Eric Avila scored the most important goal of his young career on Saturday, blasting a long-range
winner to lift FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory against Real Salt Lake. The goal broke a dead-lock in a
fiercely-contested battle and gives the Hoops a good chance of knocking off the defending champions
in a series that returns to Rio Tinto Stadium next week.
For the first time, I think ever, the league has released the list of players graduating from
the Generation adidas program ahead of the expansion draft. Boy that was nice of them huh?
Fans in Philadelphia can relax a bit as Danny Mwanga will not be graduating this year. None of
the 2010 GA rookies will be in fact.
With MLS Cup on the horizon, with it comes the conclusion of the 2010 season and a chance to
look to next year. When planning for next year, a few teams with graduating Generation adidas
players may have to juggle things a little bit.
This week, MLS indicated those players would graduate from the program.
Chris Riordan is in Germany while I'm in North Carolina, but no matter where we are, the Major
League Soccer Podcast comes to you. On this episode Sounder at Heart contirbutor and SB Nation
editor Jeremiah Oshan joins me to look back at the four first legs that were.
In the East, Colorado could have had more than their 1-0 lead over Columbus, while New York
takes the same lead out of Buck Shaw.
The first spot in the Western Conference final will be clinched tonight when Real Salt Lake
faced off against FC Dallas at Rio Tinto Stadium tonight (10pm, Fox Soccer Channel).
RSL will be looking to erase a 2-1 deficit from the first leg, with FC Dallas coming in
confident after Eric Avila's late goal at Pizza Hut Park.
