AUDIOS:
Post game reactions from:

Head Coach Preki
Goalkeeper Zach Thornton
Midfielder Jesse Marsch

Declaraciones en español post partido de:

Delantero Maykel Galindo
Defensa Mariano Trujillo

Chivas USA fell 1-0 tonight at Toyota Park in the second group game of SuperLiga 2009, the tournament which pits Major League Soccer and Mexican First Division teams against each other for bragging rights and one of the biggest purses in the region. The Fire’s Justin Mapp scored the game’s only goal in the 35th minute, following several failed clearance attempts by the Chivas USA defense.
Chivas USA returns to Southern California for the decisive third group game in SuperLiga, when the Red-and-White host Mexican club San Luis this Saturday, June 27 at The Home Depot Center. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. PT and tickets, starting at just $15, are available by calling 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visiting cdchivasusa.com.
To advance to the SuperLiga semifinals, Chivas USA will need to defeat San Luis of Mexico this Saturday, while depending on a series of other results to advance – the first of which is a San Luis victory over Tigres UANL at Toyota Park tonight in the evening’s second game of the SuperLiga doubleheader. (Tigres and San Luis were tied 0-0 as of halftime of tonight’s match).
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After dropping a tight 2-1 game to Tigres UANL of Mexico, Chivas USA travels to face the Chicago Fire in SuperLiga 2009 this Tuesday night at 5:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m. CT), in a match broadcast live on TeleFutura and ESPN Deportes Radio. Chicago is currently tied with Tigres atop Group A in the tournament, and Tuesday’s match will be the second of the season between Chivas USA and the Fire, after Chicago earned a 3-2 win over the Red-and-White on May 28.

Listen to Sasha Victorine and Maykel Galindo talk about the game.

After Tuesday night’s game, Chivas USA will close the group stage of SuperLiga 2009 with a home match against San Luis on Saturday, June 27, at 7:00 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center. Tickets for the San Luis match, as well as special 2- and 3-Game Packs that include the SuperLiga game and the July 11 Honda Super Clásico vs. the LA Galaxy, are available by calling 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or via cdchivasusa.com.

Después de una difícil derrota de 2-1 ante los Tigres UANL el sábado por la noche en El Home Depot Center en SuperLiga 2009, Chivas USA visita ahora a Chicago para encarar el segundo partido del torneo a las 5:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m. CT), en vivo por TeleFutura y ESPN Deportes Radio. Chicago viene de vencer a San Luis por la mínima diferencia gracias a un golazo de Brian McBride, y es líder actual del Grupo A, junto a los Tigres.

Escuche a Mariano Trujillo hablar sobre el partido aquí.

Será el segundo partido entre Rojiblancos y el Fire ya que Chicago venció por 3-2 a Chivas USA el pasado 28 de mayo en El Home Depot Center en la temporada regular de la MLS. Después del encuentro ante el Fire, Chivas USA se verá las caras ante San Luis de México el 27 de junio a las 7:00 p.m. en El Home Depot Center. Para más información, favor de llamar a 1-877-CHIVAS-1, o visitar cdchivasusa.com o llamar al Departamento de Comunicación de Chivas USA.

Ahead of Tuesday’s SuperLiga match against the Chicago Fire, Chivas USA held its final training Monday evening at the University of Illinois at Chicago. After landing Sunday night in the Windy City, the Red-and-White held a light practice session, including a series of possession drills and small-sided games.

Chivas USA plays its second match in SuperLiga 2009 on Tuesday night, when it faces the Chicago Fire at 5:00 p.m. PT at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill.

PHOTOS: Chivas USA Communications

Preki, midfielder Jesse Marsch and defender Mariano Trujillo react to Chivas USA’s 2-1 defeat to Mexican club Tigres in the opening game of SuperLiga 2009.

AUDIOS

ENGLISH
Listen to post-game audios from:
Head Coach Preki
Midfielder Jesse Marsch
ESPAÑOL
Escuche y baje los audios de reacciones en español de:
El delantero Eduardo Lillingston
El mediocampista Jorge Flores

Chivas USA fell by a 2-1 score to Tigres UANL of the Mexican First Division in the opening match of SuperLiga 2009 for both teams. A goal in the 82nd minute from Jesus Dueñas gave Tigres the win, which tied the Mexican club for first place in Group A with the Chicago Fire, who beat San Luis 1-0 also on Saturday night.

Chivas USA midfielder Michael Lahoud scored his first professional goal to tie the game at one the 55th minute for the Red-and-White, finishing at the far post off a ball played by midfielder Bojan Stepanovic. Tigres had opened the scoring in minute 11 when Armando Pulido scored on a bicycle kick from 15 yards.
The Red-and-White were forced to play the final 23 minutes of the match down a man after forward Eduardo Lillingston received his second yellow card for a foul in midfield. Lillingston will miss Chivas USA’s next SuperLiga match, this Tuesday at the Chicago Fire.
Chivas USA has two matches left in the group stage of SuperLiga 2009, with the first coming this Tuesday in Chicago against the Fire, and the final match of the stage against Mexico’s San Luis next Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. at The Home Depot Center.
Chivas USA Head Coach Preki, on tonight’s match: “You want to win every time you step on the field, and in the meantime you’ve got to give an opportunity to some of the younger guys. Some of our younger guys in the second half came in, [Michael] Lahoud and Jorge Flores, and they gave us some energy, so we are looking forward to getting some more of that. We are going to try and win the next game, that’s all we’re thinking right now.” (For a full quote sheet, please visit cdchivasusa.com.)
After returning from Chicago on Wednesday, Chivas USA will take on San Luis of the Mexican First Division in the final group stage match of SuperLiga 2009 on Saturday, June 27, at 7:00 p.m. at The Home Depot Center. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.

PHOTOS: Juan Miranda/Chivas USA

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Chivas USA, actualmente empatado en el primer lugar en la Major League Soccer, abre las acciones del Grupo A de SuperLiga 2009 este sábado, 20 de junio, cuando sea anfitrión de los Tigres de la UANL a partir de las 7:00 p.m. PT en El Home Depot Center. Las Chivas USA estarán haciendo su segunda presentación en esta competencia internacional que enfrenta a los mejores equipos de México y los Estados Unidos con uno de los premios más codiciados de la región en juego.
El mediocampista Paulo Nagamura y defensa Mariano Trujillo hablan en Conferencia de Prensa sobre el partido inaugural ante Tigres en la SuperLiga 2008

Después de su debut ante Tigres de la UANL el sábado, 20 de junio, Chivas USA enfrentará al Chicago Fire de Cuauhtémoc Blanco el martes, 23 de junio, en el Toyota Park, antes de verse las caras ante San Luis de México el 27 de junio a las 7:00 p.m. en El Home Depot Center. Le presentamos un calendario completo de los encuentros de SuperLiga a continuación, favor de llamar a 1-877-CHIVAS-1, o visitar cdchivasusa.com o llamar al Departamento de Comunicación de Chivas USA.

Chivas USA opens its second consecutive participation in SuperLiga tomorrow, facing Tigres UANL of the Mexican First Division at 7:00 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The match is the first meeting between the two clubs in official competition, and comes in the third edition of the SuperLiga, the annual tournament which pits top soccer teams from Mexico and the United States against each other for local bragging rights and one of the biggest purses in the region.
Watch defender Mariano Trujillo and midfielder Paulo Nagamura discuss Chivas USA’s busy upcoming week in SuperLiga.

After facing Tigres, Chivas USA plays at Chicago Fire on Tuesday, before returning home to take on Mexico’s San Luis on Saturday, June 27 in Carson. Tickets for either of Chivas USA’s home matches, including special 2- and 3-Game Packs that include SuperLiga matches and the July 11 Honda Super Clásico vs. the LA Galaxy, are available by calling 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or via cdchivasusa.com.