Luciano Emilio who we have already hailed as the best foreign signing by an MLS club not named David Beckham scored on a stoppage time header to give DC United a hard fought 1-1 draw with Chivas in the home leg of CONCACAF Champions Cup. In the other match Houston defeated Pachuca 2-0 with a finally fit Brian Ching scoring a goal for the Dynamo. The second leg will be played at 8,000 feet so Houston may need that two goal edge to have any sort of chance of advancing.
Emilio Does It Again in CONCACAF Champions Cup Semis
March 15, 2007
Brian Ching, DC United, Emilio, Houston Dynamo, Leagues: Major League Soccer
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A lifelong lover of soccer, the beautiful game, he served from January 2010 until May 2013 as the Director of Communications and Public Relations for the North American Soccer League (NASL). Raised on the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the old NASL, Krishnaiyer previously hosted the American Soccer Show on the Champions Soccer Radio Network, the Major League Soccer Talk podcast and the EPL Talk Podcast. His soccer writing has been featured by several media outlets including The Guardian and The Telegraph. He is the author of the book Blue With Envy about Manchester City FC.