Friday, February 13, 2009

Shandong Luneng Taishan No Match for RSL

20 Minutes into the match, it appears that the Chinese side is outclassed by Real Salt Lake, as the MLS side has already pumped in 3 goals. From Behind the Shield, here is the most recent updates listing two goals by Nunez and 1 from Movsisyan.

Players are listed left to right, back to front

GK - Nick Rimando; DF - Ian Joy, Nat Borchers, David Horst, Chris Wingert; MF - Raphael Cox, Kyle Beckerman, Will Johnson, Jean Alexandre; FW - Tino Nunez, Yura Movsisyan

Updates:

That was quick. Tino takes a half-volley from a tight angle and roofs it for a 1-0 lead in the first minute…

And Yura makes it 2-0 in the 10th…

20th minute, Big Willy feeds Tino for his second. 3-0…


UPDATE: Game final: 6-0. Note that Arthur Aghasyan, Ventura County Fusion forward, played with Real Salt Lake and had a goal and assist. Escalada also scored for RSL.

Here is the rest of the commentary from Behind the Shield:

Halftime: 3-0

To start the second half Jason and crew make major changes to the lineup. It looks as follows…

GK - Chris Seitz; DF - Jorginho Paulista, Nat Borchers, David Horst, Brennan Tennelle; MF - Kevin Reiman, Alex Viveros, Clint Mathis, Alex Nimo; FW - Luis Miguel Escalada, Arthur Aghasyan

The guys keep the pressure up in the second half and earn a PK in the 62nd minute. Nimo steps to the spot and converts for the 4-0 lead…

Kevin Reiman feeds Arthur Aghasyan in the 77th for RSL’s fifth tally…

After an 84th minute RSL foul in the box, Shangdong gets a PK of their own. They are unable to capitalize though, as the shooter puts the ball wide left…

And in the 89th minute Aghasyan turns distributor as he feeds Escalada for the 6-0 lead…