MLS: Sounders, Reds, DCU, Impact, Quakes, Philly Rack Up Saturday Wins

Six games were played in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

At Seattle:

Gonzalo Pineda (PK-42'), Marco Pappa (55'), Chad Barrett (62'), and Obafemi Martins (90') each scored once as the Seattle Sounders demolished visiting Real Salt Lake 4-0.

At Toronto:

Jermaine Defoe scored twice (PK-21', 81') and Doneil Henry delivered the winning goal (90'+2) as Toronto FC came from behind to upend the visiting Columbus Crew 3-2.

At Washington:

Fabian Espindola scored the only goal of the match in the 28th minute as DC United knocked off visiting Sporting Kansas City 1-0.

At Montreal:

Andres Romero (3') and Jack McInerney (38') delivered the goals as the Montreal Impact snapped the visiting New England Revolution's five-game winning streak 2-0.

At Frisco, Texas:

Atiba Harris (27') and Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi (45') each delivered a goal as the San Jose Earthquakes came from behind to defeat FC Dallas 2-1 on the road.

At Carson, California:

Conor Casey scored twice (PK-28', 66') as the Philadelphia Union dominated Chivas USA 3-0 on the road.

US Open Cup

15 games were played on Wednesday as the third round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup tournament came to a close.

At Richmond, Virginia:

The Richmond Kickers (USL Pro) defeated visiting Greek American AA (USASA) 2-1.

At Queens, New York:

Jimmy Ockford (10') and Hagop Chirishian (30') delivered the goals as the New York Cosmos (North American Soccer League, the second highest level of soccer in the United States) blanked the visiting Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) 2-0 in a New York City derby.

At Towson, Maryland:

Morgan Langley (8', 80') and Jimmy McLaughlin (31', PK-37') each scored twice as the visiting Harrisburg City Islanders (USL Pro) doubled up the Baltimore Bohemians (PDL) 4-2.

At Indianapolis:

Blake Smith delivered a hat trick (26', 30', 88') as the Indy Eleven (NASL) dominated the visiting Dayton Dutch Lions (USL Pro) 5-2.

At Pittsburgh:

Jhonny Arteaga scored the winning goal in the 112th minute as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Pro) defeated visiting RWB Adria (USASA) 3-2 in overtime.

At West Des Moines, Iowa:

Christian Ramirez scored the only goal of the match in the 86th minute as Minnesota United FC (NASL) defeated the Des Moines Menace (PDL) 1-0 on the road.

At Fort Lauderdale, Florida:

Esteban Bayona's stoppage-time penalty kick (90's+2) enabled the Laredo Heat (PDL) to come back from a two-goal deficit and shock the home-standing Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) 3-2 on the road.

At San Antonio, Texas:

Sainey Touray scored twice (64', 69') as the San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) doubled up the visiting NTX Rayados (USASA) 4-2.

At Peoria, Arizona:

Bradlee Baladez scored the winning goal in the 112th minute as Arizona United defeated the visiting Oklahoma City Energy 2-1 in an overtime battle of USL Pro clubs.

At Sacramento, California:

Sacramento Republic FC (USL Pro) annihilated the visiting Fresno Fuego (PDL) 6-0.

At Cary, North Carolina:

The Carolina Railhawks (NASL) blanked the visiting Charlotte Eagles (USL Pro) 2-0.

At Carson, California:

After a 0-0 stalemate through 120 minutes, PSA Elite (USASA) won the penalty-kick shootout over  the home-standing Los Angeles Galaxy II (USL Pro) 3-1 to advance to the fourth round.

At Chattanooga, Tennessee:

Efrain Burgos, Jr. scored twice in the first half (15', 43') as the Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) demolished ten-man Chattanooga FC (NPSL) 5-0 on the road.

At Charleston, South Carolina:

After a 2-2 deadlock through 120 minutes, the visiting Orlando City U23s (PDL) won a marathon penalty-kick shootout against the Charleston Battery (USL Pro) 12-11.

At Orlando, Florida:

Orlando City (USL Pro) dominated the visiting Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) 4-1.


Match-ups for the fourth round, in which will see the entry of all 16 US-based Major League Soccer clubs:



Wednesday, June 11:

At Houston:

Houston Dynamo vs. Laredo Heat (PDL)

At San Jose, California:

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Sacramento Republic FC (USL Pro)

Saturday, June 14:

At Chamblee, Georgia:

Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) vs. Real Salt Lake

At Cary, North Carolina:

Carolina Railhawks (NASL) vs. Chivas USA

At Hampstead, New York:

New York Cosmos (NASL) vs. New York Red Bulls

At Frisco, Texas:

FC Dallas vs. San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)

Tuesday, June 17:

At Rochester, New York:

Rochester Rhinos (USL Pro) vs. DC United

At Chester, Pennsylvania:

Philadelphia Union vs. Harrisburg City Islanders (USL Pro)

At Akron, Ohio:

Columbus Crew vs. Indy Eleven (NASL)

At Commerce City, Colorado:

Colorado Rapids vs. Orlando City (USL Pro)

At Portland, Oregon:

Portland Timbers vs. Orlando City U-23 (PDL)

Wednesday, June 18:

At Richmond, Virginia:

Richmond Kickers (USL Pro) vs. New England Revolution

At Bridgeview, Illinois:

Chicago Fire vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Pro)

At Kansas City, Kansas:

Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FC (NASL)

At Tukwila, Washington:

Seattle Sounders FC vs. PSA Elite (USASA)

At Peoria, Arizona:

Arizona United (USL Pro) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy

Along with the 16 US-based MLS clubs, there are still six NASL, seven USL Pro League, two PDL, and one USASA clubs left in the tournament.

MLS: Donovan Ricketts Picks Up First Shutout Os Season As Goats Fall Victim To Timbers---And FanendoMania

At Carson, California:

In the lone Major League Soccer contest, Fanendo Adi, in his first start since coming over on loan from FC Copenhagen, scored twice in the second half (65', 71') while Donovan Ricketts picked up his----and his team's----first shutout of the season as the Portland Timbers stretched their unbeaten streak to six games with their second consecutive road win, 2-0 over struggling ten-man Chivas USA.

Canadian Championship Final: Impact Gain Series-Opening 1-1 Road Draw With Reds

At Toronto:

Justin Mapp's 73rd-minute equalizer lifted the Montreal Impact to a 1-1 series-opening draw with Toronto FC as the two-game final of the Amway Canadian Championship got under way.  Doneil Henry scored in the 20th minute for the Reds.  The series will conclude next Wednesday at Montreal with the winner advancing to the group stage of next season's CONCACAF Champions League.

US Open Cup: Rhinos Drop Reading United In OT

At Rochester, New York:

In the lone Tuesday contest from the third round of the US Open Cup, the Rochester Rhinos (USL Pro) defeated visiting Reading United (PDL) 2-1 in overtime as Colin Rolfe scored the winning goal in the 119th minute. Next month, the Rhinos will host Major League Soccer's DC United in a fourth-round match.

MLS: Red Bulls Gain Road Draw At SKC

At Kansas City, Kansas:

In the lone Tuesday Major League Soccer contest, Bradley Wright-Phillips delivered the equalizer in the 51st minute to carry the New York Red Bulls to a 1-1 road draw with Sporting Kansas City.  Antonio Dovale scored in the ninth minute for the hosts.

MLS: Landon Donovan Takes Over All-Time Regular-Season Goal-Scoring Lead In Galaxy Victory; Quakes Blank Visiting Dynamo As Khari Stephenson Scores Twice

Two games were contested on Sunday in Major League Soccer.

At Carson, California:

Landon Donovan, in his first game since being left off Team USA's final World Cup roster, scored twice (49', 81') as he became the all-time leading regular-season career goal scorer in Major League Soccer with 136 tallies as the Los Angeles Galaxy dominated the visiting Philadelphia Union 4-1.  He also assisted on Juninho's second-minute tally.

At Santa Clara, California:

Khari Stephenson scored twice (38', PK-58') as the San Jose Earthquakes blanked the visiting Houston Dynamo 3-0.  Goalkeeper Jon Busch made six saves to preserve the shutout.



MLS STANDINGS:



EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1. New England (GP: 12; GD: +7; PTS: 23)
2. Kansas City (GP: 12; GD: +6; PTS: 18)
3. DC United (GP: 12; GD: +3; PTS: 18)
4. Houston (GP: 14; GD: -8; PTS: 17)
5. Columbus (GP: 12; GD: +1; PTS: 16)
6. New York (GP: 13; GD: -2; PTS: 14)
7. Toronto FC (GP: 9; GD: 0; PTS: 13)
8. Chicago (GP: 11; GD: -2; PTS: 12)
9. Philadelphia (GP: 14; GD: -8; PTS: 11)
10. Montreal (GP: 11; GD: -13; PTS: 7)



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1. Seattle (GP: 13; GD: +4; PTS; 26)
2. Real Salt Lake (GP: 12; GD: +10; PTS: 24)
3. Colorado (GP: 12; GD: +1; PTS: 18)
4. FC Dallas (GP: 14; GD: 0; PTS: 18)
5. Vancouver (GP: 11; GD: +4; PTS: 17)
6. Los Angeles (GP: 10; GD: +5; PTS: 15)
7. San Jose (GP: 11; GD: +1; PTS: 13)
8. Portland (GP: 12; GD: -2; PTS: 13)
9. Chivas USA (GP: 11; GD: -7; PTS: 10)

CAF Champions League: TP Mazembe Wins All-DRC Affair

Two games were played in the group stage of the CAF Champions League on Sunday.

Group A:

At Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

In a battle of Congolese clubs, Mbwana Samatta scored the only goal of the match in the 62nd minute as TP Mazembe defeated visiting AS Vita Club 1-0.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Zamalek (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
2. Al-Hilal (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. AS Vita Club (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. TP Mazembe (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)



Group B:

At Setif, Algeria:

Ali Maaloul's equalizer during first-half stoppage time (45'+1) carried CS Sfaxien to a 1-1 road draw with ES Setif.  El-Hedi Belameiri scored for the hosts in the 12th minute.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. CS Faxien (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. ES Setif (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Al-Ahly Benghazi (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Esperance ST (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

MLS: Timbers, Crew, Revs, Rapids Grab Saturday Wins; Caps and Sounders Draw In Cascadia Cup Clash; Goose Eggs For RSL and Hoops

Six games were played in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

At Harrison, New Jersey:

Maximiliano Urruti scored twice (45', 74') as the Portland Timbers came back from behind to upend the New York Red Bulls 2-1 for their first road victory of the season, extending their unbeaten streak to five games.

At Vancouver, British Columbia:

Chad Barrett (36) and Gonzalo Pineda (PK-82') each delivered a goal as the Seattle Sounders gained a 2-2 Cascadia Cup road draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps, whose tallies came courtesy of Erik Hurtado (39') and Gershon Koffie (66').

At Columbus, Ohio:

Ethan Finlay (10') and Jairo Obando Arrieta (25') produced the goals that carried the Columbus Crew to a 2-0 home blanking of the Chicago Fire.

At Foxborough, Massachusetts:

Diego Fagundez scored the winning goal in the 77th minute as the New England Revolution grabbed their fifth straight victory, 2-1 over visiting DC United.

At Commerce City, Colorado:

Dillon Powers scored twice (PK-5', 84') as the Colorado Rapids dominated the visiting Montreal Impact 4-1.

At Sandy, Utah:

Real Salt Lake and visiting FC Dallas battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

CAF Champions League: Zamalek, Al-Ahli Benghazi Rack Up Saturday Wins

Group-stage action in the CAF Champions League resumed on Saturday with two games.

Group A:

At Cairo:

Mohamed Abdul Shafy scored the winning goal in the 81st minute as Zamalek defeated visiting Al-Hilal Omdurman 2-1.



Group B:

At Omdurman, Sudan:

In a match played in Sudan due to security issues in Libya, Edward Sadomba (4'), Farag Mbarak (12'), and Moses Orkuma (44') each delivered a first-half goal as Libya's Al-Ahli Benghazi defeated visiting Esperance ST 3-1.

AFTER TYING GAME LATE IN REGULATION, GALACTICOS ERUPT FOR THREE OT GOALS TO FINISH OFF MATTRESS MAKERS, WIN TENTH EUROPEAN CLUB TITLE (FIRST SINCE 2002)

At Lisbon, Portugal:

After Sergio Ramos delivered the equalizer in second-half stoppage time (90'+3), Real Madrid, with Garreth Bale (110', that's him here, celebrating), Marcelo (118'), and Cristiano Ronaldo (PK-120') each delivering an overtime goal, defeated Atletico Madrid 4-1 in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final.  This victory---in the first European Cup final to feature two teams from the same city---game Los Galacticos their tenth European club championship (their first since 2002), more than any other club.  Real Madrid will play in December's FIFA Club World Cup, which is slated to be played in Morocco.

Reuters photo

MLS: SKC, Reds Battle To 2-2 Draw In Kansas

At Kansas City, Kansas:

In the lone Friday Major League Soccer contest, Luke Moore (67') and Bradley Orr (90'+1) each scored a goal to carry 10-man Toronto FC to a 2-2 road draw with Sporting Kansas City, both of whose goals came courtesy of Dom Dwyer (47', PK-84'), who now leads all of MLS in goal scoring with ten.

MLS: DC United, Galaxy Rack Up Wednesday Wins

Two games were played on Wednesday in Major League Soccer.

At Washington:

Chris Rolfe (28') and Fabian Espindola (63') each delivered a goal as DC United blanked the visiting Houston Dynamo 2-0.  The hosts now have 18 points on the season, two more than they garnered all last season while currently sitting in second place in the Eastern Conference.

At Carson, California:

Robbie Keane (24') and Gyasi Zardes (44') provided the scoring as the Los Angeles Galaxy held off visiting FC Dallas 2-1.

MLS: Mike Magee Converts Two Spot Kicks As Fire Knock Off SKC

At Bridgeview, Illinois:

In the lone Sunday Major League Soccer contest, Mike Magee converted a pair of penalty kicks (7', 15') as the Chicago Fire held off visiting Sporting Kansas City 2-1.



MLS STANDINGS:



EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1. New England (GP: 11; GD: +6; PTS: 20)
2. Kansas City (GP: 11; GD: +6; PTS: 17)
3. Houston (GP: 12; GD: -3; PTS: 17)
4. DC United (GP: 10; GD: +2; PTS: 15)
5. New York (GP: 12; GD: -1; PTS: 14)
6. Columbus (GP: 11; GD: -1; PTS: 13)
7. Toronto FC (GP: 8; GD: 0; PTS: 12)
8. Chicago (GP: 10; GD: 0; PTS: 12)
9. Philadelphia (GP: 13; GD: -5; PTS: 11)
10. Montreal (GP: 10; GD: -10; PTS: 7)



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1. Seattle (GP: 12; GD: +4; PTS: 25)
2. Real Salt Lake (GP: 11; GD: +10; PTS: 23)
3. FC Dallas (GP: 12; GD: +1; PTS: 17)
4. Vancouver (GP: 10; GD: +4; PTS: 16)
5. Colorado (GP: 11; GD: _2; PTS: 15)
6. San Jose (GP: 10; GD: -2; PTS: 10)
7. Chivas USA (GP: 11; GD: -7; PTS: 10)
8. Portland (GP: 11; GD: -3; PTS: 10)
9. Los Angeles (GP: 8; GD: +1; PTS: 9)

CAF Champions League

Two games were played in CAF Champions League group-stage action.

Group A:

At Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Emmanuel Ngudikana scored the winning goal in the 80th minute as AS Vita Club defeated visiting Zamalek 2-1.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. AS Vita Club (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Al-Hilal (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Zamalek (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. TP Mazembe (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)



Group B:

At Sfax, Tunisia:

Taha Yassine Khenissi (15'), Moumoud Ben Salah (34'), and Ghazi Challouf (86') delivered the goals as CS Sfaxien defeated visiting Al-Ahly Benghazi 3-1.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. CS Sfaxien (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. ES Setif (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Esperance ST (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Al-Ahly Benghazi (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

MAKE IT SIX OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CROWNS FOR AUCKLAND CITY

At Auckland, New Zealand:

Ryan DeVries (67') and Emiliano Tade (87') delivered the goals on Sunday as Auckland City came from behind to overtake visiting Amicale FC 2-1 in the second game of the two-match OFC Champions League final and clinched their sixth tournament championship, 3-2 on aggregate.  Auckland City will play in December's FIFA Club World Cup, set to be played in Morocco.

MLS: Reds, Revs, Dynamo, RSL, Sounders Grab Wins On Three-Draw Saturday

Eight games were contested in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

At Toronto:

Jermain Defoe (12') and Luke Moore (90'+5) each scored a goal as Toronto FC blanked the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-0.

At Washington:

Eddie Johnson's equalizer in the 84th minute---his first goal for his new team----lifted DC United to a 1-1 home draw with the Montreal Impact, whose tally came in the 56th minute from Jack McInerney.

At Chester, Pennsylvania:

Five different goal scorers each tallied once, with Chris Tierney scoring the game winner in the 57th minute as the New England Revolution outlasted the Philadelphia Union 5-3 on the road.

At Frisco, Texas:

Fabian Castillo's equalizer in the 83rd minute enabled FC Dallas to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Chivas USA.  Marco Delgado scored in the 60th minute for the Goats.

At Houston:

Giles Barnes scored the only goal of the match in the 61st minute as the Houston Dynamo knocked off the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0.

At Sandy, Utah:

Javier Morales delivered the winning goal in the 51st minute with his successfully-converted penalty kick as Real Salt Lake held off the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-1.

At Seattle:

Obafemi Martins scored the only goal of the match in the eighth minute as the Seattle Sounders defeated the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 1-0.

At Portland, Oregon:

Gaston Fernandez delivered the equalizer in the 85th minute as the Portland Timbers, who finished the contest with ten men, gained a 3-3 home draw with the Columbus Crew to stretch their unbeaten home MLS run to 22 games tied for third longest in league history.  Maximiliano Urrut (5') and Will Johnson (80') scored the Timbers' other goals.  Federico Higuain (14', PK-45') and Ethan Finlay (81') delivered the goals for the visiting Crew.

BAYERN SCORE TWICE IN OT TO SECURE GERMAN CUP CROWN

At Berlin:

After 90 minutes of scoreless regulation on Saturday, Arjen Robben (107') and Thomas Muller (120'+3) delivered the goals in overtime as Bayern Munich defeated Borussua Dortmund 2-0 to win the final of the German Cup tournament and their fourth piece of silverware this season.

CAF Champions League: ES Setif Knock Off Esperance ST On Road

At Rades, Tunisia:

In the lone Saturday CAF Champions League group-stage contest, El Hadi Belameiri scored the winning goal in the 48th minute as ES Setif defeated Esperance ST 2-1 on the road in Group B action.

GUNNERS ERASE TWO-GOAL DEFICIT, UPEND TIGERS IN OT TO WIN FA CUP

At London:
 
Aaron Ramsey scored the winning goal in overtime (109', that's him celebrating afterward) as Arsenal came back from two goals behind to defeat Hull City 3-2 on Saturday at Wembley Stadium to win England's FA Cup championship.  The Tigers held an early two-goal lead after scores by James Chester (4') and Curtis Davies (8'), but the Gunners battled back as Santi Cazorla (17') and Laurent Koscielny (71') delivered for Arsenal to set up 30 minutes of overtime and Aaron Ramsey's game winner.  For the Gunners, it is their eleventh FA Cup title, their first since 2005.  With the Gunners having qualified for the playoff round for a group-stage berth in next season's UEFA Champions League, Everton, who finished fifth in the English Premier League for the season just concluded will play in the Europa League's group stage. Tottenham Hotspur, who finished sixth in the Premier League, and Hull City, who finished 16th in the league but finished runners-up in the FA Cup tournament, will play in the Europa League's third qualifying round.

Photo from ESPN FC website

CAF Champions League:

At Khartoum, Sudan:

Salah Al Jizoli scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute as Al-Hilal Omdurman defeated visiting TP Mazembe 1-0 in Group A play on Friday as group-stage action in the CAF Champions League commenced.

Copa Libertadores: Club Bolivar, Defensor Sporting Advance To Semifinals

The quarterfinal round of the Copa Libertadores concluded on Thursday with two games.

At La Paz, Bolivia:

Juan Carlos Arce scored the only goal of the match in the 87th minute as Club Bolivar defeated visiting Lanus 1-0 in game two and won their two-match series with the Argentinian club 2-1 on aggregate.

At Montevideo, Uruguay:

Nicolas Olivera scored the only goal of the match in the 88th minute as Defensor Sporting defeated visiting Atletico Nacional 1-0 in game two and won their two-match series with the Colombian club 3-0 on aggregate.


Here are the match-ups for the semifinal round, with the game-one hosts listed first:

Each series will start on July 22-24 with the return contests on July 29-31.

Club Nacional (Paraguay) vs. Defensor Sporting

San Lorenzo vs. Club Bolivar

US Open Cup

22 of the 23 originally-scheduled Lamar Hunt US Open Cup second-round matches were played on Wednesday.

At Lake Mary, Florida:

The Orlando City Under 23s (PDL) knocked off visiting Jacksonville United (NPSL) 2-1, thanks to goals from Tyler Blackwood (30') and Casey Caronis (OG-58').

At Buffalo Grove, Illinois:

The Dayton Dutch Lions (USL Pro), with goals courtesy of Eli Garner (36') and Jesjua Angoy-Cryuff (70'),  blanked homestanding FC Shwaben AC (USASA) 2-0.

At Catonsville, Maryland:

Mamadou Kansaye (15'), Austin Martz (22'), Brandon Allen (62'), and Brian Graham (84') each delivered a goal as the Baltimore Bohemians (PDL) dominated visiting Icon FC from Montville, New Jersey (USASA) 4-1.

At Pittsburgh:

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Pro) bested the visiting New York Red Bulls' developmental squad (NPSL) 3-1.  Kevin Kerr (10'), Jose Angulo (68'), and Rob Vincent (81') each delivered a goal for the hosts.

At Ocean City, New Jersey:

Maspeth, New York's Greek American AA (USASA) knocked off the Ocean City Nor'easters (PDL) 2-0 on the road.

At Reading, Pennsylvania:

Reading United (PDL) dominated the visiting GBFC Thunder from Binghamton, New York (NPSL) 5-2.

At Richmond, Virginia:

In a battle of local-area clubs, the Richmond Kickers (USL Pro) demolished home-standing RVA FC (NPSL) 6-1.

At Charlotte, North Carolina:

The Charlotte Eagles (USL Pro) defeated the visiting Carolina Dynamo (PDL) 3-1.
At Whitehall, Pennsylvania:

The Harrisburg City Islanders (USL Pro) made mince meat of the homestanding FC Sonic Lehigh Valley (NPSL) 4-0.

At Pontiac, Michigan:

RWB Adria (USASA) knocked off the hosts Michigan Bucks (PDL) 1-0 in overtime.

At Lake Mary, Florida:

Orlando City (USL Pro) dominated the visiting Ocala Stampede (PDL) 4-1.

At Charleston, South Carolina:

The Charleston Battery (USL Pro) demolished the Panama City Beach Pirates (PDL) 4-0.

At Chattanooga, Tennessee:

Chattanooga FC (NPSL), with Luke Winter scoring twice (21', 62'), knocked off the visiting Wilmington Hammerheads (USL Pro) 3-1.

At Rochester, New York:

The Rochester Rhinos (USL Pro) defeated the visiting Western Mass Pioneers (PDL) 2-1 in overtime.

At Newark, New Jersey:

The visiting Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) knocked off the Jersey Express (PDL) 4-2.

At Tulsa, Oklahoma:

In a Sooner State Derby, Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL Pro) defeated the homestanding Tulsa Athletics (NPSL)

At West Des Moines, Iowa:

The Des Moines Menace (PDL) dominated the visiting Real Colorado Foxes (PDL) 3-0.

At Austin, Texas:

After a 4-4 deadlock through 120 minutes, the NTX Rayados (USASA) won the penalty-kick shootout 4-2 over the homestanding Austin Aztex (PDL).

At Fresno, California:

The Fresno Fuego (PDL) knocked off the visiting Orange County Blues (USL Pro) 2-0.

At Laredo, Texas:

The Laredo Heat (PDL) defeated visiting Red Force FC (USASA) 2-1.

At Sacramento, California:

Sacramento Republic FC (USL Pro) outlasted the visiting Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 2-1.

At San Diego:

The San Diego Flash (NPSL) forfeited their scheduled match againt PSA Elite (USASA) due to stadium unavailability.

At Carson, California:

Travis Bowen scored twice during a three-minute stretch in the first half (30', 33') as the Los Angeles Galaxy II (USL Pro) demolished visiting Cal FC (USASA) 6-1.



Match-ups for the third round, with all games slated to be played on May 28.  It is in the third round that we start seeing US-based North American Soccer League clubs in action, with the NASL being the second level of soccer in the United States.  The hosts are listed first.

At Rochester, New York:

Rochester Rhinos (USL Pro) vs. Reading United AC (PDL)

At Queens, New York:

New York Cosmos (NASL) vs. Brooklyn Italians (NPSL)

At Richmond, Virginia:

Richmond Kicers (USL Pro) vs Greek American AA (USASA)

At Towson, Maryland:

Baltimore Bohemians (PDL) vs. Harrisburg City Islanders (USL Pro)

At Pittsburgh:

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Pro) vs RWB Adria (USASA)

At Indianapolis:

Indy Eleven (NASL) vs. Dayton Dutch Lions (USL Pro)

At Cary, North Carolina:

Carolina Railhawks (NASL) vs. Charlotte Eagles (USL Pro)

At Chattanooga, Tennessee:

Chattanooga FC (NPSL) vs. Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)

At Charleston, South Carolina:

Charleston Battery (USL Pro) vs. Orlando City U23s (PDL)

At Kissimmee, Florida:

Orlando City (USL Pro) vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)

At Fort Lauderdale, Florida:

Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) vs. Laredo Heat (PDL)

At San Antonio, Texas:

San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) vs. NTX Rayados (USASA)

At West Des Moines, Iowa:

Des Moines Menace (PDL) vs. Minnesota United FC (NASL)

The hosts for the match between Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL Pro) and Arizona Republic SC (USL Pro) is still to be determined.

At Sacramento, California:

Sacramento United FC (USL Pro) vs. Fresno Fuego (PDL)

At Carson, California:

Los Angeles Galaxy II (USL Pro) vs. PSA Elite (USASA)

Amway Canadian Championship: Impact Shake Off Game-One Defeat, Oust Eddies

The semifinal round of the Amway Canadian Championship concluded on Wednesday with two games.

At Montreal:

Goals from Jack McInerney (10', 17'), Jeb Brovsky (47'), and Patrice Bernier (PK-90'+5, which proved to be the series winner) enabled the Montreal Impact to bounce back from their 2-1 game-one road defeat of last week and post a 4-2 game-two home win over FC Edmonton, enabling the Impact to defeat the NASL club 5-4 on aggregate and advance to the two-match final.

At Vancouver, British Columbia:

After the Vancouver Whitecaps, with Erik Hurtado (43') and Pedro Morales (PK-86') each scoring a goal, took game two of their two-match series with Toronto FC 2-1 at home, thus deadlocking the series at 3-3 on aggregate, the series went through 30 scoreless minutes of overtime, then, in the penalty-kick shootout, Bradley Orr, Luke Moore, Dwayne De Rosario, Michael Bradley, and Issey Nakajima-Farran all converted their spot kicks and the visiting Reds won the shootout 5-3 to advance to the final against Montreal.

Copa Libertadores: San Lorenzo, Club Nacional of Paraguay Advance To Semifinals

The quarterfinal round in the Copa Libertadores resumed with two Wednesday contests.

At Buenos Aires:

A 0-0 game-two road draw with Arsenal de Sarandi was good enough for Club Nacional as the Paraguayan club won their two-match series 1-0 on aggregate.

At Belo Horizonte, Brazil:

Ignacio Piatti scored in the ninth minute as San Lorenzo gained a game-two 1-1 road draw with Cruzeiro and ousted the Brazilian club 2-1 on aggregate.

MLS: Philly Knock Off SKC On Road

At Kansas City, Kansas:

In the lone Wednesday Major League Soccer contest, Danny Cruz (49') and Cristian Maidana (81') each scored a goal as the Philadelphia Union upended home-standing Sporting Kansas City 2-1, ending a nine-match winless run.

AFTER 120 SCORELESS MINUTES, BATHTUBS DEFEAT EAGLES IN PK SHOOTOUT TO CAPTURE THIRD EUROPA LEAGUE CROWN

At Turin, Italy:

After a scoreless regulation followed by 30 minutes of scoreless overtime, Carlos Bacca, Stephane Mbia, Coke, and Kevin Gameiro all converted their spot kicks as Sevilla won the penalty-kick shootout 4-2 over SL Benfica on Wednesday and won their third Europa League title.  Here are the happy Bathtubs, celebrating after their victory, complete with the Europa League Trophy.

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AFC Champions League: Western Sydney, FC Seoul, Al-Sadd Advance On Away Goals; Easy Advance For Al-Hilal

Four games were played on Wednesday as the Round-of-16 in the AFC Champions League concluded.

At Sydney, Australia:

Shannon Cole (55') and Brendon Santalab (85') each delivered a goal as the Western Sydney Wanderers recovered from the series-opening 3-1 road defeat with a 2-0 game-two home win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and with the aggregate score at 3-3, advanced on away goals.

At Seoul, South Korea:

Sergio Escudero scored what proved to be the series-winning goal in the eighth minute as FC Seoul, despite dropping a 2-1 game-two home decision to Kawasaki Frontale, still advanced on away goals with the aggregate score at 4-4.

At Ahvaz, Iran:

Nadir Belhadj (16') and Khalfan Ibrahim (29') provided the scoring in the first half-hour as Al-Sadd gained a 2-2 game-two road draw with Foolad and advanced on away goals with the aggregate score at 2-2.

At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

Yasser Al Qahtani (20'), Nasser Al Shamrani (47', he had a hand in all three goals as he assisted on the other tallies), and Salem Al Dawsari (58') each delivered a goal as Al-Hilal dominated visiting Bunyodkor 3-0 in game two and won their two-match series with the Uzbek club 4-0 on aggregate.

US Open Cup: Timbers Under 23s Blow Two-Goal Lead, Fall At Home

At Portland, Oregon:

In the lone Tuesday contest from the second round of the US Open Cup, Kadeem Dacres (84'), London Woodberry (88'), and Daniel Altunez (90'+) each scored a goal in the final ten or so minutes as the visiting Arizona United Soccer Club (United Soccer Leagues' Pro League, which is in the third level of American soccer) erased a two-goal deficit and knocked off the Portland Timbers U23s (USL PDL) 3-2.

AFC Champions League: Pohang Steelers, Guangzhou Evergrande, Al-Ain, Al-Ittihad Advance To Quarterfinals

Four games were played on Tuesday as the second half of the AFC Champions League's Round-of-16 commenced.

At Pohang, South Korea:

Kim Seung-dae scored the only goal of the match in the sixth minute as Pohang Steelers blanked visiting Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-0 in game two of their two-match series and took out their fellow South Korean club 3-1 on aggregate.

At Guangzhou, China:

Despite a 1-0 game-two home defeat, Guangzhou Evergrande still ousted Japan's Cerezo Osaka 5-2 on aggregate.

At Al Ain, United Arab Emirates:

Asamoah Gyan scored twice (61', 81') as Al-Ain handed visiting Al-Jazira a second 2-1 defeat and won their all-Emirates series 4-2 on aggregate.

At Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

Fahad Al-Muwallad scored twice (72', 90'+1) as Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Shabab 3-1 on the road in game two and took out their fellow Saudi club 4-1 on aggregate.

Big Deal For MLS

Major League Soccer and US Soccer on Monday signed an eight-year TV and media rights deal with ESPN, Fox Sports and Univision.

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen..........

Here's the 30-man preliminary US World Cup roster, as chosen on Monday by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.  Sorry, E.J.

ML:S: Stoppage-Time Heroics Enable Timbers To Salvage Home Draw With Galaxy; Revs Crush Visiting Sounders; Goats Knock Off Rapids At Colorado; RSL Top Dynamo In Houston

Four games were played on Sunday in Major League Soccer.

At Portland, Oregon:

Diego Valeri's equalizer in the final scheduled minute of second-half stoppage time (90'+5) lifted the Portland Timbers to a 1-1 home draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy.  The tying goal came three minutes after Robbie Kean's tally had put the visiting Galaxy in front.

At Commerce City, Colorado:

Marvin Chavez scored twice in the second half (67', 76') as Chivas USA knocked off the Colorado Rapids 3-1 on the road.

At Foxborough, Massachusetts:

Diego Fagundez scored twice in the first half (29', 41') as the New England Revolution scored four goals in the opening 45 minutes en route to a 5-0 home demolition of the Seattle Sounders.

At Houston:

Javier Morales delivered a hat trick (1', 19', PK-89') as Real Salt Lake manhandled the Houston Dynamo 5-2 on the road.



MLS STANDINGS:



EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1. Kansas City (GP: 9; GD: +8; PTS: 17)
2. New England (GP: 10; GD: +4; PTS: 17)
3. DC United (GP: 9; GD: +2; PTS: 14)
4. Houston (GP: 11; GD: -4; PTS: 14)
5. New York (GP: 11; GD: +1; PTS: 14)
6. Columbus (GP: 10; GD: -1; PTS: 12)
7. Toronto FC (GP: 7; GD: -2; PTS: 9)
8. Chicago (GP: 9; GD: -1; PTS: 9)
9. Philadelphia (GP: 11; GD: -4; PTS: 8)
10. Montreal (GP: 9; GD: -10; PTS: 6)



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1. Seattle (GP: 11; GD: +3; PTS: 22)
2. Real Salt Lake (GP: 10; GD: +9; PTS: 20)
3. FC Dallas (GP: 11; GD: +1; PTS: 16)
4. Vancouver (GP: 10; GD: +4; PTS: 16)
5. Colorado (GP: 10; GD: -1; PTS: 15)
6. San Jose (GP: 9; GD: -1; PTS: 10)
7. Los Angeles (GP: 7; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
8. Chivas USA (GP: 10; GD: -7; PTS: 9)
9. Porland (GP: 10; GD: -3; PTS: 9)