MLS Cup 2014
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After Most Valuable Player Robbie Keane | (LA Galaxy) | ||||||
Referee | Mark Geiger | ||||||
Attendance | 27,000 | ||||||
Weather | Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C) | ||||||
MLS Cup 2014 was the 19th edition of the
It was a record sixth time that the MLS Cup was held at the StubHub Center, and the first time in two years that the venue has hosted the MLS Cup. The Galaxy returned to the MLS Cup for the first time since 2012, when they became the third club to win the championship in back-to-back seasons. It was the first time since 2007 that the Revolution reached the MLS Cup final. The two clubs had met twice before in the MLS Cup final: in 2002 and in 2005; the Galaxy defeated New England 1–0 after extra time in both finals. New England Revolution became the first club to lose five MLS Cups.
Going into the match, the Galaxy had earned a berth into the
Road to the final
The
Both teams finished second in their respective conferences at the end of the regular season. The Galaxy convincingly defeated Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference semifinals by an aggregate score of 5–0. They then advanced past Seattle Sounders FC and to MLS Cup 2–2 on aggregate due to the away goals tiebreaker, as the Galaxy had 1 away goal to Seattle's 0. New England knocked out the Columbus Crew 7–3 on aggregate after dominating both legs of the Eastern Conference semifinals before narrowly besting the New York 4–3 over the two legs to reach MLS Cup.
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Regular season |
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Columbus Crew | 7–3 | 4–2 away; 3–1 home | Conf. Semifinals | Real Salt Lake | 5–0 | 0–0 away; 5–0 home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York Red Bulls | 4–3 | 2–1 away; 2–2 home | Conference Finals | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–2 (a) | 1–0 home; 1–2 away |
Tournament Bracket
Knockout | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
E1 | D.C. United | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
E4 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | E4 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
E5 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | Eastern Conference | E4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W2 | a.e.t. )
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W1 | Seattle Sounders FC (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
W4 | FC Dallas | 2 | W4 | FC Dallas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | Western Conference | W1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Galaxy (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match
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New England Revolution
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MLS Cup MVP:
Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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Statistics
LA Galaxy | New England Revolution | |
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Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
Total shots | 16 | 16 |
Shots on target | 6 | 6 |
Saves | 6 | 4 |
Corner kicks | 3 | 3 |
Fouls committed | 20 | 14 |
Offsides | 4 | 1 |
Yellow cards | 5 | 2 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ Carlisle, Jeff (December 7, 2014). "Three Points: Los Angeles vs. New England". ESPN FC. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ Bell, Jack (November 25, 2013). "M.L.S. and Red Bulls Release 2014 Schedule". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ O'Bannon, Whitney (November 26, 2013). "Real Salt Lake: RSL to start 2014 season with back-to-back LA Galaxy games". Deseret News. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Ames, Nick (November 29, 2014). "Breathless in Seattle: the Sounders in full cry for first MLS Cup final". The Guardian. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Boxscore – Player statistics". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 8, 2014.