Houston Dynamo v. LA Galaxy
October 18, 2009 – Being a Manchester United fan from back in the 80s when I lived in England I took a trip down to Houston to shoot former Manchester United captain David Beckham in a match-up of the top two teams in the MLS Western Conference. It was David Beckham’s first time to play in Houston, so there were lots of photographers, and it was hard to get a good spot to take pictures. The game was a hard fought match that ended in a 0-0 tie.
FC Dallas beats Real Salt Lake
Saturday, August 26, 2009 – Frisco, Texas
FC Dallas continued their good form at home with a 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. Jeff Cunningham scored two goals to move into a tie with Conor Casey atop the Golden Boot standings at 15 goals a piece. This is particularly amazing considering Jeff only had 1 goal midway through the season. Cunningham’s first goal came in the 5th minute with the assist from Dave van den Bergh.
David Ferreira doubled Dallas’ lead in the 10th minute as van den Bergh put a nice ball through the defense to a charging Ferreira. The assist marked van den Bergh’s 10th on the season tying him for 2nd in the MLS and marking his career high.
Cunningham scored again in the 87th minute with a blast from about 25 yards out.
A good performance from FC Dallas from start to finish. The next game is Wednesday at the Cotton Bowl against the New England Revolution.
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- FC Dallas midfielder Andre Rocha
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- RSL's Yura Movsisyan goes up for the header
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- FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty
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- RSL forward Pablo Campos and FC Dallas defender George John
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- FC Dallas' David Ferreira and RSL's Kyle Beckerman
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- FC Dallas defender Jair Benitez
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- Real Salt Lake & US National team midfielder Kyle Beckerman
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- David Ferreira scores past RSL's Nat Borchers
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- FC Dallas' Atiba Harris & RSL's Tony Beltran
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- RSL's Pablo Campos and FC Dallas' George John battle
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- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh & RSL's Tony Beltran
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- FC Dallas goalkeeper Dario Sala saves the shot
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- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh
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- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez & RSL's Tony Beltran
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- FC Dallas' Atiba Harris & RSL's Tony Beltran
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- FC Dallas' Jair Benitez fouls RSL's Kyle Beckerman
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- FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham
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- FC Dallas defender George John
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- RSL's Pablo Campos passes off
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- RSL's Fabian Espindola & Mavin Chavez
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- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh & RSL's Tony Beltran
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- FC Dallas' Jair Benitez closes in in RSL's Kyle Beckerman
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- FC Dallas' David Ferreira & RSL defender Robbie Russell
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- FC Dallas' new signing Heath Pearce and Real Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman
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- RSL defender Chris Wingert tackles Jeff Cunningham
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- FC Dallas' Jair Benitez looks up field
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- FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty
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- FC Dallas lines up a wall after the ref's dubious free kick call
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- FC Dallas' Jeff Cunningham & RSL's Will Johnson
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- RSL forward Yura Movsisyan and FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu
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- In a freak accidnet the ball decapitates both players
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- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez
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- FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu
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- FC Dallas midfielder Eric Avila
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- FC Dallas defender Heath Pearce
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- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez & RSL's Tony Beltran
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- FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu is taken down
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- FC Dallas midfielder Dave van den Bergh and RSL's Clint Mathis
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- FC Dallas defender Heath Pearce shows off FC Dallas' new jersey sponsor
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- RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman and FC Dallas' Daniel Hernandez
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- Jeff Cunningham scores his first goal
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- RSL forward Yura Movsisyan charges past FC Dallas' Heath Pearce
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- RSL's Chris Wingert fouls FC Dallas' Dax McCarty
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- FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu & RSL's Yura Mosvivyan
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- RSL Pablo Campos and Dallas defender George John
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- David Ferreira
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- FC Dallas starting line-up
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- FC Dallas' David Ferreira gets past RSL's Robbie Russell
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- Real Salt Lake's Yura Movsisyan crosses the ball
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- RSL forward Pablo Campos is closed down by the FC Dallas defense
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- FC Dallas midfielder Daniel Hernandez & Dax McCarty
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- RSL forward Robbie Findley's shot slides under FC Dallas defender George John
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- RSL's Pablo Campos' shot is blocked by Ugo Ihemelu
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- FC Dallas midfielders Andre Rocha & Eric Avila
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- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez & RSL's Tony Beltran
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- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh heads the ball
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- RSL forward Fabian Espindola tries to break through the defense
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- David Ferreira receives the pass from van den Bergh
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- RSL forward Robbie Findley
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- FC Dallas defender Heath Pearce
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- FC Dallas midfielder Dave van den Bergh
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- FC Dallas' Atiba Harris & RSL's Tony Beltran
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- Real Salt Lake's Tony Beltran
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- Ugo Ihemelu
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- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez is upended
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- RSL defender Chris Wingert tackles Jeff Cunningham
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- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh
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- FC Dallas' David Ferreira blows past Real Salt Lake's FC Dallas' Tony Beltran
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- Kyle Beckerman & Daniel Hernandez
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- FC Dallas' Jeff Cunningham prepares to receive the pass
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- RSL's Fabian Espindola & FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez
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- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez & RSL's Andy Williams
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- FC Dallas defender Heath Pearce
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- FC Dallas' Dax McCarty
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- Real Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman catches the water bottle
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- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh
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- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh & RSL's Tony Beltran
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- FC Dallas rookie defender George John
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- FC Dallas defender Jair Benitez and RSL forward Yura Movsisyan
FC Dallas beats Houston Dynamo
August 6, 2009 – FC Dallas played in state rivals Houston Dynamo at Pizza Hut Park looking to keep their three game home win streak going. FC Dallas started the match in attack mode looking to build on their 6-0 victory a week earlier against Kansas City.
Jeff Cunningham earned a penalty for being taken down in the box in the 13th minute only to miss wide left. That made Cunningham 1 for 3 in penalty conversions in the last three games. He redeemed himself in the 20th minute with a shot from just outside the box that Houston keeper Brad Onstad was only able to get a finger to as it whizzed past him into the net.
FC Dallas surprisingly continued to dominate play through much of the first half and created a few more opportunities, but were not able to capitalize. Houston’s Brian Ching was subbed out at halftime for Kei Kamara, but the Houston offense was not able to create any real chances in the 2nd half as FC Dallas held on for the victory.
It was FC Dallas’ 4th home victory in a row and only the second time FC Dallas had ever beaten the Houston Dynamo in MLS competition.
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- Houston's Brian Ching and Pat Onstad chat prior to the National Anthem.
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- Houston's Ricardo Clark
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- Houston Dynamo starting 11
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- FC Dallas starting 11
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- FC Dallas midfielder Atiba Harris battles with Houston defender Mike Chabala
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- FC Dallas midfielder Atiba Harris is taken down by Houston defender Mike Chabala
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- Houston & US National team midfielder Ricardo Clark
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- FC Dallas winger Brek Shea and Houston defender Geoff Cameron keep their eyes on the incoming corner kick
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- FC Dallas midfielder Atiba Harris and Houston defender Mike Chabala wrestle for possession.
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- Houston & US National team midfielder Stuart Holden and FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty watch as FC Dallas' Jeff Cunningham readies to take his penalty.
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- FC Dallas striker Jeff Cunningham readies himself to take his penalty in the 13th minute
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- Houston defender Eddie Robinson gives Jeff Cunningham an earful after he missed his penalty attempt
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- FC Dallas midfielder David Ferreira attempts a volley
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- FC Dallas midfielder Atiba Harris shows good balance
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- FC Dallas striker Jeff Cunningham scores in the 20th minute from a shot outside the box.
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- Houston & US National team midfielder Ricardo Clark looks upfield as FC Dallas midfielder Dave van den Bergh closes in.
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- Houston & US National team midfielder Ricardo Clark and FC Dallas midfielder Dave van den Bergh battle for possession.
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- Houston & US National team striker Brian Ching responds to hecklers in the crowd
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- FC Dallas winger Brek Shea prepares to receive the ball as Houston defender Andrew Hainault closes in.
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- Houston Dynamo striker Dominic Oduro and FC Dallas defender Kyle Davies watch the ball.
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- Houston striker Dominic Oduro and FC Dallas defender Kyle Davies battle for possession.
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- Houston & US National team striker Brian Ching passes the ball.
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- Houston & US National team striker Brian Ching looks to dribble past FC Dallas defender Kyle Davies.
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- Houston striker Kei Kamara.
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- FC Dallas captain Pablo Richetti stretches Atiba Harris after Harris collapsed with leg cramps.
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- Houston's Ricardo Clark leaves the field after a disappointing loss.
FC Dallas crushes Kansas City 6-0
FC Dallas crushes Kansas City 6-0
FC Dallas must have been wondering where the offense was going to come from after the sold striker Kenny Cooper to 1860 Munich earlier in the week, but they didn’t have to wait long for an answer. Jeff Cunningham scored the first of his four goals in the 39th minute which was followed three minutes later by the first of David Ferreira’s two goals.
The halftime score was the same as the previous weekend, but in that game FC Dallas conceded four second half goals to lose to the Colorado Rapids. FC Dallas were out to make sure that would not happen again. They dominated play in the second half and got three more goals from Cunningham starting with one from the penalty spot in the 66th minute and then again in the 75th minute and 89th minute and one more from Ferreira in the 78th.
The margin of victory was the largest in club history and the six goals tied for the most in club history. All in all, a dominant performance by FC Dallas.
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- Pablo Richetti poses with a young fan.
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- Jair Benitez
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- Atiba Harris
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- Atiba Harris turns on the Kansas City defender
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- Kansas City goalkeeper Kevin Hartman didn't know what hit him.
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- Aaron Hohlbein looks downfield
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- Brek Shea takes on Aaron Hohlbein
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- Jeff Cunningham passes
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- Atiba Harris & Aaron Hohlbein battle for the header
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- David Ferreira & KC's Santiago Hirsig
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- Dave van den Bergh battles down the wing
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- Dave van den Bergh & KC's Herculez Gomez
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- Atiba Haris & KC's Rauwshan McKenzie prepare for a corner.
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- Kyle Davies dribbles past the attempted tackle of Adam Cristman
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- Kyle Davies defends against KC's Adam Cristman
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- Dax McCarty & KC's Herculez Gomez go for the ball
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- David Ferreira & KC's Davy Arnaud battle for the ball.
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- Dax McCarty breaks down the field
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- Dax McCarty & Adam Cristman battle for the header
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- Dax McCarty & Brek Shea
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- Pablo Richetti looks upfield
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- Dave van den Bergh & Brek Shea celebrate with Jeff Cunningham after his opening goal
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- Cunningham "polishes the boot" of Atiba Harris in celebration after Harris assisted on Cunningham's goal.
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- Jair Benitez looking for someone to pass to.
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- Jair Benitez attempts to save the ball from going out.
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- Brek Shea passes off.
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- David Ferreira celebrates his first half goal.
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- David Ferreira's post goal celebration
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- Dario Sala makes sure everyone is in the right spot.
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- Dax McCarty & KC's Josh Wolff prepare for a corner
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- Daniel Torres plays defense on the right wing
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- Atiba Harris & KC's Matt Besler go up for the header
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- Jeff Cunningham takes the penalty
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- Jeff Cunningham celebrates his second goal
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- David Ferreira battles with KC's Rauwshan McKenzie for the ball
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- Atiba Harris chests the ball
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- Atiba Harris & Daniel Torres celebrate Cunningham's third goal
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- Daniel Torres backheels
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- David Ferreira gets around KC's Kevin Hartman for his second goal
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- Second half substitute Bruno Guarda
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- Second half substitute Eric Avila
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- Jeff Cunningham chests the ball
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- Foul???
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- Jeff Cunningham celebrates his fourth goal
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- Bruno Guarda thanks the crowd
Chelsea v. Club America at Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington, TX 7-26-09
Chelsea FC of the English Premier League participated in the World Football Challenge as part of their preseason training in the United States. After defeating Inter and AC Milan in their first two matches they met the other undefeated team, Club America of Mexico’s first division, in the amazing new Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The match went scoreless late into the second half, but both teams had chances. Franco Di Santo, a second half substitute, scored the first of Chelsea’s two goals on a cross from Florent Malouda. A couple of minutes later Di Santo assisted Malouda on the second goal. The final score was 2-0 and Chelsea was the winner of the inagural World Football Challenge.
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- Henrique Hilario in goal
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- Michael Mancienne
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- Deco
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- Deco passes to Franco Di Santo
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- Franco Di Santo breaks for the ball
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- Micheal Essien goes down
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- Di Santo celebrates his second half goal
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- Claudio Pizzaro winds up
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- Andriy Shevchenko
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- Andriy Shevchenko
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- Andriy Shevchenko
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- Chelsea wins the first World Football Challenge
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- Shevchenko passes to Ashley Cole
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- Michael Essien
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- Ashley Cole
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- Micheal Essien battles for the ball
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- Alex battles for the ball
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- Florent Malouda
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- Malouda
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- Armando Navarrete
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- Michael Essien
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- Deco free kick
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- Salomon Kalou
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- Kalou crosses
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- Kalou climbs the ladder
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- Michael Mancienne
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- Mancienne earns a corner
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- Navarrete goes after the corner
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- Franco Di Santo prepares to cross
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- Franco Di Santo runs down a long pass
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- Chelsea celebrates their second goal as Navarrete walks away
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- John Terry
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- Petr Cech
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- Ricardo Carvalho
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- Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood
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- Deco
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- Jose Bosingwa
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- Didier Drogba
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- Petr Cech during warmups
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- The Chelsea bench
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- Frank Lampard
FC Dallas v. Columbus
FC Dallas v. Columbus Crew – Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas – June 20, 2009
Columbus took the lead in the 17th minute when Eric Brunner’s header deflected off Pablo Richetti of FC Dallas and past goalkeeper Ray Burse. FC Dallas mounted a strong comeback and tied the game in the 80th minute when substitute Eric Avila placed a shot into the top corner. Then, in the 87th minute, FC Dallas’ David Ferreira was taken down in the box and Kenny Cooper calmly converted the penalty to give FC Dallas the win.
