MLS 2009: Week 7 Recap

New England vs Houston
FOXBOROUGH, MA — Forget about that winless regular-season record against the New England Revolution and the poor record on artificial surfaces. The Houston Dynamo pushed those demons aside with a comprehensive 2-0 victory against the Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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DC United vs Dallas
WASHINGTON, DC — As they have on countless occasions over the past 13 years, D.C. United rode the goalscoring prowess of Jaime Moreno to a well-deserved 2-1 win against FC Dallas in damp conditions at RFK Stadium on Saturday night.
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Chicago vs Seattle
BRIDGEVIEW, IL — After gaining a man advantage for most of the second half, and after taking a lead in the 68th minute on a goal by Marco Pappa, the Fire gave up a corner kick tally in the 74th minute to Tyrone Marshall and had to settle for their fourth consecutive draw, a 1-1 tie with Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday at Toyota Park.
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Colorado vs Salt Lake
COMMERCE CITY, CO — With six months of long memories motivating the Colorado Rapids, they broke out early against Real Salt Lake in the first meeting of the Rocky Mountain Cup in 2009, getting a first-half goal from Nick LaBrocca and a second-half strike from Kosuke Kimura to defeat a 10-man Real Salt Lake 2-0 Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
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San Jose vs Chivas USA
SANTA CLARA, CA — Zach Thornton got his league leading fifth shutout of the season as Chivas USA rode a Justin Braun goal to a 1-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium.
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Los Angeles vs New York
CARSON, CA — It took five games, with four of those ending in frustrating ties, before the Los Angeles Galaxy finally enjoyed the satisfaction of their first victory of the season.
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