MLS Week 1 one liners
Here is my first attempt at what I think will be a weekly feature. The weekly one liners, in which I write sarcastic comments about other MLS games based purely on highlights. Yes, believe it or not, I did manage to navigate the MLSsoccer.com site well enough to actually find the highlights!
Houston 1 - Dallas 1. Just over 8,000 poor souls showed up to watch a team that has never won anything, and never will as long as they think its a good idea to start Dario Sala over the most successful MLS goalkeeper of all time. Or are FCD's fans striking for free agency? Not a bad idea. Regardless, Dallas is going to score quite a few goals this year with Atiba Harris and Jeff Cunningham.
Toronto 0 - Columbus 1. Andy Iro looked like a grown ass man playing against little boys on his goal. Toronto had plenty of chances to equalize, but instead they just continued being Toronto.
Colorado 1 - Chivas 0. This was a much more exciting match than you would guess given the two normally boring sides. And despite the number of decent attacking players on Chivas plus the number of decent defensive players on Colorado adding up to around 1, this was a low scoring game. Great goal though by Omar Cummings.
Chicago 0 - New York 1. That stadium sounded a lot more full than it was. Nice of enough ticket buyers to stay home so that we would still be able to clearly make out the Red Bull logo on the seats. And yeah, um... This Lindpere fellow is pretty decent.
Philadelphia 0 - Seattle 2. What do the names Le Toux, Jacobson, Harvey, Stahl, and Myrie have in common? All PU players who would not start on any other MLS team. The best piece of news resulting from this match is that we didn't have to hear that stupid doop song. Hopefully we won't hear it on April 10th either.
Real Salt Lake 3 - San Jose 0. The only thing better than Javier Morales's first goal was how high Dave Johnson's voice raised when saying "Ohhh my!" Seriously, watch the highlight. If Morales continues playing this well, in addition to Beckerman, Findley, and Rimando playing as well as last year, RSL is going to be hard to keep from winning another MLS Cup.
New England 0 - Los Angeles 1. A lot of unknown names on those blue jerseys. I'm surprised this game was as close as it was though. LA is just lucky that Kheli Dube sucks.
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I still don’t know how COL-CHV ended up just 1-0. Good game though.
Detroit4Lyfe
by handsomerob1 on Mar 29, 2025 1:25 AM EDT reply actions
Ah, it was 8,000 announced at PHP, I think Goff (or Steve Davis) said it was maybe half that. Meanwhile…well…Lot 8 got repaved. Woot?
"I know I was the best CIA agent the CIA ever had, but I thought I told you honkies from the CIA that Black Dynamite was out of the game!"
by Bald Pollack on Mar 29, 2025 8:08 AM EDT reply actions
Don't get your stats from MLSSoccer.com
CMB-TFC ended 2-0 with a GBS tally in the 86’.
I was very frustrated all around with that new web site. The only place I found with any quality statistics and game feeds was foxsoccerchannel.com, which was actually very nice.
I will be getting my stats from there from now on.
by BrunoReturns on Mar 29, 2025 11:57 AM EDT reply actions
NY game
The NY GK Coundoul had a big night. Lots of impressive saves.
Brian McBride’s (CHI ) bicycle kick was pretty cool. Shame it didn’t go in but the set-up was nice.
Ski-U-Mah!
by CrazyCollegian on Mar 29, 2025 12:46 PM EDT reply actions
The number of attempted bicycle kicks was at an all time high this weekend. McBride’s clearly had the highest chance of success, although Kandji kicking Conde in the face was the most enjoyable to watch.
by Martin Shatzer on Mar 29, 2025 5:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It was a good night in San Jose
So I have to tell you that it was an incredible night in San Jose but it could have gone the other way, a very soggy and soft pitch made slide, slips and spills commonplace. San Jose had a couple good chances but the RSL defense got lucky and Rimando was just too good.
It was a full house for San Jose, ten thousand and change, but they sounded like 200 after the second goal. Salt Lake ended up with about 80-100 fans making the trip for the opener and they were loud all night long with tons to cheer about.
by denz on Mar 29, 2025 8:29 PM EDT reply actions
Great to see some high attendance numbers in San Jose. Now if they’re able to field a decent team this year, hopefully they can do that consistently.
by Martin Shatzer on Mar 30, 2025 6:32 AM EDT up reply actions
They’ve got a lot of bugs to work out still, but MLSsoccer.com is a step in the right direction.
"My face is my mask."
by Jake Shapiro on Mar 29, 2025 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
Mass responses
Bald Pollack:
I thought that’s what I saw while driving to BlackFinn (I was the guy in the United shirt). I figured I was just going crazy. I mean, normally any thought of improvements at RFK is nonsense.
CrazyCollegian:
Coundoul’s a great shot stopper. Wait until someone makes him do some thinking, and you’ll see why he’s not a quality starter.
denz:
I think the guy that was “too good” was Morales. His first goal get very far in the goal of the year voting, and his freekick was as good as you’ll see anywhere. If he’s going to play like that all year, you guys are going to steamroll some people.
by ChestRockwell on Mar 30, 2025 1:35 AM EDT reply actions
He was on fire
I give you that Javi was a beast and both shots were things of beauty, I also think Fabi’s shot was impressive. I love this picture of it:
The look on Cannon’s face is priceless, as are the please for a call from his defenders (at least know if you’re going to be for offiside or handball, but don’t try for both)
by denz on Mar 30, 2025 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

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