Los Angeles at Kansas City
Location: Arrowhead Stadium. Kickoff (ET): 3:00 p.m. Television: Univision. Satellite: Spacenet 3, Tr. 5.
Series History: May 19 at the Rose Bowl — Mauricio Cienfuegos scored in L.A.’s 2-0 win; July 6 at Arrowhead Stadium — Preki earned goal of the week honors and the Wiz handed the Galaxy a third successive defeat, 3-1.
Injuries: Los Angeles — M Arash Noamouz (torn knee cartilage) is day-to-day, M Andrew Shue (separated shoulder) and F Jose Vasquez (aggravated foot) are out; Kansas City — D Uche Okafor (strained patella tendon) is questionable.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
Los Angeles — Campos, Calichman, Fraser, Salcedo, Semioli, Cienfuegos, Vanney, Armas, Jones, Hurtado, Karapetyan.
Kansas City — Lagerwey, Uderitz, Ekeme, Bowers, Gutierrez, Klopas, Sorber, Preki, Chung, Takawira, Johnston.
Prediction: Preki hits the winning “Goooooooool” in K.C.’s 2-1 victory.
MetroStars at Colorado
Location: Mile High Stadium Kickoff (ET): 4:00 p.m. Television: MSG Network. Satellite: Satcom C4, Tr. 6.
Series History: May 16 at Giants Stadium — Giovanni Savarese’s hat trick lifted the MetroStars, 3-0; July 4 at Mile High Stadium — the Rapids rallied for a 2-1 win, helped by Nicola Caricola’s own goal.
Injuries: MetroStars — D Nicola Caricola (fractured rib) is doubtful, M Manny Lagos (torn ACL) is out; Colorado — M Steve Trittschuh (broken toe) and F Jean Harbor (broken ulna) are probable, F Roy Wegerle (sprained ankle, strained calf) is questionable, D Troy Edwards (groin surgery), M Chris Henderson (pulled hamstring), M Dominic Kinnear (strained knee ligament), and F Richard Sharpe (aggravated stress fracture) are out.
Of Note: Tab Ramos will not play for the MetroStars due to accumulated yellow cards…. Look for Olympian Damian Silvera to join Miles Joseph in midfield along with Roberto Donadoni and Chris Unger…. Colorado’s Marcelo Balboa celebrated his 29th birthday a day early when he scored in the 90th minute of the Rapids’ 4-2 win over Kansas City.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
MetroStars — Meola, Knowles, Zaun, Harty, Vermes, Donadoni, Unger, Silvera, Joseph, Savarese, Johnson.
Colorado — Woods, Kmosko, Hamlett, Butterworth, Balboa, Benedetti, Trittschuh, Bates, S. Henderson, Harbor, Bartlett.
Prediction: Meola wins goalkeeping duel –1-0 Metros.
New England at San Jose
Location: Spartan Stadium Kickoff (ET): 7:00 p.m. Television:
WABU-68 Boston. Satellite: SBS 6, Tr. 17.
Series History: May 4 at Foxboro Stadium — Ben Iroha cleared a game-tying shot off the goal line in the waning moments of San Jose’s 2-1 win; July 6 at Spartan Stadium — Jim St. Andre came up big in New England’s 2-1 shootout win; July 31 at Foxboro Stadium — Joe-Max Moore scored both goals in his home debut as the Revs rolled 2-0.
Injuries: New England — D Iain Fraser (sore groin) and M Welton (strained quadricep) are probable, D Mike Burns (arthroscopic knee surgery), and F John Kerr (pulled groin) are out; San Jose — D Troy Dayak (right hip flexor) and F Eric Wynalda (strained hamstring) are probable, M Paul Holocher (torn ACL) is out.
Of Note: Despite Thursday’s 1-0 loss to Los Angeles, New England’s offense has revved up since the arrival of Joe-Max Moore…. Alberto Naveda and John Debrito, both of whom should start against the Clash, have provided good opportunities for the U.S. national team striker…. San Jose has had a ten-day rest since losing to the Revs, but the Clash will be without Nigerian midfielder Michael Emenalo, who is serving a one-game suspension for picking up his tenth yellow card…. John Doyle and Eddie Lewis are back after serving red-card suspensions.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
New England — St. Andre, Fraser, Okaroh, Wylie, Lalas, Woodring, Debrito, Naveda, Welton, Moore, Keegan.
San Jose — Salzwedel, Martin, Dayak, Doyle, Draguicevich, Lewis, Baicher, Iroha, Espinoza, Bravo, Wynalda.
Prediction: Wynalda outscores Moore in San Jose’s 2-1 win.