Saturday, May 3, 2008

Revs Get Shellacked By Chicago




New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire
May 3, 2008
Foxborough, Mass. (Gillette Stadium)


Scoring Summary

CHI – Chris Rolfe (John Thorrington) 29
CHI – John Thorrington (Chad Barrett) 50
CHI – Stephen King (unassisted) 76

New England Revolution: Matt Reis, Jay Heaps, Michael Parkhurst, Chris Albright, Khano Smith (Steve Ralston 54), Shalrie Joseph ©, Jeff Larentowicz, Mauricio Castro, Wells Thompson, Adam Cristman (Kheli Dube 55), Kenny Mansally (Argenis Fernandez 74)
Substitutes Not Used: Doug Warren (GK), Gary Flood, Chase Hilgenbrinck, Amaechi Igwe

Chicago Fire: Jon Busch, Gonzalo Segares, Diego Gutierrez, Bakary Soumare, Brandon Prideaux, Justin Mapp (Daniel Woolard 78), Logan Pause, Cuauhtemoc Blanco ©, John Thorrington, Chad Barrett (Andy Herron 83), Chris Rolfe (Stephen King 69)
Substitutes Not Used: Nick Noble (GK), Mike Banner, Calen Carr, Dasan Robinson

Goals from Chris Rolfe, John Thorrington and Stephen King lifted the Chicago Fire to a 3-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. The win was the Fire’s second of the season over the Revs, as the club also defeated New England, 4-0, on Apr. 3 at Toyota Park.

Unlike this season’s previous meeting between the two Eastern Conference rivals, the game began quietly. Both teams started with a cautious approach, and as a result, neither team created a serious chance in the opening stages.

However, Chicago stunned the home crowd when Rolfe opened the scoring in the 29th minute on the first serious chance of the game for either side. Thorrington’s cutting ball from the right side of the field found an open Rolfe waiting just outside New England’s box. The forward took one touch with his left foot to set up the shot for his right, and he turned toward goal and fired into the lower left corner of the net, giving Revs goalkeeper Matt Reis no chance.

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Its not a good sign to look that dreadful at home, I wil lnot say any more than that. Hopefully they perform better against Chivas USA next week.

TomC

Huge Win Helps Celtis Title Hopes!


Scottish Premier League
Saturday, May 3, 2008

Fir Park, Motherwell

MOTHERWELL… 1

(Porter 60)

CELTIC… 2
(McDonald 62, Samaras 79)

MOTHERWELL (4-5-1) Daniels; McLean, Reynolds, Craigan, Hammell; Smith (McCormack 74), Malcolm, Lasley (Murphy 87), Fitzpatrick, Clarkson (Hughes 82); Porter.
Subs: Smith, McGarry, Lappin, Meechan.

CELTIC (4-4-2) Boruc; Hinkel, Balde, Caldwell, Naylor (Wilson 76); Nakamura (S Brown 65), Hartley, Robson, McGeady; Vennegoor of Hesselink (Samaras 65), McDonald.
Subs: M Brown, O’Dea, Hutchinson, Pressley.

Celtic FC turned up the heat in this enthralling title race with a late 2-1 victory over Motherwell that extends their lead at the top of the table to eight points.

Georgios Samaras was the matchwinner after coming on as a second half substitute in this scrappy, nerve-ridden affair.

But Celtic once again had to pass a test of character in this match, with Scott McDonald levelling just two minutes after Chris Porter had fired Motherwell into the lead.

Gordon Strachan was forced to make one notable change to the side that beat Rangers 3-2 in last weekend’s thrilling derby, with Bobo Balde stepping into the centre of defence in place of the injured captain, Stephen McManus.

But the manager stuck with the on-form midfield partnership of Barry Robson and Paul Hartley, who more than repaid his faith with driving, committed performances over the course of the ensuing 90 minutes.

Motherwell were meanwhile approaching this game with their own ambitions, still pushing for the third place finish that would guarantee UEFA Cup football next season.

The match, played out once again on a pitch that is embarrassingly unfit for Premier League football, thus enjoyed a fairly tempestuous start, with Robert Malcolm pushing Shunsuke Nakamura early on and the Japanese midfielder uncharacteristically responding in kind when hit by a poor challenge by David Clarkson.

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An epic win by the bhoys, even though they weren't necessarily the best team on the pitch today. Way to keep the heat on a floundering Rangers side!

'Mon The Hoops!

TomC