MLS Week 5 Summary

RSL Game Summary:
Down 3-1 in the 89th minute, and Carey Talley gets elbowed in the face for a PK. It's almost impossible for Jeff Cunningham to miss a PK, and sure enough, it was a pretty nice shot. 3-2. We're still gonna lose, but only by a goal to the MLS' top team, scoring their first goals allowed of the season? Good show. But wait! What a ball to Brown from Adu! Brown turns around, and just shoots. It bounces off the crossbar and in! RSL TIE! RSL TIE! RSL TIE! Check out my recent post at http://rslnerd.blogspot.com/2007/05/new-york-real-salt-lake-top-5-games.html to see my other feelings about the game.

RSL Game Report:

Goal Summary

Red Bull New York
Richards (Mathis) 12'
Mathis (van den Bergh) 28'
Mathis (Kovalenko, Reyna) 83'

Real Salt Lake
Klein (unassisted) 61'
Cunningham (penalty kick) 90'
C. Brown (Adu) 92+'

Card Summary

Red Bull New York
Yellow - Freeman (63')

Real Salt Lake
Yellow - Cunningham (66')
Yellow - Pope (68')

Around the MLS:
Format : (Wins-Losses-Draws/Points/Standing) Away Team Away Team Score : Home Team Score Home Team (Wins-Losses-Draws/Points/Standing)

(3-1-2/11/2 East) New England 1 : 1 D.C. United (1-3-1/4/6 East)
(1-1-3/6/5 East) Columbus 0 : 1 Kansas City (4-1-0/12/1 East)
(3-0-2/11/3 East) New York 3 : 3 Salt Lake (0-2-3/3/6 West)
(2-2-1/7/1 West) Houston 3 : 1 Colorado (2-2-1/7/2 West)
(2-3-0/6/4 West) Chivas USA 1 : 2 D.C. United (1-3-1/4/6 East)
(3-1-1/10/4 East) Chicago 1 : 3 New England (3-1-2/11/2 East)

Didn't Play: Dallas (2-3-1/7/3 West); Los Angeles (1-1-1/4/5 West); Toronto (0-4-0/0/7 East)

Playoff Picture:

Top Two East: Kansas City, New England
Top Two West: Houston, Colorado
Four "Wild Card": New York, Chicago, Dallas, Chivas USA

MLS Performance Factors:

1. Kansas City - 2401202
2. New York - 2201002
3. Chicago - 2000201
4. New England - 1834335
5. Houston - 1400201
6. Colorado - 1399801
7. Los Angeles - 1333668
8. Chivas USA - 1200401
9. Columbus - 1200001
10. Dallas - 1166335
11. DC United - 799401
12. Real Salt Lake - 598801
13. Toronto - ( -2500)

rslnerd's Power Rankings

1. Kansas City
2. New York
3. New England
4. Chicago
5. Houston
6. Los Angeles
7. Colorado
8. Chivas USA
9. Columbus
10. D.C. United
11. Real Salt Lake
12. Dallas
13. Toronto

MLS Goal Leaders:

Taylor Twellman (NE) - 4
Roberto Brown (COL) - 3
Jeff Cunningham (RSL) - 3
Andy Dorman (NE) - 3
Maykel Galindo (CHV) - 3
Eddie Johnson (KC) - 3
Clint Mathis (NY) - 3
Chris Rolfe (CHI) - 3

MLS Points Leaders: (goals, assists)

Chris Rolfe (CHI) - 9 (3, 3)
Taylor Twellman (NE) - 8 (4, 0)
Maykel Galindo (CHV) - 8 (3, 2)
Eddie Johnson (KC) - 8 (3, 2)
Clint Mathis (NY) - 7 (3, 1)
Steve Ralston (NE) - 7 (1, 5)

Next For RSL:

at Colorado, 5/10/07, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City CO, 7:00 PM MST, ESPN2

RSL face off with their rivals for the second time this season, hoping that Abbey Okulaja won't show up in a yellow jersey.

Next Week's Games

5/10
RSL @ COL

5/12
CHI @ TOR
CHV @ CLB
DAL @ KC
NE @ LA

5/13
COL @ NY

RSL Schedule:

4/7 vs. Dallas T 2-2 (0-0-1/1/T3 West)
4/14 vs. Columbus T 0-0 (0-0-2/2/5 West)
4/21 @ Chivas USA L 0-4 (0-1-2/2/5 West)
4/30 vs. Colorado L 0-2 (0-2-2/2/5 West)
5/5 vs. New York T 3-3 (0-2-3/3/6 West)
5/10 @ Colorado
5/20 @ Dallas
5/27 @ Chicago
6/2 @ New England
6/14 vs. Dallas
6/17 @ Los Angeles
6/23 vs. DC United
7/4 vs. Toronto
7/7 @ Columbus
7/14 @ Kansas City
7/28 vs. New England
8/4 vs. Houston
8/18 vs. Chicago
8/26 @ Chivas USA
8/29 vs. Kansas City
9/1 @ Los Angeles
9/8 @ Houston
9/15 @ Toronto
9/19 vs. Los Angeles
9/22 vs. Colorado
9/26 @ D.C. United
9/29 @ New York
10/6 vs. Chivas USA
10/13 vs. Houston
10/20 @ Colorado

Email me at rslnerd@gmail.com