Coming off a victory over tough Mexican league club, Tigres UANL, Seattle advanced to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. Djimi Traore and DeAndre Yedlin both had amazing, distance goals in the last match; Traore’s goal was world-class and floated around the Internet as a top goal for the week. Saturday night was no different as the Sounders and Timbers both used great goals to settle the score, finishing with a 1-1 draw. Seattle and Portland are longtime rivals. This
Eddie Johnson scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 89th minute, as Sounders FC defeated Chivas USA, 2-1, Saturday afternoon at CenturyLink Field. The brace gives Johnson 13 goals on the season, the best single-season scoring output in franchise history. The Chivas scored an early goal to put pressure on the Seattle defense to remain strong and on the offense to produce points. Johnson scored a sneaky header from a free kick at the half hour mark. Chivas keeper Dan Kennedy
The Austin Aztex defeated the Carolina RailHawks last night in front of a 4,000 plus crowd. After trailing by one in the first twenty minutes, the Aztex eventually fought back to achieve a victory of 3-2. Fresh off their goalless defeat last weekend against Puerto Rico, Eddie Johnson, Yohance Marshall and Randi Patterson all netted one for the Aztex. Aztex Head Coach Adrian Heath praised his team’s performance and the determination they displayed: “Not only were the goals great, but
The Austin Aztex won 3-1 at House Park against Miami FC Saturday night as Eddie Johnson, Lawrence Olum and newcomer Kendall McFayden all entered the scoring sheet. However, despite the score line, the Aztex missed many scoring opportunities and were lucky to walk away with a two goal lead. Aztex Head Coach Adrian Heath voiced his discontent with his team’s performance: “I thought we were very wasteful in the first half. To be honest, I’m a little bit disappointed with us
Rookie forward Kendall McFayden’s goal in stoppage time in his first ever league game sealed a 3-1 victory for the Austin Aztex over rival Miami FC tonight at House Park. With the fourth victory, the Aztex won the “Battle for the Willie Nelson Guitar” – a rivalry trophy that was created this year and handed out to the winner of the season series. The first half saw both teams able to create numerous goal scoring opportunities but only the Aztex were able