Nick Rimando sends RSL to their first MLS Cup final
SoccerBlog.com —
Three big saves by Rimando in the penalty shootout keeps the Fire out. Ned Grabavoy nails the winning penalty kick after Fabian Espindola misses his chance. The Fire fell victim to a peculiar directional bias that made them test Rimando low on his left as Thorrington, Pause, and Prideaux became predictable.
Rimando's gesture to Javier Morales to keep his chin up after the crestfallen Argentinian midfielder missed his chance to bring RSL parity was part of his heroics. He nearly pulled it off when he stood up just a fraction late for Wilman Conde's direct blast at goal and the ball sped through ...
Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake Highlights - Eastern Conference Finals
TheOriginalWinger.com —
Nick Rimando puts Real Salt Lake into the MLS Cup against the Los Angeles Galaxy next Sunday in Seattle….
Chicago Fire (0) – Real Salt Lake (0) – 4-5 on penalty kicks – Saturday, November 14, 2009
Free Soccer Highlights —
Real Salt Lake defeated the Chicago Fire 0-0 (5-4 on penalties) on Saturday, November 14, 2009.
And then there were two...
No Short Corners —
After a pair of gripping conference finals, our MLS Cup match-up for next weekend takes the all-East flavor from last year's final out west. It will be the Los Angeles Galaxy (yes, THAT L.A. Galaxy... paging Sky, BBC, iTv and every rotten paper rag to the airport, pack as if staying in London) pitted against upstarts Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field in Seattle a week from today. How the west was won... And I'll add the regulation clip when it surfaces because the East final was a helluva 0-0 game for most of 120 minutes. As is, we have the thrilling shootout for now. - Greg Seltzer
Chicago Fire - Real Salt Lake 4-5
Soccer Highlights —
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MLS Playoff Highlights: Los Angeles and Salt Lake advance to Final
The Footy Blog —
Both MLS semifinal matches went scoreless after the first 90 minutes, with the Galaxy beating Houston in extra time, and Salt Lake topping Chicago in penalties. Los Angeles 2 Houston 0 + The match featured two lengthy and disorienting 18-minute power outages, attributed to overly-sensitive floodlights that cut out if there's a power fluctuation. + Several Dynamo players described the power outages as "unprofessional", reports the Houston Chronicle. + "I thought we were doing OK ...
MLS Eastern Conference champions...
The Beautiful Game —
Real Salt Lake? Wow. What a run for the underdogs. They survived (barely) a crazy last weekend in the regular season. Then they eliminated the defending champs in the first round. Finally, on Saturday they went to Chicago and eliminated the Fire via shootout (thank you Nick Rimando). Incredible stuff for a team I've written off over and over again. RSL will play the L.A. Galaxy for the MLS Cup at 5:30 p.m. Sunday here in Seattle. Do they have one more surprise in store...? Doubtful. ...
Sober Second Thoughs: A Real* head-shaker
The 24th Minute —
The image -- the last image, really, of the 2009 home season -- is stuck in my head. As Toronto FC celebrated a 1-0 win over Salt Lake on Oct. 17 a SLC player dropped to the turf. His head hung low. His body language that of a defeated man. Players in red rejoiced. Players in white walked aimlessly around, looking hopeless. ...
