MLS Cup 2008
Event | MLS Cup | ||||||
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Date | November 23, 2008 | ||||||
Venue | Home Depot Center, Carson, California, US | ||||||
Man of the Match | Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew) | ||||||
Referee | Baldomero Toledo | ||||||
Attendance | 27,000 | ||||||
Weather | Clear, 68 °F (20 °C) | ||||||
MLS Cup 2008 was the 13th edition of the
Both finalists were making their first appearance at the MLS Cup, having historically exited the playoffs in earlier rounds. Columbus won the
Columbus won the game by a score of 3–1 with goals from Alejandro Moreno, Chad Marshall, and Frankie Hejduk — all assisted by Guillermo Barros Schelotto. Schelotto was named man of the match, adding to his MVP award from the regular season. Sigi Schmid became the first manager to win the MLS Cup with two different teams, shortly before leaving the Crew to coach the Seattle Sounders FC.
Venue
The
Road to the final
The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada. The 2008 season was the 13th in MLS history, and was contested by 14 teams in two conferences.[5] Each club played 30 matches during the regular season from March to October, facing each team twice and two in-conference teams a third time.[6] The playoffs, running from October 30 to November 23, were contested by the top three clubs in each conference and two wild card teams in the next positions regardless of conference.[7] It was organized into three rounds: a home-and-away series in the Conference Semifinals, a single-match Conference Final, and the MLS Cup final.[8]
The 2008 edition of the MLS Cup was contested by the
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew hired manager
With an adjustment in
The Crew played against the
New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls finished the 2007 season as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New England Revolution.[28] The team began the 2008 season, their second under the Red Bull brand,[29] with Colombian manager Juan Carlos Osorio replacing Bruce Arena as head coach.[30] The season was tumultuous, with the Red Bulls losing young striker Jozy Altidore on a transfer and captain Claudio Reyna to retirement in July.[31][32] The team's other star striker, Juan Pablo Ángel, recovered from back and hamstring injuries to lead the Red Bulls to a playoff berth on the final day of the season, finishing ahead of D.C. United with only 39 points and a losing record.[33][34] During the final weeks of the season, the Red Bulls lost two players to suspensions for violating the league's drug policy; goalkeeper Jon Conway was replaced by backup goalkeeper Danny Cepero, who scored the first goal by a keeper in his debut for the team against the Columbus Crew.[35][36]
The Red Bulls were seeded fourth in the Western Conference bracket as a
Summary of results
- Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Columbus Crew
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Round | New York Red Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st place in Eastern Conference
Source: MLS Qualified for playoffs |
Regular season | 5th place in Eastern Conference (Seeded into Western Conference bracket)
Source: MLS Qualified for playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | MLS Cup Playoffs | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City Wizards
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3–1 | 1–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Conference Semifinals | Houston Dynamo
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4–1 | 1–1 (H) | 3–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago Fire
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2–1 (H) | Conference Final | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 (A) |
Broadcasting and entertainment
The MLS Cup final was televised in the United States on
Recording artist
Match
Summary
The 2008 final marked the debut of the
Columbus entered the match as favorites and attempted to score on a play that was ruled offside, but were outplayed by the Red Bulls in the opening 30 minutes of the match and conceded several scoring chances and attacking set-pieces.[50][51] John Wolyniec and Juan Pablo Ángel missed close-range shots on the Columbus goal, while the Crew pressed with a counterattack in the 31st minute to score the opening goal.[52] Guillermo Barros Schelotto regained possession of the ball and passed it to Alejandro Moreno, who dribbled it up the right flank and shot passed defender Diego Jiménez and goalkeeper Danny Cepero.[51]
New York began the second half by trying to find an equalizing goal and tied the match 1–1 after six minutes, with a zig-zag run by
Details
Columbus Crew | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls |
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Moreno 31' Marshall 53' Hejduk 82' |
Report | Wolyniec 51' |
Columbus Crew
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New York Red Bulls
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MLS Cup Most Valuable Player:
Assistant referees:
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Match rules:
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Post-match
The Crew became the fourth club to win both MLS Cup and the
The Crew celebrated with traveling fans at their hotel in
Both finalists qualified for the
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