Wizards upset Chivas USA, advance to Western final

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11/04/2007 - Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Wizards advanced to the Major League Soccer Western Conference finals by holding top-seeded Chivas USA to a scoreless draw Saturday night at The Home Depot Center in the second leg of the Western Semifinals Series.

This comes after fourth-seeded Kansas City (12-12-8) topped the Goats 1-0 in their home leg last Saturday, the lone goal in the series.

The absence of second-leading scorer Ante Razov and the abdominal injury that hobbled leading scorer Maykel Galindo were too much for Chivas USA (15-8-9) to overcome after winning the Western Conference regular season title.

Chivas dominated most of the game Saturday, hitting the post twice while out-shooting the Wizards 16-8, but were unable to break through a Wizards' defense that hasn't given up a goal in three-straight games.

Paulo Nagamura had Chivas USA's first shot in the 12th minute, but goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, who now has an MLS record 14 postseason shutouts, easily made the save.

Kansas City didn't have it's first chance at the Goats' goal until after the break when, on a counterattack, forward Eddie Johnson held the ball at the top of the penalty area and fired on goal. Chivas goalkeeper Brad Guzan, who just won the league's Goalkeeper of the Year award this week, made the save.

With the Goats pressing close to the hour mark, Kurt Morsink saved the Wizards by clearing a Shavar Thomas off a corner kick off the goal line.

Ten-minutes later Galindo hit the post as the Wizards started wilting under the Chivas' pressure.

Midfielder Jesse Marsch hit the crossbar in stoppage time, but Chivas was unable to solve Hartman or the Wizards defense as it was held scoreless in the total-goals series.

The Wizards will now travel to defending champions Houston to take on the Dynamo in the Western Conference Championship on Saturday.

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Ryder Cup Odds

Europe
Tie
USA		 4-5
10-1
6-5


Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
Tiger Woods
Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Chris DiMarco
David Toms
Stewart Cink
Chad Campbell
Scott Verplank
Zach Johnson
Vaughan Taylor
JJ Henry
Brett Wetterich		 9-4
4-1
5-1
7-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
25-1
30-1
30-1
50-1


Ryder Cup Top European scorer
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Padraig Harrington
Colin Montgomerie
Darren Clarke
David Howell
Lee Westwood
Paul Casey
Henrik Stenson
Jose Maria Olazabal
Paul McGinley
Robert Karlsson		 5-1
5-1
6-1
13-2
8-1
9-1
9-1
11-1
12-1
12-1
20-1
25-1

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