Soccer is a blame game. Goals aren’t common, so when you give one up, everyone goes looking for someone to blame. But is it that simple? PSP dissects one of San Jose’s goals to find out.
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Match report: Union 1-2 San Jose
Steven Lenhart’s stoppage time goal broke Union hearts, and the 2-1 victory kept the Western Conference leading San Jose Earthquakes rolling in 2012. PSP has a match report and quotes from both teams.
Chivas USA 0-1 Union; Nowak, Daniel, Garfan ejected
Michael Farfan’s brilliance became Freddy Adu’s first goal of the season. Adu backheeled the winner beyond Dan Kennedy, and the Union held on with nine men to earn a difficult road victory.
Match report & quotes: Philadelphia 1-0 Columbus
One goal was just enough for the Union as they scraped out their first victory of 2012.
Union vs Columbus quick reference
The Union have only been Columbus once in their history. We’ve got match stats, highlights from our match reports and analysis, video highlights, and more.
Nowak: Confidence gained, progress made
In his post-game press conference following Saturday’s scoreless draw with Vancouver, Peter Nowak emphasized the confidence gained from recording a shutout and putting an end to the “negative series” of opening losses. He also talked about what is wrong with the offense, and more.