Harmse is a cheating hack. Just another example of the instigator getting away with less punishment.

And this is yet another one of them.

Harmse threw a punch (that you can only sort of see in the above video). Zotinca retaliated with the headbutt. Why is Zotinca getting 3 games and Harmse only 1? I agree, Zotinca deserves a harsh punishment for the headbutt, but to me Harmse deserves the exact same punishment. They are both egregious fouls that have no place in the game.

. . .the mad Romanian Zotinca . . . . makes me wonder what happened to the lawsuit by the AU kid against the mad Bulgarian Stoitchkov, another lovely episode.

Honestly, you cant make out any punch by Harmse in any video Ive seen, including Goff's link here. The person who should have gotten the extra games penalty should have also been Jesse Marsch for a kick to the ribs of Beckham. Thats purely uncalled for as well and IMO this is the sort of officiating Goff is alluding to. Harmse.. I'll buy the fact he hooked Zotinca, but historically, headbutts get a typical 3 game suspension, so MLS was right on the money with their ruling.

*Sigh* It's not right, but if Mr Beckham didn't get anything Marsch shouldn't get anything. Beckham was just as guilty for all of the fouling on Marsch prior to Marsch kicking Mr Beckham in the chest. Then the teams just form a huddle and a couple of players make light contact resulting in the cards. I wish MLS were consistent.

Yea, consistency would be nice. Like the behind the back tackle by both a player on TFC and Beckham on Moreno recently. Both deserved reds, but got lucky with just yellows!

I'm in the "where's the fine for Marsch" camp. His foul was ridiculous, regardless of perceived persistent infringement by Becks (which I disagree with). The fact that Marsch scored 3 days later rather than sitting out a red is galling.

Stop with the childish Beckham hate. Marsch deserved a red and a fine.

He barely hit that Geico Gecko sounding wank.

To summarize, Marsch should have been red carded, fined, and reported to the ASPCA for the blatant kick to the Gecko.

Free pie and chips.

Was a post with childish Beckham hate deleted or something?

Is the Superliga final being webcast? I'm the OBX and they don't have any Spanish channels whatsoever!!!

superliga will be shown online at www.mlsnet.com / www.superliga2007.com

Goff - for us nightowls staying up to watch the game can you create a new thread for comments/reactions or should we just use this one.

Is is possible for Salt Lake and LA to win on the same night?

RSL just beat KC 3-1

I am just waiting for the ChickCam.

appears like they already have started it ...

LA "scores" first - unfortunately into their own net

this could be a bloodbath. If Pachuca could hit the broadside of a barn it would be 4-0 already.

which ankle was Beckham's problem? I thought it was the left. Looks like he just did the right one. He's gotta be pretty disappointed with how this who America adventure is turning out.

Not looking good for Becks, he just got a brace.. with leg injuries. First it was left, now it looks like he many very well have hurt his right

Why does the Pacucha keeper always wear that silly hat?
We know you are bald, nothing to hide.

Becks outta the game. Looks like his knee.

I wonder if Alexi Lalas has been fired yet...

looks like the new Becks injury might be his knee. I did my ACL pretty much the exact same way. Met a guy at the ball and he had more momentum coming than I did and my knee bent laterally in a way it's not supposed to. He looks really sad on the bench. The probably ought to get him in to the locker room.

looks like the hottie cam has been replaced by the beckham cam

Come on! Bring back the hottie cam!
for comic relief!

Becks' knee looked swollen like a watermelon, I'm kinda hoping he's deactivated for the season. Let him heal and come back strong next season.

I wonder whose job it was to call and wake up McClaren to bring him the news of another English player going done with an injury

First half highlight was definitely Vagenas's sweet putaway -- that's the kind of clinical finishing we need in the MNT to get anywhere in 2010!

if it's as serious as it looks there won't be any choice in whether or not he is deactivated.

Martino - the Galaxy MVP?

Donovan is pure class tonight. He is really stepping up for Becks' absence

Just me or is this game amazing? I know there are only 12000 something fans there but it sounds like there are at least 40-50000 in the stands. This superliga is better than beckham.

glad I didn't turn off the game at halftime - I didn't expect LA to stick around this long

If only Roberts knew how to finish like Vagenas does..

Has Cannon ever played for USM

Pachuca and Cannon have kept LA in the game. How can a professional team be that bad at finishing? Oh, wait a second.

If LA ties the game Pachuca have only themselves to blame.

WOW - what a goal

OMGGGGGGGGGG
GOALLLLLLLLL

unreal, what a goal!

BEAUTIFUL!

Wow. What a goal.

Chris Klein comes up big

Sweet Mama....

WOW.

Can't believe I'm actually cheering for LA. Must be the beer talking...

All of a sudden there is brown stuff in my pants. Holy mother of God. You can't write stuff like this. Go Galaxy (little brothers to DCU). GO USA!!!!!

This has been a great game, kinda surprising.

I wouldn't mind seeing Klein in the red and black.

Things were looking grim, but somehow they hung in there. Thanks a lot to Canon for that priviledge, now lets hope they get a quick one in extra time and then defend it (which might be just as difficult as continuing to press, actually)

and onto PKs ... (at this rate we could just stay up and catch the US-U17 game)

Cannon came off his line way early in his save.

Should have been a retake.

wow - what a game

They BOTH came off their lines at least once each, so they canceled each other out.

Unbelievable game. All Landon had to do was put the doggone ball in the doggone net, and Alexi Lalas could breathe easy.

Now, who knows...

Superliga thoughts:

***What the he!! was Vagenas thinking??? NO pressure, and easy clearance and he auto-gols. Pathetic.

***Did Pachuca take their collective foot off the gas, or did the Galaxy elevate their play? Hard to tell from the 3"x4" online view I had.

***What a strike by Kline!

***If there is any player in MLS you could select to be on a breakaway to win a game, wouldn't Edson Buddle be just about at the end of your list?

***Why in the name of God almighty does Yallop have Vagenas take the first PK for the Gals? He's already shown he can't put it in the net unless the keeper is wearing the same logo. Why not bookend with Cobi Jones, an experienced veteran to take the first and Donovan, he of the endless ritual yet decent strike record to take the fifth?

***Oh, okay, that's why you don't want Donovan to take the fifth. It involves showing courage and heart. What an awful effort by LD.

***Someone tell Joe Cannon that may have been the lamest yellow card in recent memory. We all saw the replays, Joe. You have no case. None.

***And another expensive acquisition chokes in the clutch. Could Xavier have possibly made a weaker effort? At least get it on the frame.

***LA had the chances, but couldn't get the job done. Sounds about like Alexi's tenure as GM of the Gals. Hopefully (for the sake of the league), that ends sooner rather than later.

Well, time for some heavy duty java and the U17 games....

uranderson-

Red and black? You want Klein to play for a resurrected metrostars?

I kid. I have always hated the idea of calling DC the black-and-red, since red has always, always been our third color. We wear black and white. Period. Just a pet peeve, I guess.

As for Klein, his performances before this game ranged from poor to horrendous for LA. He has been truly terrible (though he's also been out of position the entire time, as he's very clearly not a right back). He looked better than normal tonight, aside from the goal. That said, I would hope our front office wouldn't want to touch him with a 10 foot pole.

fyi - throwin and others for the future if you right click on the video window and select zoom there was full screen option

In the recent Dallas/Houston the uncoordinated Nate Jaqua was being completely dominated Goodson and used a high elbow to get to ball giving Goodson a backeye but very luckily nothing more. He gets a yellow at the time and nothing else from the league. There's a still picture on Images that shows what happen along with video but nothing. No fine or susupension so the reckless behavior with continue by the punks of the league.