The two teams will wrap up the two-game aggregate-goal series in Seattle on Aug. 3, with the winner of the series advancing to the CCL group stage. www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Matches/2011/Season/CONCACAF-01-at-San-Francisco.aspx
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Post by epjr on Aug 2, 2011 22:27:07 GMT -6
Movin' On Johnson's brace lifts TFC into group stage with 4-2 win on agg.Ryan Johnson scored two goals and Toronto FC’s defense did the rest on Tuesday night, as the Reds topped Real Estelí 2-1 in the second game of the teams’ CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round series in Estelí, Nicaragua to advance to the tournament’s group stage. Johnson scored on a gorgeous strike from distance in the 37th minute and then buried a breakaway chance after Real Estelí goalkeeper Carlos Mendieta muffed a clearance in the 47th minute to help TFC lock down a 4-2 series win on aggregate goals. The Reds won the two-game series opener 2-1 last week at BMO Field. www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-08-02-real-esteli-vs-toronto-fc/recap
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Post by epjr on Aug 3, 2011 20:17:22 GMT -6
CCL Recap: Ihemelu goal enough to see Dallas through FCD overcome heat to get beat Alianza, next up a trip to Mexico CityFRISCO, Texas - FC Dallas advanced to the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in franchise history Wednesday night, defeating Salvadoran side Alianza FC 1-0 and 2-0 on aggregate goals. Ugo Ihemelu headed in the games only goal in the 36th minute on a Ricardo Villar kick and FC Dallas maintained nearly three-fourths of the possession to hold off a resilient Alianza side. www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/03/ccl-recap-ihemelu-goal-enough-see-dallas-through
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Post by epjr on Aug 3, 2011 23:01:05 GMT -6
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Post by epjr on Aug 5, 2011 18:31:19 GMT -6
A bittersweet victory PR Islanders out of the CONCACAF Champions LeaguePosted on Wed, Aug 3, 2011 The Puerto Rico Islanders fought all the way to the dying seconds of Wednesday’s match but in the end failed to advance to the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. Salvadorian club Isidro Metapan managed to advance due to the away goals rule on a 3-3 aggregate score. Nicholas Addlery slotted home a low blast to the far post in the fifth and final minute of added time, making it 3-1 for the Puerto Rico Islanders and evening the two match series. Seconds after the ensuing kickoff, the referee blew the full-time whistle. www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=992
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Post by epjr on Aug 6, 2011 8:47:30 GMT -6
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Complete CCL Group Stage schedule (All times Eastern) Round 1 Tuesday, August 16 Santos Laguna vs. Real España , 8 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Motagua , 10 p.m. Alajuelense vs. Morelia , 10 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Comunicaciones , 10 p.m. Wednesday, August 17 Herediano vs. Monterrey , 8 p.m. Pumas UNAM vs. FC Dallas , 10 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Metapán (SLV), 10 p.m. Thursday, August 18 Tauro (PAN) vs. Toronto FC , 8 p.m. Round 2 Tuesday, August 23 Monterrey vs. Seattle Sounders , 8 p.m. Real España vs. Colorado Rapids , 10 p.m. Comunicaciones vs. Herediano , 10 p.m. Wednesday, August 24 Toronto FC vs. FC Dallas , 8 p.m. Metapán (SLV) vs. Santos Laguna , 10 p.m. Thursday, August 25 Tauro (PAN) vs. Pumas UNAM , 8 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Alajuelense , 10 p.m. Morelia vs. Motagua , 10 p.m. Round 3 Tuesday, September 13 Morelia vs. LA Galaxy , 8 p.m. Real España vs. Metapán (SLV), 10 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Santos Laguna , 10 p.m. Wednesday, September 14 FC Dallas vs. Tauro (PAN), 8 p.m. Pumas UNAM vs. Toronto FC , 8 p.m. Herediano vs. Seattle Sounders , 10 p.m. Comunicaciones vs. Monterrey , 10 p.m. Thursday, September 15 Motagua vs. Alajuelense , 10 p.m. Round 4 Tuesday, September 20 Toronto FC vs. Tauro (PAN), 8 p.m. Monterrey vs. Comunicaciones , 8 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Herediano , 10 p.m. Wednesday, September 21 FC Dallas vs. Pumas UNAM , 8 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Real España , 10 p.m. Alajuelense vs. LA Galaxy , 10 p.m. Thursday, September 22 Santos Laguna vs. Metapán (SLV), 8 p.m. Motagua vs. Morelia , 10 p.m. Round 5 Tuesday, September 27 Toronto FC vs. Pumas UNAM , 8 p.m. Comunicaciones vs. Seattle Sounders , 10 p.m. Monterrey vs. Herediano , 10 p.m. Wednesday, September 28 Real España vs. Santos Laguna , 8 p.m. Tauro (PAN) vs. FC Dallas , 8 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Morelia , 10 p.m. Metapán (SLV) vs. Colorado Rapids , 10 p.m. Thursday, September 29 Alajuelense vs. Motagua , 10 p.m. Round 6 Tuesday, October 18 Morelia vs. Alajuelense , 8 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Toronto FC , 8 p.m. Seattle Sounders vs. Monterrey , 10 p.m. Wednesday, October 19 Santos Laguna vs. Colorado Rapids , 8 p.m. Pumas UNAM vs. Tauro (PAN), 10 p.m. Herediano vs. Comunicaciones , 10 p.m. Thursday, October 20 Metapán (SLV) vs. Real España , 8 p.m. Motagua vs. LA Galaxy , 10 p.m.
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Post by epjr on Aug 17, 2011 5:57:55 GMT -6
Opening Shots Cristman, Donovan strike as Galaxy top Motagua in CCL openerCARSON, Calif. — Adam Cristman and Landon Donovan scored goals on either side of halftime as the LA Galaxy got off to a triumphant start in CONCACAF Champions League, beating Honduran side Motagua by 2-0 at the Home Depot Center on Tuesday. The Galaxy shot to the top of Group A with the win, tied with Costa Rican side Alajuelense with three points apeice. The teams will face each other at the Home Depot Center on Aug. 25, with a chance to take a stranglehold on what Donovan called the toughest group in the tournament. HIGHLIGHTS: LA 2, Motagua 0 www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/Video/HighlightsDetail2/0,,12856~2422642,00.html Force Field F uciito brace powers Seattle to comeback win in Group D openerSEATTLE — Mike F uciito scored twice for 10-man Seattle as the Sounders defeated visiting CSD Comunicaciones 4-1 at CenturyLink Field on Tuesday night in the first round of CONCACAF Champions League group-stage play. After Lamar Neagle’s red card in the 55th minute put Seattle down a man, ***ito scored in the 61st and 67th minutes to give Seattle the victory. ***ito also earned the assist on Seattle’s first goal, by Brad Evans, which equalized the score after a great start from the visitors. HIGHLIGHTS: Seattle 4, Comunicaciones 1 www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/Video/HighlightsDetail2/0,,12856~2422647,00.html
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Post by epjr on Aug 18, 2011 8:21:12 GMT -6
History Made FC Dallas beat Pumas 1-0, become first MLS club to win in Mexico2010 MLS Cup runners-up FC Dallas defeated defending Mexican champions Pumas UNAM 1-0 in the first game of CONCACAF Group C play to become the first MLS side in 25 attempts to grab three points on Mexican soil. www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-08-17-pumas-unam-vs-fc-dallas/recapHungry Kandji has dream return for Rapids Lanky striker saves Colorado from defeat in 3-2 win vs. MetapánCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Although unsatisfied with their performance in their 3-2 win over Isidro Metapán on Wednesday, the Colorado Rapids walked out of the match with two major positives: The return of Macoumba Kandji, and their first three points ever in the CONCACAF Champions League. “Mac Kandji scores two goals, that’s probably the biggest thing,” said Jeff Larentowicz, who served as captain for the night. “Everybody’s been waiting for him to come back and he’s had nothing but a positive attitude, like he showed tonight. That’s a big positive.” www.coloradorapids.com/news/2011/08/hungry-kandji-has-dream-return-rapids
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Post by epjr on Aug 18, 2011 21:26:49 GMT -6
Toronto Takes Three At Tauro Reds win Champions League match 2-1, moves atop Group C.Ryan Johnson and Julian de Guzman each scored a goal in the first half and the Toronto FC defense held on just long enough to finish the job as the Reds posted a 2-1 win over Tauro FC in the CONCACAF Champions League Group C opener for both teams on Thursday night in Panama City, Panama. Luis Moreno scored the lone goal for Tauro FC from the penalty spot in the 76th minute, but it wasn’t enough to salvage a result against Toronto, who have now won both of their games away from home in this year’s tournament. They also topped Real Estelí in Nicaragua during the second leg of the preliminary round. The win not only helped Toronto keep pace with three points atop Group C with fellow MLS side FC Dallas, but also gave MLS a perfect 5-0 record during this week’s group play openers. The victory at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City extended Toronto’s unbeaten run to six games in all competitions (four wins and two ties). www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-08-18-tauro-vs-toronto-fc/recap
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Post by epjr on Aug 23, 2011 20:12:26 GMT -6
CCL Recap: Seattle hold on for historic win at Monterrey
Fernández's goal helps Sounders make it 2-for-2 for MLS in Mexico The Seattle Sounders made it two-for-two for MLS teams in Mexico in the CONCACAF Champions League with a massive 1-0 victory at Monterrey on Tuesday night in both teams’ second Group D match. In the 39th minute, Pat Noonan threaded a beautiful ball through to Álvaro Fernández, who beat two defenders and coolly finished past Jonathan Orozco for a 1-0 lead. Seattle held down enormous pressure from the defending CCL champions in the second half. Goalkeeper Terry Boss nearly gave Monterrey a gift when he failed to clear the ball cleanly in the 66th minute, giving Aldo de Nigris a golden opportunity on an empty net before losing the ball on the end line. But the Sounders emerged victorious for the historic win, following up FC Dallas’ victory at Pumas UNAM last week. www.mlssoccer.com/ccl/news/article/2011/08/23/ccl-recap-sounders-hold-historic-win-monterrey
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Post by epjr on Aug 23, 2011 22:06:31 GMT -6
CCL Recap: Colorado hold on for 1-1 tie at Real España
First-half goal from Larentowicz gives Rapids a point on the road The Colorado Rapids coughed up a 1-0 lead, but still came away with a valuable road point with a 1-1 draw in San Pedro Sula against Real España in CONCACAF Champions League Group B action. The Rapids took the lead in first-half stoppage-time through Jeff Larentowicz, but spent much of the second half on the back foot as La Maquina surged forward looking for the equalizer. They eventually got it after a poor clearance from Kosuke Kimura fell to Julio Rodriguez inside the six-yard box in the 86th minute. Colorado now have four points from the first two Champions League match days. www.mlssoccer.com/ccl/news/article/2011/08/23/ccl-recap-rapids-hold-1-1-draw-real-espa%C3%B1
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Post by epjr on Aug 25, 2011 11:44:58 GMT -6
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Post by epjr on Aug 25, 2011 22:49:00 GMT -6
Top Of The Heap
Galaxy strengthen hold on Group A with 2-0 win vs. AlajuelenseCARSON, Calif. — Omar Gonzalez buried a first-half header and Chad Barrett added an insurance goal with less than a quarter-hour remaining as the LA Galaxy silenced Costa Rican champions Alajuelense by 2-0 at The Home Depot Center on Thursday. The Galaxy's win strengthened their hold on Group A. Morelia beat Motagua at home handily to give LA a three-point edge over both Morelia and Alajuelense, while the Honduran side sits at the bottom with no points from two games. The Galaxy's next CCL date is at Morelia on Sept. 13, and a victory there would give the Galaxy a firm grasp on the group www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-08-25-la-galaxy-vs-alajuelense/recap
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Post by epjr on Sept 14, 2011 7:59:45 GMT -6
CCL: Colorado simply "taken apart" by a strong Santos On back foot early, Rapids not strong enough to get back in match COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — No matter how motivated the Colorado Rapids went into the match, they were just overpowered by a deadly Santos Laguna, who made the home side pay once and again en route to a comfortable 4-1 win in CONCACAF Champions League play on Tuesday. “We were taken apart,” Rapids midfielder Brian Mullan, who scored his team’s only goal of the night in the 77th minute, put it simply. Maybe it was because, as Mullan said, first-time CCL participants Colorado just aren’t used to playing Mexican teams and might have been surprised by the quality Santos showed. But whatever the reason, defender Drew Moor and head coach Gary Smith made no excuses for the defeat, instead choosing to give credit where credit is due www.mlssoccer.com/ccl/news/article/2011/09/14/ccl-colorado-simply-taken-apart-strong-santos
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