The Revolution vs. The Fire Live!
Yes! It's Revolution time. The Eastern Conference Finals. Time to stick a sock in Cauhtemoc Blanco's big gob. If you're around this evening tune into ESPN2 from 7:30 p.m. onward and join me on the blog for a bit of chinwag about the MLS.
posted by gatorbob @ 7:25 PM
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Here are the sides for tonight:
Revs:
Reis
John
Parkhurst
Heaps
Thompson
Larentowicz
Joseph
Smith
Ralston
Noonan
Twellman
Fire:
Pickens
Brown
Armas
Pause
Rolfe
Code
Blanco
Wanchope
Barrett
and some other hosers
Nice! It's 32 degrees in Foxboro tonight and Blanco looks as if he's wearing a turtleneck. Meanwhile the barmy army in The Fort are shirtless. Love it.
Thompson squeezes his way to the top of the box and just can't get the shot off.
Wanchope nearly snuck in there on the far post but he screwed his shot wide. We really need to shut him down tonight.
Double T strikes one on goal but it's shoveled away by Matt Pickens.
Kano Smith's having some joy down the right side but that time he's penalized for a push.
Half way into the first half and very few clear cut chances so far. That's fairly understandable given the bad blood between the sides, but the Revvies need to figure out how to break down the Chicago defense.
Rolfe is pole-axed by a ball straight in the face from Parkhurst. He may have to go off after that.
Some sloppy work almost let Barrett in there. We're just not clicking so far.
Dangerous free kick but Blanco strikes it straight down Reis' throat.
I am watching it
We're finally getting the grit into the play and it's having an effect. Suddenly things are opening up. But Chicago look dangerous too.
Has Reis ever played for the US.
He is always good when I see him play
YES!!! Way to go Revs.
Great goal
GOAL! Yes, Double T with a bicycle kick. It's 1-0!
Hey Dave - welcome!
I don't think Matty has ever started for the U.S. but he's been the squad. I agree with you - he should be second or third choice behind Tim Howard, but Gooner reckons he's too short.
Bit of an odd camera angle there. From a blimp? It's making my head hurt. What's wrong with the 50 yard line vantage point.
Chad Barrett and Wayne Rooney? I don't think so.
Thomas was just commentating about it having more camera angles than the EPL. I hate it
I thought TT was in again
Half way there
Yes, second half starting and we're forty five minutes away from the final. A bit absurd to be in this position as we were distinctly second best to D.C. this season, but that's the vagaries of the MLS.
A few early chances there. One blast for Larentowicz that goes straight at Pickens and another from Ralston over the bar. He hasn't had his shooting boots on tonight.
Blanco goes down in a heap again after an innocuous challenge from Larentowicz. Waldo kindly says it's hard to know when his reaction is real and when it's not. "It's just part of his game." In other words, he's a bloody cheat.
Brown all over Twellman there. Quick free kick runs into the area but no one home.
Bit of sloppiness from Heaps lets in Barrett who slides one near post but Reis has it.
Come on, Kano. Get up you big poof!
Another crazy camera angle there on the cross from Ralston. What's next - a camera on the ball?
Why bother with "The Scoring Summary?" There's only been one goal. How hard is that to keep up with. I'm sorry to wank on about the coverage, but honestly it does me head in.
Half an hour left to gut this one out. We haven't actually played that well, but Twellman's spectacular effort may be enough.
Matty Reis goes down in a heap after the gangly Wanchope hacks him. Get the card out, ref!
How many shots have gone sailing into Row Z of the Fort tonight. Bloody Norah!
Twellman tries a cheeky chip but Pickens picks it off. Just.
Blanco's getting far too much space to float these crosses in for Wanchope.
Twenty minutes left and the Fire are starting to lose their minds.
Long effort from Segares has Reis stretching.
I'm sick and tired of the Blanco worship from these assholes. He's on the losing side, lads!
Justin Mapp is coming on for Chad Barrett.
Noonan and Twellman again failing to link up decently.
Congratulations Bob!!!
Not a very impressive display by both teams. The passing was atrocious.
The MLS has to get better
Full-time: 1-0! Didn't play well but we're through to another final. Let's be having Houston!
Sorry the house is in total uproar and now it's two stories away from the computer.
Good on ya Gator. Glad to see the back of Blanco, the cheatin' no-neck freak. Piss off and play in Australia is my suggestion. Rot in hell is another.
So just one more hurdle and it's all the marbles. You have the Gooner's support.
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