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Reis, Revs Top Dynamo In PKs For SuperLiga Title

POSTED: 10:12 pm CDT August 5, 2008

(Sports Network) - 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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