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denime
07-19-2009, 06:23 AM
Mornin'


Late Houston goal a bitter pill for Toronto FC
'When I'm playing at home, I'm playing to win,' says De Rosario
Daniel Girard
It was billed as a clash of conference leaders.
It was anything but.
Toronto FC and the Houston Dynamo played to a 1-1 draw before a sellout crowd of 20,172 at BMO Field yesterday in a scrappy game which felt like a loss to the home side.
"It was two average teams on the day," TFC coach Chris Cummins said in summary.

Read More (http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/article/668550%5DRead%20More%5B/url%5D%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%5BB%5D%5BSIZE=5%5DDynamo%20salvage%20draw%2 0against%20TFC%20%5B/SIZE%5D%5B/B%5D%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%20Paul%20Attfield%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%20Right%20up%20until%20Bobby%20Boswell%20bu ndled%20in%20the%20Houston%20Dynamo%E2%80%99s%20ty ing%20goal%20with%20just%2015%20minutes%20left%20o n%20the%20clock,%20Toronto%20FC%E2%80%99s%20Dwayne %20De%20Rosario%20had%20looked%20firmly%20on%20cou rse%20to%20avenge%20the%20humiliation%20he%20suffe red%20in%20Texas%20during%20his%20first%20encounte r%20with%20his%20former%20team.%20%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%3Cbr%20/%3E%0A%5Burl=%22http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/dynamo-salvage-draw-against-tfc/article1223623/)



Houston ties TFC with 2nd-half goal
CBC.ca
t's a measure of how much Toronto FC's confidence has grown lately in the MLS that they were a little disappointed with how Saturday's match turned out. Up against league-leading Houston Dynamo — a team that humiliated the Reds 3-0 on May 30 — TFC came up with a solid effort this time for a 1-1 draw.
They had hoped for more.

Read More (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/07/18/torontofc-houston.html)



TFC settle for Dynamo draw
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO -- Toronto FC coach Chris Cummins chose to look at the positive side of his team's 1-1 draw with Houston.
Defender Bobby Boswell scored the tying goal in the 75th minute as the Dynamo rallied to earn the tie Saturday at BMO Field.
"We didn't play anywhere near the standard we know we can," Cummins said.

Read More (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/07/18/tfc_dynamo/)



The point is: Dynamo draw not enough for DeRo
By FRANK ZICARELLI (frank.zicarelli@sunmedia.ca)
Dwayne De Rosario had some pointed words on a day when all Toronto FC could muster was a point.
The point De Rosario was stressing involved the need to capitalize on an opportunity by taking advantage of a visiting opponent that was playing short-handed.
Despite scoring TFC's lone goal against his former Houston Dynamo side in yesterday's 1-1 draw, the man known as DeRo was as disappointed as many of the 20,172 fans who couldn't buy a beer at BMO Field, the price of having one's privileges revoked in the wake of a past liquor infraction.

Read More (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2009/07/19/10184456-sun.html)



Toronto 1-1 Houston: Boswell hits equalizer
TORONTO -- Houston defender Bobby Boswell scored the tying goal in the 75th minute as the Dynamo rallied to a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday.Boswell, sent in alone on a pass from midfielder Geoff Cameron, was foiled on his first attempt by goalie Stefan Frei, but the ball came loose. Boswell then buried a shot for his third goal of the season.Houston (9-4-5) improved the MLS' best record.Toronto (7-6-5) took the lead in the 38th as fullback Marvell Wynne, pushing forward, made a pass that sent Dwayne DeRosario in alone on goalie Pat Onstad. DeRosario scored his team-leading sixth of the season.

Read More (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=261947&cc=5901)


Toronto FC far from satisfied with draw
By Mark Polishuk
TORONTO -- On paper, a draw against the league's top side is a good result. On the BMO Field pitch, however, Toronto FC were far from satisfied from their 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday afternoon. "It was very frustrating," said midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. "There were some parts in the game when it seemed like we were just sitting back, waiting to get scored on. Is a tie a good result? Maybe given how we played, but it's not good enough."

Read More (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090718&content_id=5926616&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)



'Phantom call' finishes Canada off
Controversial penalty gives Hondurans a trip to Chicago to face U.S. in semifinal action
Douglas B. McIntyre
PHILADELPHIA – Canada's impressive Gold Cup run came to an abrupt end with a 1-0 loss to Honduras in the quarter-finals last night. And as was the case in the Canadians' semifinal ouster against the United States in 2007, much of the talk afterward centred on a controversial officiating decision.

Read More (http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/article/668551)



Penalty sinks Canada at Gold Cup
Don Gelston
Walter Martinez helped Honduras temporarily put aside thoughts of the political turmoil in its country with a goal in the 36th minute of the first half to beat Canada 1-0 and advance into the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final.
Honduras (3-1) will play the winner of the game between the United States and Panama. The second game of the doubleheader is Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field, the home of the NFL’s Eagles.

Read More (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/penalty-sinks-canada-at-gold-cup/article1223692/)



Canada ousted from Gold Cup with 1-0 loss
CBC.ca
Another controversial officiating decision turns into another disappointing loss for Canada.
It's becoming a refrain — one Canada's players are tired of hearing.
A penalty call by Salvadoran referee Joel Aguilar in the first half of the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal on a phantom interference in the penalty area gift-wrapped an early advantage for the Hondurans.

Read More (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/07/18/sp-hond-can.html)


Controversial kick costs Canada
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PHILADELPHIA -- Once again, Canada is leaving the Gold Cup with a bad taste in its mouth.
The Canadians were beaten 1-0 on Saturday by Honduras, the victims of a controversial penalty call in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF men's soccer championship at Lincoln Financial Field.

Read More (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2009/07/18/canada_honduras/)



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manic.street.preacher
07-19-2009, 07:33 AM
g'mornin folks

... lots of 'news' today i guess ...

DOMIN8R
07-19-2009, 07:52 AM
Cooper penalty fires Gold Cup salvo back at Blatter from US

http://www.sportsfeatures.com/index.php?section=olympic-article-view&id=45434
(http://www.sportsfeatures.com/index.php?section=olympic-article-view&title=Cooper)

Toronto Ruffrider
07-19-2009, 09:34 AM
Mornin' D. Thanks as always for the news fix.

rocker
07-19-2009, 09:54 AM
the good news today is that we get Gerba back -- he should be fit and, with some games under his belt, ready to go for TFC... and hopefully JDG will make a decision either way on his future.

London
07-19-2009, 10:10 AM
every eastern team that played won , first to fourth in a few hours.

it is going to be a crazy finish to the season, good thing we play NY in the last game, we might need it

Redcoe15
07-19-2009, 12:04 PM
The awesomeness of today's SSG does not help sooth the bitterness of TFC's home draw and Canada's ouster at the Gold Cup yesterday.

rocker
07-19-2009, 01:02 PM
The awesomeness of today's SSG does not help sooth the bitterness of TFC's home draw and Canada's ouster at the Gold Cup yesterday.

she helps and sooths a bit.. ;) but doesn't make the bitterness go away completely ;)

Yohan
07-19-2009, 02:36 PM
If everyone on the team had same winning mentality as DeRo, TFC would be the league leaders, not Houston

Redcoe15
07-19-2009, 02:43 PM
^^^ Seconded!

Dub Narcotic
07-19-2009, 04:18 PM
Seattle vs. Chelsea video:

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-413-Seattle-Soccer-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Video-Photos--Links-A-day-of-football-as-Sounders-FC-host-Chelsea-FC

Super
07-19-2009, 04:53 PM
How quickly things change. Yesterday we were looking to go top of East, and now we're clinging on to the 8th place and final spot in the play-offs. However, it does look as though there is little push coming from behind us, so we have a bit of breathing room - but not a whole heck of a lot.

denime
07-19-2009, 05:32 PM
Cooper penalty fires Gold Cup salvo back at Blatter from US

http://www.sportsfeatures.com/index.php?section=olympic-article-view&id=45434 (http://www.sportsfeatures.com/index.php?section=olympic-article-view&title=Cooper)




From same article

No matter, the US will now go to Soldier Field, Chicago, on Thursday for a semi-final against Honduras who benefited from a mistaken penalty award of their own to beat Canada 1-0. Paul Staltieri was penalised for handling a shot in the box though the ball had clearly hit not his hand or arm but his head.