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Sporting Kansas City have gone within two points of leaders Seattle Sounders after the latest victory over Vancouver Whitecaps.

The victory is the fourth three-pointer in the last five matches, thus marking the club as the inform team across North America. Only FC Dallas have a superior form over a three-game period and this trend has delighted manager Peter Vermes. The recent win over Vancouver was achieved despite the manager starting the game with inexperienced fullbacks. One of those defenders was making the first start in his MLS career and it spoke volumes about the injury situation at the club.

Despite this,Vermes is glad to see his squad cope up with a lot of challenges. A major reason behind the victory has been the form of goalkeeper Tim Melia. He has made nine starts in the MLS after being called in as the replacement for Luis Marin. He has recorded an astonishing six clean sheets during this period. Goalkeepers alone are not responsible for a good defensive record andVermes has identified this aspect with his statements about the entire defence. The recent victory has also enabled Sporting to open a five point advantage over San Jose Earthquakes, who sit just outside the play-off places. Continue reading “Sporting Kansas City have gone within two points of leaders Seattle Sounders”

LA Galaxy managed a narrow 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo and it could have been a very different result had it not been for some poor refereeing decisions according to the opposition manager Owen Coyle.

The former Bolton Wanderers manager felt that his team should have been given a certain penalty that was not deemed as a foul by the referee. To add to the misery, his team considered an injury time goal despite having seen the opposition reduced to just 10 men after Sorto was sent off. Houston Dynamo were unable to get the much-needed goal that would have given them entry into the play-off places.

As it is, it is LA Galaxy who leapfrog them into the sixth place with both teams having played the same number of matches. LA Galaxy have one more point than Houston Dynamo in what is turning out into a disappointing campaign for the club. The much anticipated arrival of Steven Gerrard cannot come soon enough for Bruce Arena. Houston had managed to keep LA Galaxy out of the danger for 90 minutes, but the goal in the 91st minute brought a sigh of relief to the home team manager. The defeat means that Houston’s two match winning run has been brought to a halt. Continue reading “LA Galaxy managed a narrow 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo”

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Philadelphia Union’s poor form in the league continued after a 3-2 loss against Sporting Kansas City. This was my third consecutive league defeat for the club and it left them 10th in the table after five matches. Any hopes of topping the league at the end of the campaign have disappeared after this poor start but Philadelphia boss is confident of recovering back to winning ways. The league started with two back-to-back draws and it has never been the same for the club in terms of confidence. Even though they scored three goals in the opening two matches, Philadelphia have managed only two goals since then.

The club’s head coach Jim Curtin admitted that this was a difficult match, but he was disappointed with the way the team defended despite having been notified of the attacking prowess of sporting Kansas City. Philadelphia had enough chances at the other end and this was reflected in the two goals that they scored, but the defending was not good enough to keep. Pressure continues to rise on the club and its manager, as they take on New York City in the next match. The home match will provide some confidence to the team in their efforts to get the first victory of the season. Continue reading “Philadelphia Union’s poor form in the league continued”

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