Chivas USA will take on the Seattle Sounders this Friday at 8:00 p.m. PT at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Red-and-White are looking to build off the momentum of their 3-0 victory over Toronto FC and avenge a loss to the Sounders in the U.S. Open Cup on September 1. Seattle is on a four game winning streak in MLS play and is coming off a victory in the U.S. Open Cup final over Columbus, while Chivas USA snapped a three-game skid with a win against Toronto FC on Saturday, getting goals from Jorge Flores, Jesús Padilla, and Rodolfo Espinoza. Saturday’s match will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, as well as W Radio 690 AM.

Jorge ‘Sueño’ Flores scored his first goal since 2008 and Jesús Padilla and Rodolfo Espinoza scored late to give Chivas USA a 3-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night at The Home Depot Center. The win came in the Red-and-White’s second to last home game of the season, with the final home match of the year coming October 23 against the Chicago Fire. Chivas USA continued its domination of Toronto FC at The Home Depot Center, earning its fourth win over the Canadian team in four tries. Since 2007, the Red-and-White have scored nine goals to Toronto’s one in the four meetings.

Jorge ‘Sueño’ Flores scored his first goal since 2008 and Jesús Padilla and Rodolfo Espinoza scored late to give Chivas USA a 3-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night at The Home Depot Center. The win came in the Red-and-White’s second to last home game of the season, with the final home match of the year coming October 23 against the Chicago Fire.

Chivas USA continued its domination of Toronto FC at The Home Depot Center, earning its fourth win over the Canadian team in four tries. Since 2007, the Red-and-White have scored nine goals to Toronto’s one in the four meetings.

After a scoreless first half, Flores broke the deadlock in minute 51, finishing from close range on a good cross from Espinoza. It was the first goal for ‘Sueño’ since May 31, 2008 against the Columbus Crew, and came in his first start since April 17 of this year.

The match remained close until the final minutes, when Chivas USA struck twice in quick succession. First, Alan Gordon played the ball to Padilla, who struck a long shot that beat Stefan Frei in the Toronto net in minute 88. Then, in the 90th minute, Espinoza took control of a turnover near the top of the box and curled a left footed shot in to the net.

Padilla’s goal was the fifth of the season, which is second on the team behind Justin Braun, with nine goals. Espinoza’s strike was his first goal of the year, and Gordon earned his third assist, which is tied with three other players for first on the team.

Zach Thornton earned the shutout for the Red-and-White, his sixth of the season and 76^th of his career, good for second on the all-time MLS list in the category. Thornton made three saves, and was helped when Mariano Trujillo cleared a Maicon Santos shot off the line in the 73^rd minute.

Forward Justin Braun left the game in the 57^th minute with an apparent concussion after collision in the middle of the field. He will be re-evaluated next week before determining how much time the team’s leading scorer will miss.

Toronto FC was forced to play the final minutes of the match down a player after Adrian Cann was knocked out with an injury after TFC made all of its subs.

With the win, Chivas USA improves to 8-15-4 on the season, good for 28 points. The team has three matches left in the season, first facing Seattle Sounders FC on the road next Friday, then visiting the San Jose Earthquakes the following Wednesday, and finishing at home against the Chicago Fire on October 23.

Next home game: Chivas USA will celebrate Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center. For more information, or for tickets to the match, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.  

PHOTOS: Juan Miranda/Chivas USA

Chivas USA Head Coach Martín Vásquez, and midfielders Jorge Flores, and Rodolfo Espinoza give their reactions about tonights 3-0 win against Toronto FC.

As fans of both Chivas and the Galaxy the supporters groups took their rivalry to the next level as the Union Ultras (Chivas USA fans) face on the Angel City Brigade (Galaxy fans) in a friendly match this past Saturday night. The game, which was designed as match to show the mutual respect between the two supporters groups while building the friendly rivalry, took place at 8:00 p.m. on Field 5 at The Home Depot Center on Saturday, October 2.

El encuentro entre Chivas USA y el Toronto FC tendrá el tono de color rosado en varios aspectos en honor al mes de la lucha contra el cáncer.

Chivas USA will go Pink for Saturday’s match against Toronto FC, incorporating the color into many aspects of the matchday experience as part of the team’s efforts during Breast Cancer Awareness month. In addition to a special pink soccer ball, Chivas USA will have pink in its gameday gear for players and coaches, pink t-shirts for volunteers participating in the Parade of Champions, a presentation by the ChivaGirls, and much more.

Chivas USA attempted a comeback but fell short in the second match of the Honda SuperClásico on Sunday, losing to the LA Galaxy by a 2-1 score. Edson Buddle and David Beckham gave the Galaxy the lead in the first half, while Alan Gordon struck back for the Red-and-White in the second half, scoring his first goal for the club.

Please look out for a special video recap of a student newscast that features Chivas USA goalkeeper during a recent visit to Santa Ana’s Edward B. Cole, Sr. Academy. You can show this to get a little laugh. Go to 3:09 in the video to see Dan Kennedy’s segment.