SuperLiga Semi-final Live Updates

By: Dave | July 15th, 2009

GAME – Chicago takes the win 2-1 ending the Rev’s Superliga run. The Revs didn’t deserve a loss, but couldn’t make their opportunities count. Chicago, on the other hand, had few chances and their stars were mostly silent, but made a difference when they did strike. I didn’t see much from Blanco all game, but his well placed free kick proved too much for the Rev’s to overcome.

‘90 Revs look desperate. Some good build up and opportunities but shots are high and passes rushed
‘90 Great delivery is headed just wide by Barnes. Decent effort
‘90 Revs are looking to put pressure on at the end, win corner kick…
‘81 Dube puts it off the cross bar
‘70 McBride almost receives a pass inside Rev’s box. Corner Chicago
‘69 Tierny plays a great ball of of a set piece which Mansally heads just high of the net
‘67 Colaluca replaces Videira
‘63 Blanco sinks it in the top left of the net. Nice celebration. Chicago 2-1
‘62 Barnes commits foul just outside Revolution box, Blanco’s kick to come
‘56 Mansally makes a great run from the left to middle of the field and finds Nyassi with a strong pass to the far side resulting in a shot – put high of the net
‘55 Good shot comes from corner – Revs knocking on the door
‘54 Resulting free kick ends with corner for NE
‘54 Videira looks great at midfield. Draws foul
‘49 Jankauskus shows some good moves and opens space for a promising shot from Videira up the middle. Good pressure from the Revs out of the gate in 2nd half.

HALFTIME – Revs looked better for most of the first half. The momentum seemed to have shifted after

McBride’s 34th minute goal, but Jankauskas’ strong response at the end of the half, gives the Revs a huge boost going into the locker room. You have to feel if the game continues as it has during the first half, that the Revs have an edge.
‘45 Nyassi doesn’t put a good effort behind a nice ball just inside the box from the Big Boy from Vilnius
‘44 Jankauskus controls a volly with his chest and puts the ball in the back of the net to tie the game. Chicago 1 – NE 1
‘41 Revolution defense look to have increasingly hard time handling Fire attacks
‘39 Observation – Blanco is an OG!
‘34 Blanco connects with McBride on a cross from the left side to the middle of the box for an easy finesse finish. 1-0 Chicago Fire
‘32 Ralston shows some hustle with a clever steal at midfield
‘30 Nyassi has AMAZING chance with a great run coming on a sharp angle from the right side of goal. Hits the the far post and nobody can clean it up!
‘29 Blanco creates a good cross from the left side of the Rev’s net resulting in a Fire corner
‘24 Fire have a dangerous opportunity resulting from a header on a long ball inside the box
‘21 Revs have another good attack that came up short – I like them pushing the defense forward
‘18 Ralston to Videira connect on a give and go inside the box with Jankauskus heading the Ralston cross just over the bar – great chance, should have finished
‘16 Choppy back and forth play has ensued – Chicago has been the beneficiary
‘10 Videira makes a poor effort on goal from a promising position
‘6 Jankauskus draws yellow card against Fire – Ref is playing this one tight early
‘3 Ball movement looks good from the revs