MLS Week 9New York Red Bulls 1-1 ColoradoFar from an ideal result for RBNY, but a pretty damn good one for the Rapids, who probably should have put their two 1v1s with the keeper away!
Houston 1-4 DallasHave a game, Dallas. Fabian Castillo was simply superb in a game that was a no contest. Dallas is on quite a roll to start the season, a few bad results aside.
Salt Lake 1-1 San JoseBoy, have Salt Lake been a bit sh*t this season! Yes, they're missing Joao Plata, but they should still be beating a side like San Jose, especially at home at Rio Tinto. That said, Wondolowski's goal was clearly offside for the opener, and then Bernardez scored a FANTASTIC own goal. Hell of a finish
Philadelphia 0-1 TorontoGiovinco, what a player! Wins a foul 35 yards and scores on a sublime free kick. I guess that's why Toronto are paying him $7m a season!
DC 2-0 ColumbusMight be just me, but I thought this was a huge win for DC. Coming into this season, Columbus was considered a favorite in the Eastern Conference but they haven't quite lived up to that hype. Still a good side, though. The throughball from Rolfe to Espindola on the opener was perfect.
New England 2-1 New York Red BullsFor some bizarre reason, both sides were wearing their away kits. Anyway, big win for New England. It's been something of a renaissance year for Charlie Davies -- not sure if you remember him or not, but a few months before the 2010 World Cup, he was a passenger in a near fatal car accident that nearly cost him his life, let alone his career. Great to see him back at his best.
Los Angeles 1-1 ColoradoSee previous Colorado game haha. Same basic thing, awful result for LA, but a great one for the Rapids. This time, they actually finished a 1v1 through Gabriel Torres. LA would equalize in the second half, but were pretty meh for most of the game.
Portland 0-0 VancouverYay another scoreless draw! My boy Darlington Nagbe missed a penalty, hitting the post. The good news for Portland though is the return of Diego Valeri. They should start looking quite a bit better with him back from an ACL tear.
Kansas City 1-0 ChicagoSomething of a sh*t show from both sides. Some questionable calls, but there's no disputing how awful Chicago's offside awareness was: 8 times. Nagamura with a nice header on a peach of a cross from Anibaba to make it the right result in the end. Chicago's supporting three (Accam, Maloney and Shipp) look good, but they're a black hole at striker no matter who they put in.
New York City 1-3 SeattleWelp, when you have one of the worst backlines in the league come against the league's best strike force in Martins and Dempsey, this result was always on the cards. NYC is now winless in SEVEN-straight matches. Unfortunately for them, Fat Frank can't patch over all of their deficiencies.