MLS 2009: Week 11 Recap

Chicago vs Dallas
BRIDGEVIEW, IL — If there’s any team who has the Chicago Fire’s number year in and year out, it’s FC Dallas. Despite sitting toward the bottom of both the Western Conference and MLS overall standings, FC Dallas found a way to turn up the attack and shut down Chicago on Sunday, handing the Eastern Conference leaders their first loss of the season in a 3-0 result at Toyota Park.
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New England vs DC United
FOXBOROUGH, MA — Steve Ralston’s 90th-minute penalty kick gave the New England Revolution a 2-1 win against DC United at Gillette Stadium.
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New York vs Colorado
E. RUTHERFORD, NJ — Conor Casey continued his dominance of the New York Red Bulls and Mehdi Ballouchy added a penalty kick on the hour mark to lead the Colorado Rapids to a 3-2 win against the Red Bulls Saturday night at Giants Stadium.
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San Jose vs Salt Lake
SANTA CLARA, CA — San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Arturo Alvarez has scored some highlight reel goals in his MLS career. It’s likely that none were any sweeter than his 63rd-minute blast on Saturday, which proved to be the game-winner in the team’s streak-busting 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake at Buck Shaw Stadium.
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Seattle vs Columbus
SEATTLE, WA — After a blazing start to open the season, Seattle Sounders FC played to a fifth consecutive tie Saturday, ending in a 1-1 draw against the Columbus Crew at Qwest Field.
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Los Angeles vs Kansas City
CARSON, CA — The Los Angeles Galaxy scored another late equalizer and overcame a red card to tie the Kansas City Wizards 1-1 at The Home Depot Center on Saturday. The tie was inched the Galaxy’s record to 1-1-9 as the club extended its unbeaten streak to nine games.
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Chivas USA vs Chicago
CARSON, CA — A penalty kick from Cuauhtémoc Blanco five minutes into second-half stoppage time, his second of the game, was the difference as the Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Fire extended their unbeaten streak to 11 games on Thursday night, beating league-leaders Chivas USA 3-2 at The Home Depot Center.
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Columbus vs San Jose
COLUMBUS, OH — Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half and the Columbus Crew held on for a 2-1 victory against the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday at Crew Stadium to extend streaks for both teams.
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