SuperLiga game #3: DCU vs. Houston
07/19/2008 8:35 AM by Kyle Sheldon
Well, it will be interesting to see what Tom Soehn and the coaching staff decides to do tonight. Needing a three goal win over Houston and a Chivas win over Atlante (they kick off at 10 p.m. ET) to advance, it's an obvious long shot. The coaches may decide it's worth it to go for it or may decide it's such a small chance to advance that it makes sense to rest guys for MLS and Open Cup play. I'm curious to see which route they go. Keep in mind, that after tonight's match D.C. and Houston have to face each other in a League match on Tuesday at RFK.
Tonight's game kicks at 8 p.m. ET and can be seen nationally on Telefutura and locally on Comcast SportsNet. If radio is your thing, tune in to WFED 1050 AM for Tony Limarzi's call (be sure to also check out the pre and post-game shows!).
As we wait for the game, be sure to read all of the latest news and views out there:
- Steve Goff writes about the two possible avenues for the match in the Washington Post.
- John Haydon of the Washington Times says winning by three isn't impossible.
- Charlie Boehm writes about Jaime Moreno as the team's spark plug at dcunited.com (game notes here)
- From the Houston Chronicle, Bernardo Fallas writes about the double dose of games over the next four days.
- Get your Capital Weather Gang forecast here.
As per usual, we'll take predictions in the comments. If you guess the correct score, you'll have a chance to be randomly selected to win two tickets to an upcoming United game of your choice. We reserve the right to do whatever the heck we want with all contest on BehindTheBadge.com, by the way.
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07/19/2008 10:42 AM by Section 130
2-0 Houston
No truth to the rumor that Pope, Etcheverry and Diaz Arce will be playing in the second half.
07/19/2008 11:09 AM by Wyrm2
They should play the reserves and get ready for Tuesday's match that means something.
Score Prediction... (um... hard to tell without knowing who will play)
Houston 3-1
07/19/2008 12:21 PM by jayemzee
2-1 houston. rest moreno and others, let some of the young guys get some touchesm get ready for the real season.
07/19/2008 1:26 PM by DCUMD
I'm gonna say 1-1, but that might be a bit optimistic
07/19/2008 2:40 PM by stewartdc8
I'm not sure how to think about this game. I think we're definitely capable of winning, but we might want to play some young guys.
0-0
07/19/2008 4:18 PM by Konoha7
DC 3 HOU 0
07/19/2008 5:38 PM by ncguy
3-1 DCU
07/19/2008 7:47 PM by chawk
Oh, Section 130, in my dreams! El Diablo!
I don't see a pretty outcome tonight.
3-1 Houston