CARSON, CA - ChivasUSA and the Vancover Whitecaps ended in a classic scoreless tie that saw goalie Joe Cannon made four spectacular saves.
This battle was a heavily contest fight between the two team where six yellow cards were handed out as a result by head official Juan Guzman.
After an extensive 10 day layoff since their last match, ChivasUSA and the Whitecaps began the game very slow and lethargic. However both teams played exception defense that neutralized each other from scoring. The two team continued their physical play until the 30th minute where a serious injury took place. Whitecaps defender Martín Bonjour slid and tackled Chivas forward José Erik Correa which forced him on the ground for minutes.
In the 71st minute of play Bonjour received a yellow for an unnecessary foul on Paolo Cardozo, which allowed a free kick to take place at the right of the box. Chivas took advantage of the free kick as Juan Pablo Ángel blasted a kick that almost went past Cannon who experience trouble handling the ball, but was cleared out after the chaos ensued at the net. Cannon stepped up again as he made a spectacular save on Cordozo from the right side of the box.
The Whitecaps decided to captialize on their opportunity around the 78th minute when Bryan Robson attempted to cut a shot just wide of the net as the home crowd collectively held their breath on the shot attempt.
Chivas decided to create an opportunity near the 88th minute, James Riley passed a cross for Zemanski who blasted a shot just right of the goal.
Cannon would defend and save two more shots by Chivas that ended in a scoreless tie at Home Depot Center.
*Chivas USA made a move toward alleviating its depth problem in central defense Friday, acquiring the rights to Bobby Burling while waiving fellow defender Scott Gordon.
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