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Patterson's goals power Battery into quarterfinals
« on: July 01, 2009, 06:12:29 AM »
Patterson's goals power Battery into quarterfinals
By Andrew Miller (The Post and Courier)


Major League Soccer just seems to bring out the best in Charleston Battery striker Randi Patterson.

Patterson scored two goals and Tsuyoshi Yoshitake added another as the Charleston Battery defeated CD Chivas USA of MLS in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup Tuesday night before 3,268 at Blackbaud Stadium.

The Battery will take on the winner of the Austin-Houston Dynamo game in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup next Tuesday or Wednesday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Blackbaud Stadium.

After a record-setting career at UNC Greensboro, Patterson played just one season in MLS, but was relegated to the New York Red Bulls reserve squad for the entire year.

Since signing with Charleston last season, Patterson has used the Red Bulls snub as motivation against every MLS team the Battery has played.

"For some reason I love to play against MLS teams," Patterson said. "It gives me a chance to show what I'm capable of doing. I feel like New York missed out on a pretty good player, and this is just my way of showing them what they and the league are missing out on."

For Charleston defender Nelson Akwari, it was sweet revenge as he spent three weeks with Chivas during the preseason before getting released.

"I understand what went down during the preseason because they've got a great squad," Akwari said. "I understand why they didn't keep me, but it's still very, very satisfying to get a win against a team that said 'no thanks' to me."

Despite possessing the ball for large chunks of the game and recording 15 shots, Chivas, which is in second place in the MLS Western Conference, was unable to capitalize on its scoring chances.

"It's kind of been the story of our season," said Chivas midfielder Jesse Marsch, who had the team's only goal. "We've been able to create some scoring chances, we just haven't been able to finish them off. You've got to give (Charleston) credit. They came out, they fought hard, they got four chances and they scored on three of them. That's the difference in the game."

Chivas, which had to travel cross-country from California, was without two of its star players, defender Jonathan Bornstein and midfielder Sacha Kljestan, who were members of the U.S. national team in the recent FIFA Confederation Cup in South Africa.

"That's just an excuse," said Chivas coach Preki Radosavljevic. "We certainly had the team to get a result."

It was a physical match that featured 25 fouls, a couple of pushing and shoving matches between the squads, seven yellow cards and a red card.

"I don't think either team was going to back down," Patterson said.

The game also had its share of controversy when Charleston keeper Dusty Hudock was forced off his line to make a diving save on Chivas striker Maykel Galindo with less than two minutes left in regulation.

Chivas' midfielder Paulo Nagmura lofted a perfect ball to Galindo over the Battery defense. Galindo took two strong dribbles, and just as he was ready to shoot, Hudock came rushing out to make the diving save just outside of the 18-yard box.

At first, referee Mark Kadlecic was going to award Chivas with a penalty kick because Hudock had tackled Galindo inside the penalty box. However, the linesman on the far side ruled that Hudock's tackle had come just outside the penalty box and Chivas was awarded a free kick.

Chivas defender Carey Talley took the free kick just to the right of the goal, but Hudock easily stopped the attempt.

"I don't know if it was inside or outside the box," Radosavljevic said. "I was upset that (Hudock) didn't get a red card. He's the last guy on defense, and that's a professional foul. He's out. I have to see the replay to see if it was a penalty kick or not. But that's a red card 100 percent of the time."

Hudock wasn't sure where he was on the field.

"I was just trying to get to the ball as quickly as I could," Hudock said. "At the last instant I knew I wasn't going to get there, so I stretched to where I thought he's going to make his touch and I believe I got a piece of the ball.

"I thought I was outside the box, but it was close. The linesman has the clearest line of sight, so I was glad the referee looked to him."

Charleston grabbed a 1-0 lead on Patterson's goal in the 9th minute.

The play started off a long throw-in from Charleston midfielder Kenji Treschuk. Treschuk's throw went deep into the 6-yard box where Chivas defender Tim Curtin headed the ball toward the back post and what he thought was out of danger.

The ball landed directly onto Patterson's right foot and the former UNC Greensboro All-American easily volleyed it into the net for the score.

Chivas tied the game at 1-1 on Marsch's header in the 28th minute.

Chukwudi Chijiunda got a turnover around midfield and fed Sasha Victorine down the right flank. Kljestan made the run down the right flank then served the ball into the 6-yard box to an unmarked Marsch, who easily headed it into the open goal.

The Battery nearly scored in the 38th minute off a long ball from defender John Wilson to striker Darren Spicer. Spicer got behind the Chivas defensive wall, but keeper Lance Parker got just enough of his foot on the ball to deflect it out of bounds.

The Battery answered in stoppage time at the end of the first half on Patterson's second goal of the game.

Patterson picked up a loose ball and slotted it to Darren Spicer on the left flank. Spicer took two dribbles and passed it back to Patterson, who slipped past the Chivas defensive wall. Patterson settled the ball, took a dribble and blasted a shot past Chivas keeper Lance Parker for the score.

Yoshitake finished off the scoring in stoppage with a brilliant half-volley from about 20 yards out.


Charleston Battery knocks CD Chivas USA out of U.S. Open Cup
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The Charleston Battery earned a berth into the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals Tuesday night at Blackbaud Stadium upsetting Major League Soccer’s CD Chivas USA 3-1 behind a first half brace by Randi Patterson. Tsuyoshi Yoshitake sealed the victory with a second half injury time blast.

The Battery will host the winner of tomorrow night’s Houston Dynamo-Austin Aztex fixture either next Tuesday or Wednesday.

Patterson put the Battery in the lead in the ninth minute heading home a long Kenji Treschuk throw-in, nodding in an missed clearance at the far post off the head of Chivas defender Jim Curtin.

“We know how dangerous Kenji’s throw-ins can be,” Patterson said. “I just wanted to get to the far post in case anything got through.”

Chivas, despite being depleted by injury and the national team call-ups, took control of the game after twenty minutes creating several close opportunities before and unmarked Jesse Marsh equalized off a Sasha Victorine cross at the 28th minute mark from inside the penalty area.

Eleven minutes later a quick counter attack launched by John Wilson nearly put the Battery back in the lead. Wilson played a sublime ball up the left flank finding Darren Spicer at full stride. Spicer carried the ball into the Chivas penalty area forcing goalkeeper Lance Parker to make a last-minute kick-save to keep the score level.

Patterson put the Battery in the lead for the second time on the night moments before the halftime whistle running onto a ball played over the top of the pressing Chivas back line and bending his shot past Parker from inside the penalty area.

“Randi’s second goal is what did it for us,” Battery coach Mike Anhaeuser said. “That put them under pressure. If we go in one-one, that gives them confidence. If we go in two-one, it makes them have to chase the game even though they had most of the control of the run of play.”

The goal was Patterson’s third in USOC play and sixth in all competitions.

After withstanding pressure from Chivas for the entire second half, it looked like the second-best team in MLS had the break it needed when Dusty Hudock was whistled for bringing down second half substitute Maykel Galindo inside the penalty area. The referee’s initially pointed directly to the penalty spot but changed his call after consulting with his assistant referee.

“I was just trying to get to the ball as quickly as I could,” Hudock said. “I realized at the last minute I was not going to get there so all I could do was stretch for where I thought he was going to put it.”

Hudock was cautioned on the play. The best the frustrated Chivas could do was put the resulting free kick into Hudock’s hands.

Still nursing a hamstring injury, Yoshitake saw his first action in two matches coming on as a second half substitute. He netted his second goal in USOC play and third in all competitions to put the game out of reach two minutes into stoppage time with a spectacular half volley from Dan Antoniuk from 25 yards out.

The Battery will face either Houston next Tuesday night or Austin next Wednesday at Blackbaud Stadium. The two Texas-based clubs face off Wednesday night in Austin.

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Re: Patterson's brace knocks CD Chivas USA out of U.S. Open Cup
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2009, 06:24:04 AM »
Good player and was one of the better prospects when he was in TT colours...doh know why Maturana and Corneal dump him.


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Re: Patterson's brace knocks CD Chivas USA out of U.S. Open Cup
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2009, 06:33:56 AM »
Good player and was one of the better prospects when he was in TT colours...doh know why Maturana and Corneal dump him.

U still tryin 2 figure out what happen durin d dumbtist era? Chalk it up to 14 mths in d football wilderness. We were lost and could not b found.
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Re: Patterson's goals power Battery into quarterfinals
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2009, 06:50:43 AM »
Alberta s player there eh .

 

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