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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Colts give the ‘D’ its due
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smith and Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game.
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SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
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