PHOTOS: Juan Miranda/Chivas USA

Escuche la reacción del delantero Giancarlo Maldonado después del partido aquí.

Chivas USA posted a 0-0 tie against the Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday night at The Home Depot Center, picking up a point as goalkeeper Zach Thornton earned the shutout for the Red-and-White. Since Seattle joined MLS last season, Chivas USA has not conceded a goal in four meetings between the club.

In a match that featured few chances for either team, Thornton was the star, making a stunning save on a great strike from Sounders midfielder Osvaldo Alonso in the 88th minute. Chivas USA had several chances throughout the game but could not beat Kasey Keller in the Seattle net, while Sounders midfielder Sanna Nyassi hit the post with a header in the 61st minute.

A small scuffle at the end of the match earned a red card for players on both teams, after what had generally been a clean match. Chivas USA’s Mariano Trujillo and Seattle’s Leo Gonzalez both got ejected and will miss their teams’ next match.

Defender Jonathan Bornstein entered the match in the 30th minute for Ante Jazic, who was suffering from flulike symptoms. In doing so, Bornstein played in his 114th career game with Chivas USA, tying Sacha Kljestan for first place in the all-time leaders in the category.

Forward Alan Gordon made his debut for Chivas USA after arriving at the club in a trade with the LA Galaxy, starting at forward and playing 79 minutes before being subbed out. Gordon had two shots, one on goal, in his first match with the Red-and-White.

The tie moved Chivas USA’s record to 5-10-4 on the season (19 points), and the team now looks to a match at FC Dallas next Saturday as the hunt for a spot in the playoffs continues. Dallas earned a 3-1 victory at D.C. United on Saturday and will face the Red-and-White for the second time this season, having won 2-1 at The Home Depot Center on June 26.

The Red-and-White will take Sunday and Monday off before returning to training on Tuesday at The Home Depot Center. The team will travel on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s match against FC Dallas, which will kick off at 5:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Español, and W Radio 690 AM.

Next home game: Following the match in Dallas, Chivas USA takes on D.C. United on Sunday, August 29 at 7:00 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center. For more information, or tickets to the match, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.  

MARTIN VASQUEZ QUOTES

On the match:

“I’m not happy with the result because we need the points.  Playing at home, overall, I thought we played a solid game, we defended very well and I think that in the second half our play was better than the first half. We were able to get good rhythm and had some chances but in the end we were not able to get a result”

On leaving Bornstein and Maldonado out of the starting lineup:

“Because of the travel, because of the play, because we have some depth now, and because we have some guys that are sick, that’s why that decision was made.  We needed a healthy team, or the team that could help us to win this game.  Jonny played 90 minutes, the travel, he’s coming back from an injury, we thought that he could come and help us in the second half.  With Giancarlo, the same, it was like one hundred degrees in Panama and he traveled from Panama to here.  Ben Zemanski had a virus or the stomach flu so overall we had to make some changes and overall I thought that we chose the best team that was going to come in and help us to win the game.”

On taking a desperate attitude into games:

“Every game, especially because all of the others teams in the Western conference are getting the results.  That’s how we approached this game tonight.  I think that the second half, especially, we showed urgency, we were not efficient or effective to get a goal but we have to continue. Our next opponent is Dallas and we have to go there and approach it with the attitude to win the three points.”

On Zach Thornton and Alan Gordon:

“Both of them played well.  I think the shot from Osvaldo Alonso was a huge save, you know that could have been the difference. He came out big. I think he is still bothered by his high ankle sprain but he was solid, he kept the zero. Alan was good for us.  He connected, he was dangerous, he battled, he ran and I thought overall both of them had a very solid game.”

On Mariano Trujillo’s red card:

“I thought they battled, it was the heat of the game and the referee, the official, must have seen something that happened and they made the decision to give the red card.  These things happen, its part of the game.

REACCION DE MARTIN VASQUEZ EN ESPAÑOL

Chivas USA Head Coach Martin Vasquez gives his reaction on tonights game.

Below is a sampling of media coverage of Chivas USA and its players:

Print/Web

1. Preview Club Deportivo Chivas USA vs. Seattle  - Associated Press

2. Up next for Chivas USA: Saturday vs. Seattle Sounders- Los Angeles Times

3. FREDY ON FIRE- LA Soccer News

Blogs

4. Saturday Soccer: Galaxy & Chivas USA gameday- 100 Percent Soccer

5. Friday Football: Waiting for the weekend- 100 Percent Soccer

6. Sounders FC v. Chivas USA, preview and prediction post- Sounders FC Blog/ Seattle Times

Chivas USA Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy invites us and a couple of his teammates back to his place to cook up some post-training grub!

Chivas USA held practice this morning ahead of this Saturday’s match against Seattle Sounders FC at The Home Depot Center at 8:00 p.m. PT

Bornstein met with the fans after practice to sign and take pictures.

The team congratulated Chiva fan Daniel Amaya on his 18^th birthday.

Chivas USA’s head coach Martin Vasquez met with the boys and girls of the YMCA of Torrance soccer team were also present in today’s practice. The team greeted them and signed autographs.

Chivas USA midfielder Marcelo Saragosa attended ‘Parks after Dark’ last Thursday, August 12 in Pamela Park in Los Angeles. The ‘Parks after Dark’ is a county-wide gang prevention initiative that offers kids soccer clinics in an effort to keep them off the streets. Below are pictures from the event: