Reis, Revs top Dynamo in PKs for SuperLiga title
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08/05/2008 -
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The past two seasons the Houston Dynamo
topped the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup Championship. But when the
teams met in the second annual SuperLiga Championship on Tuesday evening at
Gillette Stadium, the Revs got a measure of revenge, topping the Dynamo 6-5 in
a penalty kick shootout after the teams battled to a 2-2 draw in 120 minutes
of regulation and extra time soccer.
New England goalkeeper Matt Reis made 12 saves in the game, not including
three saves in the shootout, to lead his team to its second trophy. The Revs
earned the first hardware in franchise history last season with a U.S. Open
Cup victory.
On the championship deciding play, Reis swung his arm to deflect Corey Ashe's
shot off the crossbar after saving shots by Dynamo stars Dwayne De Rosario and
Brian Ching in previous rounds of the shootout.
Craig Waibel, Chris Wondolowski, Ricardo Clark, Wade Barrett and Kei Kamara
all scored for Houston on their chances.
Steve Ralston, Shalrie Joseph, Taylor Twellman, Jeff Larentowicz, Chris
Tierney and Chris Albright all scored for New England with Reis and Khano
Smith the only misses.
The SuperLiga began with eight of the best teams from Major League Soccer and
Mexico's First Division competing in a group phase and knockout rounds, with
New England and Houston advancing to the final. Mexican side Pachuca beat the
Los Angeles Galaxy last season to win the inaugural tourney.
Tuesday's started with the Dynamo dominating the early play.
De Rosario hit the post from 18-yards out in the 5th minute in one of the road
side's early missed opportunities.
Houston took the lead early in the 18th on a miscue by the Revs' defense.
After a long ball was played from the Houston side of the field into the New
England penalty area, defender Amaechi Igwe played it back to the top of the
box, right to Nate Jaqua, who one-timed it home for the 1-0 lead.
Igwe was almost victimized by Jaqua again minutes later when the forward deked
around him and Larentowicz in the box and passed to Ching, who hit the left
post - the second near miss in the first 20 minutes for Houston.
De Rosario had a blast to the near post from 18 knocked away by Reis in 35th
before he had another chance cleared off the line by defender Albright a
couple minutes later, keeping the Revs within striking distance.
New England pulled even before the first half break when Mauricio Castro
chipped ball over the defense from the left side of the box to the late
charging Ralston, who volleyed a shot past goalkeeper Pat Onstad.
That was how the score stayed until the fireworks started in extra time almost
a hour later.
In the 98th minute the Dynamo took the lead in the first 15 minute extra time
period when Kamara headed home a Ching cross to make it 2-1. Ching controlled
the ball on the left side before playing a cross to the top right side of the
six-yard box to Kamara, who's head just beat Reis' hands to the ball.
Four minutes later the Revs equalized again on Joseph's third goal of the
tourney. Ralston played a ball into the Houston penalty area on a free kick,
allowing Joseph to battle his way to the ball and head the shot just past the
fingertips of Onstad and into the far post side netting.
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