MLS 2009: Week 19 Recap

Seattle vs Chicago
SEATTLE, WA — Red cards to Freddie Ljungberg and John Thorrington took the steam out of a back and forth game as Seattle and Chicago settled for a 0-0 draw at Qwest Field. The ejections came within five minutes of one another in the 54th and 59th minutes, leaving both teams to play on with only 10 men.
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Houston vs New England
HOUSTON, TX — Kheli Dube scored in the 76th minute and the New England Revolution held on for a 1-0 win against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday at Robertson Stadium to extend their unbeaten streak to three games.
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Kansas City vs Los Angeles
KANSAS CITY, KA — Claudio Lopez scored perhaps the most exciting goal in Major League Soccer this season in the 26th minute to stake the Kansas City Wizards to an early lead before Landon Donovan and David Beckham connected on a game-tying goal seven minutes later for the Los Angeles Galaxy to force a 1-1 draw Saturday in front of a CommunityAmerica Ballpark capacity crowd and a national television audience.
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Colorado vs New York
COMMERCE CITY, CO — The Colorado Rapids continued their goalscoring rampage against the New York Red Bulls, rolling to a 4-0 victory Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
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San Jose vs DC United
SANTA CLARA, CA — Not much has gone the San Jose Earthquakes’ way this season, but in a game that had its share of crazy bounces, a brave fightback by the Quakes saw them earn a 2-2 draw with DC United.
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Salt Lake vs Dallas
SANDY, UT — A pair of quick first-half goals by FC Dallas seemed to put Real Salt Lake squarely on the ropes in their quest to get back into the playoff picture. But Real Salt Lake scored four goals — two from halftime substitute Yura Movsisyan — for a 4-2 victory Friday at Rio Tinto Stadium.
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