Matchnight: United-Revs

I'm soooo glad Reis isn't in goal.

That Revs goal is looking a lot bigger all of the sudden...

sure reis is the man but being a revs fan ive seen warren play before and he is starter quality. ure going down.

I don't know what to make of this but Revs either doesn't care about winning or they think they beat United easily with their mostly reserved squad and brag about how they distroyed DC. United better win in this insidence, otherwise it will be shocker. Any good luck!

live coverage from goff at rfk!

goff on wpl RIGHT NOW

Considering the Revs record and the crowded schedule they (and we)face it makes good sense to bring their B team and rest some of their starters. With a possible MLS championship in view, it is obvious they have a different take on tonight's match, something like "An Open Cup win would be nice, but an MLS Championship is nicer." And yes, if they do whip us with their subs, their elation and our degradation will be all the greater.

Did Goff say anything not already on the blog?

I'll put my money on a long stoppage because of the lights going out.

We better not lose tonight....

Rain is in Atlanta -- washing out my first attempt this season to see a game.

is anyone streaming?
justin.tv?
anyone?
please i hate listening to the radio!

Steve,

I thought the winner of the US Open Cup gets a position in international tournament. Why is New England taking so many starters out of tonight's match-up?

There is no TV coverage. Therefore, no Justin.tv.

Steve,

I thought the winner of the US Open Cup gets a position in international tournament. Why is New England taking so many starters out of tonight's match-up?
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Yeah the winner of USOC goes to next years CONCACAF Champions League (formally CONCACAF Champions Cup)

Why is Parkhurst out? ;)

Tim I'm guessing its since no one goes to Revs games they probably lose money by participating in the Champions League so they don't really want to qualify!

Mr. Goff,

Do you know when the roster will be released for the upcoming World Cup Qualifier on August 20th against Guatemala?

Makes sense for the Revs to bring their "B" side. From what I understand, if they were to make the USOC final and a few other "if" situations, they'll average a game every 3 days.

Parkhurst is playing for the USMNT in the Olympics.

If you wonder why the Revs are not even traveling with Reis and crew, just look at their schedule:

http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/schedule/

J, ;) = wink = joking

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/;)

We should be able to win against a Revs team without many of its key players. Then again, we did just get annihilated by the Metrotards...

There is no excuse tonight not winning it. There is no heat, no storm and against the b team

wish I could be at RFK tonight. I love the smell of RFK in the eveing :)

perhaps this will be the first time memory when 'fixture congestion' helps DC United

Make that 51 in the stands soon...gonna finish this adult beverage and walk up to RFK.

boy, i hope DCU plays better than my killer combination of spelling and grammar. maybe I'll go watch the Luciano Emilio 'you're beautiful' video for good luck and for pointers on the english language !

Here's a link for that other game in Charleston, which I believe also kicks off at 1930 hours Eastern:

http://usl.playonsports.tv/

ANYONE HAVE THE LINK TO THE RADIO STREAM???

Tim F. - the Supporter's Shield Winner also receives a berth in the Champions's League, as do the two MLS Cup finalists. Calculated risk on New England's part, but you have to figure they're the favorites for the Supporter's Shield right now.

@anthony:
1050AM Federal News Radio

So is Guerrero the attacking mid? or Fred?

Ah, nevermind, it's Quaranta! BTB just posted the lineups.
http://www.behindthebadge.com/index.php

Well, at least United's not taking this game lightly. Not with that lineup.

Of course, the way this season has gone, that probably just means the Revs' scrubs will play the game of their lives.

Igwe is starting on the right side.. :)
that gives plent of room for Guerrero

Clear and 70 degrees? What alternative reality is this?

Anyone have a matchtracker for the Seattle Charleston game?

thanks G Jones!

VAMOS UNITED!!!
Will Charleston or Seattle go to the Champs Cup if they win the Open Cup, or only MLS teams meaning the winner tonight qualifys?

You can watch Seattle/Charleston free at USLlive.com

Never mind, didn't understand you had to select the game from the list on the right to watch over at USLLive.com

No Twellman

Anyone have a matchtracker for the Seattle Charleston game?

Posted by: Giannicolus Jones | August 12, 2008 7:29 PM
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they have a live feed going on.
you can watch that but turn down the volume and that and listen to the audio feed of dc.

Tony: The crowd is "less rowdy than ususal". Bet he's digging in the thesaurus now for synonyms for "where the F is everybody?"

Im nervous...

GOAL!! LUCI

Goal, 4th min, united takes the lead!

Isn't Phelan that guy that got knocked out in the Atlante game? He's back already? it seemed pretty serious

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!

EMILIOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goal Luciano Emilio
3rd Minute

Well, that's a positive way to start the match. Knock Christman on his a$$ and get an Emilio goal.

OMG!! WHERE HAS THIS DC TEAM BEEN!!?? yet again we aer playing NE reserves

According to Radio America
Luciano Emilio's header was superb. It left the defense frozen. Warren included

DC is playing like a real team.. They actually look like the want to win.
They are passing superbly and have been in New Englands side of the field the whole game.. DC have NE on there heels right now

Luciano - you're beautiful !

Unless MLS changes it's salary structure and makes it easier for teams to have some sort of depth I'm afraid DCU won't capture it's fifth title until they don't qualify for all of the extraneous tournaments and concentrate all of their efforts on MLS. At the same time this scenario envisages the top east rivals Chicago Fire and NE Revolution to be embroiled in those physically and mentally depleting tournaments.

You can simply compare the differences between this year and last year. Last year NE had no other obligations and captured the MLS Open Cup title. This year they played five SuperLiga matches and are fielding a back up game for the US Open Cup.

Based on all of the extra tournaments, I'm guessing that Chicago Fire will win the MLS Cup based on their ability to concentrate on MLS

Wells is still maintaining a shut-out - so far.

Dam, take a shower and Luci scores....VAMOS!

Who's on the bench? This game is being played under the four-sub protocol, isn't it?

Who's on the bench? This game is being played under the four-sub protocol, isn't it?

Posted by: The Jeff | August 12, 2008 7:44 PM
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Yep.. USOC is ok i guess

Foul On DC: "It was like a shoulder to shoulder, only in his back." Gotta love Tony L.!

Yep, 4 subs: DC's got Vide, Pat Carroll, Dyachenko, Quavas, Thompson, and Zaher on the bench.

NE only has 3 guys available and the only one I recognize is Chris Albright

So, can a USL team go to the Champs Cup or is it only for MLS teams?

Substitutes
40 - James Thorpe (GK)
3 - Jode Vide
5 - Quavas Kirk
15 - Rod Dyachenko
20 - Mike Zaher
21 - Pat Carroll
28 - Craig Thompson

NE only has 4 subs there

didnt we trade a first round draft pick for Mike Zaher?
he has made such an influence.

Thanks Spartan, keep us updated!

o, can a USL team go to the Champs Cup or is it only for MLS teams?

Posted by: Harpo | August 12, 2008 7:47 PM
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the Puerto Rico Islanders are in the Champions League Prelimanires right now.. so yeah they can

Is there something wrong that we can see the USL game but not the MLS game?

offside on dc
fred..

21st Minute
DC playing on the defensive side.
not rushing anything
NE has barely touched the ball

22nd minute
Zach Wells first save.
hopefully some more coming

Lets not let them back in the game this time. The sooner we get the second goal the better.

Peralta having a great game..
I think we were missing him

2nd save for Zach Wells
poor cross
hopefully this confidence is getting to him

@Anon: Zaher was acquired for a 1st round Supplemental.

Seattle up 1-0.

1-0 Seattle

Goal Seattle

31st minutes DC 1-0 NE

Goff - Anything new on Olsen's ankle? Is he practicing? Couple or weeks or couple of months?

Here's the deal on the CONCACAF Champions League:

http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4171

From here on out, the USOC champ gets an invite, period. Whether it is affiliated with MLS, USL-1, or a Podunk County adult coed league is irrelevant.

"Fred.. backheels it to himself.."
What? lol

34th minute 1-1 Germanes scores

Ne just scored, 34th min. Damn.

Goal NE

Crap

Germanese from Duke

Charelston Score

Charleston tied it up 1-1.

card for Igwe

Yellow card for Igwe

Quarantas second chance.. way over.. again

Santino was in the six yard box and he missed!

how do people see the action if not on tv?

soo close for NE...
thank you

NE almost just got another one. I hope Tommy screams at them at halftime.

half time..
1-1
1-1

we need to tighten up. this is getting insane

Wells should be furious with his defense. As a defender I fully expect the keeper to get all over me if I made a stupid play but he never seems to say anything to them. We need someone back there to make the others accountable.

i reall y want to see Thompson back in the lineup.
He added some speed

Sorry for the absence -- internet issues.

Emilio scored on an early header, set up nicely by Namoff on the right side.

It seemed DCU was on the way to an easy victory over the Revs reserves, but the match began to even out, and in the 34th, United's defense failed to stop Joe Germanese, whose cross was deflected back to him by Namoff. Germanese slid a low shot past Wells.

Khano Smith missed fractionally wide of the far post in the 45th.

The crowd? A few thousand, I guess.

welcome back Goff

Would they perhaps have gotten a larger crowd at the Plex?

But we few thousand that are here are great, right Goff? :)

What ever happens, don't put Dyachenko into the game!!! And, the reason NE is playing their subs is because they really don't care if they win or not--they'd have to go to Seattle or Charleston to play them and that would mean "cash" for transportation and they are known for being
"Cheep-Cheep"--ask Twellman.
GO DC UNITED

Soccergirl, you guys sound great over the internet. Wish I could be there but 8 hours is a little to long of a drive.

hey what about me?
i felt like i contrubuited to some knowledge of some far away dc fans

Emilio almost scores at start of half

Luciano Emilio one on one.. failed hopelessly

Quaranta scores, 2-1

Spartan, sorry I didn't mention you. You have actually been ahead of my radio feed. Keep it coming. GO UNITED

Goal, tino, 48th!!!!

GOAL DC...Santino Quaranta! DCU 2-1 NER

GOALLLL SANTINO!

assisted by the one and only Jaime Moreno
Mctavish yellow card

free kick saved
upper left corner..
very very good save by wells

Nice ball over the top by Moreno, Quaranta runs onto it at the top of the box and lifts a one-timer over Warren.

Earlier, Warren made a one-on-one save on Emilio, blocking the shot with his arm.

yellow card for NE. cant make it the name.. number 5 for NE

goal saving tackle from Peralta

The card was for Wells Thompson

offside on santino

Guerrero's down. Tony thinks its a twisted ankle

Guerrero is fine..

yellow card manzolali

1-1 in the USL game....

Sounds like this ref is afraid to call fouls on anyone he's already carded, and is about to loose control of the game.

17 touches from New England
until letting it go

Red for Thompson, 2nd yellow

70th minute
RED CARD Thompson

I hope we don't let up. Keep up the attack.
I would love to hear the win.

Yessssss Red Card Thompson

big chance wasted by luicano

Yes, this is the break we need.

Who is DCU's sports announcer for Federal Radio?? He is really good and passionate!

huge foul on mctavish by phelan

I'm shocked that the ref actually had the guts to throw someone out. If we loose this game now I'm going to go ballistic.

Whether we're winning or losing, I get great satisfaction out of Limarzi's straight-shooting commentary on the officiating. Why is it that he / WFED make such blunt remarks when other media seem to afraid of the repercussions?

sub for NE
tyler in for manzonelli

Did they call the foul on Phelan. Tony didn't seem to think so. Sounds like the ref is letting a lot go.

Limarzi's the commentator.
He also said Guerrero's not having a good game. Is that true, cause he seems pretty active.

Huge miss for fred... right nin front... of the goall.. so close

huge chance for NE 20 meters out

Vide for Tino

Santino out
dont know whos in

1-1 Charleston/Seattle

I am definitely enjoying the radio call. Don't get a lot of chances to listen to Limarzi but he's great.

DC wins...who needs to win the other game for the final to be at home?

80th
vide in
dc 2
ne 1

Emilio scores again

goal LUciano!

Goal, Emilio, 81st !!

DC wants Charleston to win, stil 1-1 there

Lucigol! DCU 3-1 NER

Time for Dyachenko? :)

EMILIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

81' Emilio (Fred, Guerrero)
3:1

Nice call Tony.

YESSSS!

No Dyachenko - Kirk or Thompson.

84th minute
guessing zaher should go in.. but Soehn might not want to break this team up right now
offside martinez

Quavas for Guerrero

Guerrero out
81st min

Quavis...Quavis...I love that name!

Zaher in for Fred

Zaher in

video feed, usllive.com

Lightning Rod for Emilio

doesn't matter who wins Sea-Char. Trip out west would be on 9/3. DCU is at San Jose on 9/6. So DCU would just go out earlier to play USOC.

If the match is at DC, then, they go out to SJ after the match.

So, doesn't matter from a X-country trip.

So does Rod have enough time to get his usual yellow card?

JSF, but you want to play at home. And you'd rather train at home and then make the trip than spend a week out on West Coast

@ JSF I would rather United play the final at home.

Looks like extratime for Charleston and Seattle

3 minutes of stoppage time... that's enought time, Forrest. lol

right in the middle of a obx grill out.
thank you for your blogage Steve Goff.
You are my gosh dang hero!

Still 1-1 in the other semi.

Game over, DC 3 - NE 1.

Still 1-1 in other game

nice.

VAMOS UNITED!!!

Just got home, saw the lineups...no way DCU could lost that.

Cmon handball on Seattle!

Le Toux is fast but can finish or cross worth beans

By wrapping up this business in regulation, they've done a favor to those of us who plan to be up at 0500 hours. It looks as if the teams in the other semifinal may not be so accommodating.

*cant*

Congrats guys. Thanks to all of you posting from the game. Turning attention to the USL game.

YEah! I knew we could do it! Well done United, and thanks to Spartan, Giannicolus Jones, and soccergirl.

Now we'll cheer for Charleston.

CHR 1-1 SEA, full time...extra time coming up.

The other semi is going to overtime. Score 1-1 at the end of regulation.

Charleston & Seattle into overtime. Go Charleston

Charleston has been the better team.. just cant finish

Spartan, completely agree. From what I have seen they have controlled the run of play but bog down in front of net. Nice not to be on sensory overload.

if SEattle wins why do we have to go there?
WE are the better club we should play at home no matter out

spartan:

because the Sounders offered more money, that's why.

Keep the updates coming need to take the dogs out. USLive has been slow in updating the scoreboard. Thanks!

Lets go Charleston!

you seriously have to pay to play?
so did DC United payed the league for MLS Cup 2007?

Sounders hit the crossbar and cleared off the line

holy moly what a sequence for Seattle!!!

Seattle hits the bar and then has ball cleared off the line

Seattle just smacked a shot off the crossbar, Charleston clears it...still 1-1, in extra time.

USLLive.com's Announcers are so funny!
one of them is english.. or at least his accent is

Seattle has clearly had more chances in the first half of extra time
they have mantained possesion and had a couple shots.
Charleston on thier heels

usopencup.com says that this is the first time since 1997 that DCU has been in the USOC final, that they lost on PKs to Dallas...and the game was at the IUPUI Track and Field Stadium in Indianapolis.

I must not have been paying much attention at the time because I was living in Indianapolis in '97. I finished my degree work at Ooey-Pooey.

now you can see Charleston picking up their game.. more possesion and more opportunities at goal

1st half of extra over
2nd about to start

With DCU in the finals, the worse they can do is make $50K. I wonder what the distribution plan is for the players....

The players get 50k? Not 15% of 50k?

15% if a non-Galaxy team wins; 100% otherwise.

Ooooo..a sign for McCrady's...maybe I'll go there this weekend.

Thanks for the updates. Seems like King uses a lot of energy to run directly at defenders and never makes a move around them. I loved those guys as a defender, you can take them flat footed.

What a miss from Charleston

DC United !

fixture congestion !!!

i'm glad that we are in the final for the open cup, a remarkably meaningful tournament when compared to the SuperLiga in which we got trounced. three cheers for prioritization !!!

Keep the updates coming, folks!

2 minutes left of extra time!

i wish MLS announcers could be this calm and level headed.No Wynalda and Stone types.

excellent cross by Seattle but cleared away

looks like a lot of tired legs out there. Charleston better control, Seattle better long balls and crosses into the box. Not much danger either side

30 seconds to pk's
charleston player down.. probably faking

It was a nice cross but it does not seem that Seattle can do anything with a ball in the air

I think that the Battery might win.
they beat dynamo at penalties.. but then again it could've been luck..
but .. OVER! PK'S!

PK's

Overtime is done. The other semi is going to PKs.

This was posted at US Open Cup website. What happens if Seattle win the Open Cup? Does the MLS Seattle team go to 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League or does the USL Seattle team????

Other semi goes to PKs

@tim
after this season the usl sounders are going to be no more

VAMOS CHARLTON...and UNITED of course!!!

Charleston steps up first..
and its.. IN

charleston 1st PK good

Seattle up..
and its.. IN

Seattle lucky on that PK..

1 -1

Battery up
1-1
its in

Sounders..
2-1
its saved!!

save!!!!

PK saved Charleston up 2-1

Battery have the advantge
penatly is saved

Nice PK in the high side netting for CHS

3-2 charleston

4-3
if seattle miss.. they lose..
and seattle up.. and saved!!!
battery vs dC!

1:1 at end of regulation and OT

CHL 1 1 X 1 1
SEA 1 X 1 1 X

The Batteries :-) win it!

Go Battery!!!!!!!!

Charleston wins 4-3 in PK's

Charleston in PK wins.

9/3 in DC....

4-3
if seattle miss.. they lose..
and seattle up.. and saved!!!
battery vs dC!

Thanks Charleton. Now United will absolutley crush you...hopefully

We get a Cup Final! Nice!!!

I will be at home watching the finals hope its televised and I can get a live stream on the this crazy system of tubes

I will be at home watching the finals hope its televised and I can get a live stream on the this crazy system of tubes

Posted by: dc in asheville | August 12, 2008 10:18 PM
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Fox Soccer Channel will cover this game live

If I heard correctly, the final will be on FSC and, for those of you who don't get that, USLlive.com. If you don't get USLlive.com, send me your SSN and bank account number and I'll hook you up.

Might have to go to a friends house to watch that. FSC not in our cable yet. Extra $60 a month to get that package.

If I heard correctly, the final will be on FSC and, for those of you who don't get that, USLlive.com. If you don't get USLlive.com, send me your SSN and bank account number and I'll hook you up.

Posted by: I-270, Exit 1 | August 12, 2008 10:21 PM

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Uh, Nigeria doesn't play until tomorrow morning, Prince I-270. Save your scams for that match.

I-270, Exit 1
Sounds pretty cheep I think I would still be getting a good deal.

FIRE TOM SOEHN!!!

hey, someone had to say it.

I'll be in Charleston this week -- maybe I'll support the Battery sponsors (except the hospital).

I am going to plug into Sen. Ted Stevens to watch the US Open Cup Final. I am sure Senator Stevens will be enjoying the match with me

Yay, we get to play at home!

A pretty good performance to night. But if our first team, more or less, couldn't beat their scrubs that would have been a total disaster.

Good job at the end wasting time and moving the ball around holding possession.

Fred was driving me nuts. Between him and Simms holding the ball forever instead of moving it quickly, especially in the first half it was very maddening.

Great ball from Namoff on the first goal, but nearly gave away a goal with a terrible pass right at the end of the first half.

Tino's first touch almost always kips the ball up in the air...not good.

But 3-1 is 3-1 so I guess I shouldn't complain too much.

@ Northax Why does somebody always have to piss on the parade. Any-hoo, who we gonna get? Gullet? Lallas? How bout we just try to keep the things stable now that the troops are healing and see what we can do. Wells isn't long for the nets. VAMOS UNITED!!!

253rd!!!!

wish I could be at RFK tonight. I love the smell of RFK in the eveing :)

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Yah, good stuff out there tonight, beautiful night. Smelt like . . . victory.

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He also said Guerrero's not having a good game. Is that true, cause he seems pretty active.

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Not true. He was picking his spots, and he got dinged up several times. But when it mattered he was there. His assist on goal 3 was top notch all the way. On the other side Fred was not good though.

I am sure Senator Stevens will be enjoying the match with me.
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Will you will be watching from the Alaska State Pen?

A win is a win, but that was as poorly played a United game as I've seen in awhile . .. well at least since Sunday and our beating by the Red Bulls.

The team has no flow, no ritmo, nada

Bryan Namoff had a fantastic game . . . as did Gonzo Martinez ... if it was only against their starters, I'd be more enthusiastic, but as it stands United needs to get their act together.

I agree with Mysterian. Guerrero wasn't brilliant, but he was far from bad. I'm not sure where Limarzi came up with Guerrero playing poorly.

The Revs created a few decent chances and (like they always do against us) capitalized on a chance for a garbage goal. That said, possession was likely in our favor 60/40 over the course of the match. During the first half, most of that possession was not in the attacking third because the Revs did a very good job of keeping their shape and staying disciplined. We would keep the ball for long stretches, but eventually get impatient and try to force something that was too ambitious to come off. The opening goal for Emilio featured Namoff hitting the best cross by anyone in a United shirt this season. It was absolutely perfect, and found a fine run by Emilio right between Valentino and Flood.

DC opened the 2nd half like a team that was upset at itself and focused on correcting things. Emilio nearly scored straight away, and then Quaranta put us up with the nice dinked shot over Warren. After that, we played keep-away for a good while, letting the Revs run themselves out. Fred blasted a sitter about 20 yards over the bar somehow. Thompson got his 2nd yellow after kicking Moreno just below the knee, and then he and Joseph proceeded to attempt an argument that this somehow wasn't punishable by a card. Typical New England whining, I guess.

The 3rd goal was all class. Moreno played a great ball through 2 defenders to put Guerrero clear down the wing, and Guerrero's cut-back from the left was right to Emilio. Lucigol's first touch gave him the space to avoid the attempted block by the Revs defender (Valentino, I believe).

This was, despite the tense period between the 38th to 45th minutes, a good, respectable performance against a Revs reserve side. We should beat that group by 2 or more goals every time out. I thought McTavish played a lot better than he has been due to him having more trust in Peralta than in Carroll or Burch as his partner. Meanwhile, Quaranta's play as attacking midfielder was very strong without being particularly flashy. I thought he was the best player on the field.

total stokage...
I wanted DCU in but didn't know what New England was going to put on the field.
I'm honestly glad that we don't have to hear the "hey let us in" horse puckey from the "moving on UP" Sounders FC...
Can't wait to grind it out next year LOSERS!!!!!
BoooYaaaaa!
GOFF thank you for your straight off the pipe coverage of the game my man!Vamos United!

Let's hope United can take Charleston seriously and win this thing...

Did anyone else mistake Moreno for Gallardo when he walked onto the pitch in a white headband?

I hear that viv.
What excuse would United have for not winning this match up at home?
I know...
None.

Anyone else watch women's gymnastics? Or, in China's case, little girl's gymnastics?

Best player on the field last night and my Man of the Match - Santino Quaranta

uhhhm no
what's up with some fixed gear bicylce riding?
Chek out the Flying Saucer Velodrome!!!!!!

Do they have wi-fi at RFK?

Hey DCinAsheville, watch the match at the Biergarden or Wild Wings. That's what I did when I lived in Ashevegas.