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Played
October 22, 2011 10:37 PM EDT
The Home Depot Center — Carson, California
Referee:‬ R. Salazar‎
Attendance:‬ 22137‎
 
Andrew Boyens 53′ (OG)
 
 
Samuel Ochoa 73′

Chivas USA 1-3 Seattle Sounders FC: Sounders finish regular season strong

Seattle grabbed a 3-1 win over Chivas USA to close the regular season in style. However, Mauro Rosales was stretchered off with a knee injury.

By Allen Ramsey

Alejandro Moreno, Roger Levesque; Seattle Sounders FC - Chivas USA
Victor Decolongon
Seattle Sounders FC closed the season with a strong 3-1 win over Chivas USA, benefiting from an own goal and a second half onslaught to take the victory.

Andrew Boyens put the ball past his own 'keeper with an odd deflection while trying to track back, opening the scoring for Seattle in the 53rd minute. The Sounders doubled the lead in the 68th when Alvaro Fernandez latched onto a Brad Evans trough-ball and slotted it home.

Seattle made it 3-0 in the 73rd when Samuel Ochoa nodded home a Fredy Montero cross to put the game to bed, and give the club a fitting end to another fine regular season.

Chivas USA would pull one back late, with Victor Estupinan heading home a headed pass from Marcos Mondaini, but the game was already well out of reach.

Sigi Schmid gambled by starting Brad Evans and Mauro Rosales, despite having nothing to play for, and was punished harshly. Rosales injured the same right knee that has ruled him out of the home stretch of the season and had to be stretchered off.


Chivas USA

1
Dan Kennedy
Goalkeeper
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-
David Lopes
Defender
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6
Ante Jazic
Defender
56′
-
19
Zarek Valentin
Defender
-
-
Heath Pearce
Defender
46′
-
-
Nick LaBrocca
Midfielder
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21
Ben Zemanski
Midfielder
6′
-
18
Blair Gavin
Midfielder
-
-
-
-
-
10
-

Seattle Sounders FC

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1
Kasey Keller
Goalkeeper
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31
Jeff Parke
Defender
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-
James Riley
Defender
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19
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34
-
6
Osvaldo Alonso
Midfielder
-
15
Alvaro Fernandez
Midfielder
68′
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3
Brad Evans
Midfielder
79′
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-
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17
Fredy Montero
Striker
80′
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10
Mauro Rosales
Striker
10′

Substitutes

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Zach Thornton
Goalkeeper
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27
Andrew Boyens
Defender
46′ 53′
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19
Jorge Villafana
Defender
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8
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-
Michael Lahoud
Midfielder
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27
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-
Chris Cortez
Striker
-

Substitutes

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35
Brian Meredith
Goalkeeper
-
20
Zach Scott
Defender
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5
Tyson Wahl
Defender
81′
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17
Erik Friberg
Defender
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25
Lamar Neagle
Striker
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26
Samuel Ochoa
Striker
64′ 73′
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24

Coach/Manager

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Coach/Manager

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  • Goal
  • Own Goal
  • Penalty
  • Penalty Missed
  • Yellow Card
  • Assist
  • Penalty Save
  • Penalty Shootout Goal
  • Penalty Shootout Miss
  • Yellow Card / Red Card
  • Red Card
  • Substitution IN
  • Substitution OUT
  • Injury
  • Goal.com Rating
  • Goal.com Man of the Match
  • Goal.com Flop of the Match
  • Top & Flop Global Ranking
  • Fans' Man of the Match
  • Fans' Flop of the Match
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Kenny Cooper Kenny Cooper
Striker
NY Red Bulls
11 2
Chris Wondolowski Chris Wondolowski
Striker
San Jose Earthquakes
11 1
Thierry Henry Thierry Henry
Striker
NY Red Bulls
9 0
Saer Sene Saer Sene
Striker
New England
7 1
Maicon Santos Maicon Santos
Striker
D.C. United
7 0