Puerto Rico Islanders vs. Los Angeles Galaxy: Match day Commentary

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BY ADAM SERRANO

The CONCACAF Champions league kicks off tonight as the Los Angeles Galaxy host the USL Puerto Rico Islanders at the Home Depot Center.

The Puerto Rico Islanders are currently in last place in their respective division while the Galaxy are currently the tops in Major League Soccer. The Islanders will look to add the Galaxy to their list of impressive MLS scalps that includes clubs like Toronto FC and Cruz Azul to advance to the CONCACAF Champion's League Group stage for the third time in three years. This is the first Champions League game for the Galaxy since 2006.

I will be providing commentary throughout the match so please feel free to follow along here.As always, feel free to shareyour thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.

Enjoy the action (Commentary is after the jump):

HALFTIME- Boos rain down on the Home Depot Center field as the Galaxy hand their heads and head into the dressing room. Poor defense and disappointing passing are currently dooming the Galaxy right now. The Islanders did a great job of weathering the storm and caught the Galaxy sleeping on two chances. At the Half Islanders 2 Galaxy 0.

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45th Minute - Jones with the cross and Berhalter caught sleeping on that play as Addlery fires it in. 2-0 to the Islanders. WOW. For all wondering. There is an away goals rule.

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45th Minute - GOAL!!! PUERTO RICO!!! ADDLERY!!!

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44th Minute - Poor corner kick from Donovan which is way too high for Buddle. Arena will probably be giving this team the hairdryer treatment in the dressing room at the half.

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42nd Minute - Dangerous free kick right now for the Galaxy. Donovan to take it.

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41st Minute - The Islanders are in a jovial mood. They've got what they wanted and are now dropping six men into the box during any Galaxy attack. They're doing an exceptional job closing up space on the Galaxy attackers and pushing them off the ball. Going to be a hard nut to crack today.

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39th Minute - Michael Stephens comes on for AJ DeLaGarza as Franklin will drop back to right back with Stephens taking over.

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38th Minute - A bit more pressure from the Galaxy who are unable to string together the last pass. Michael Stephens is about to come on. Bruce Arena will have no more of this line up.

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35th Minute - Franklin all alone on the shot, but he fires it deep into the stands. Horribly disappointing.

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34th Minute - The Galaxy look a bit frustrated as Michael Stephens gets up. I would expect him to come on shortly. LA is finding out fairly quickly why the Islanders are known as the "Sepultureros" or the Grave Diggers.

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31st Minute - WOW! Franklin with a great shot, but Horst clears the ball as it was approaching the line. Great few minutes from the Islanders.

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30th Minute - Inexcusable that the Galaxy defense are caught napping on that play. Foley was all alone off the rebound and there was nothing that Saunders could do on that play.

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28th Minute - Hansen with a corner into Horst who sends in a great shot that DeLaGarza clears off the line. Foley takes the rebound and punches it in. 1-0 to the Islanders.

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26th Minute - PUERTO RICO GOAL!! FOLEY!!!

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23rd Minute - Poorly taken corner and Berhalter with a poor header and the effort goes over the bar. Rare poor effort by Berhalter.

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22nd Minute - The effort goes through the box, but off an Islander. Corner on the opposite end.

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21st Minute - Donovan with a dangerous co! rner. Lo ok for the goal to come soon.

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19th Minute - Donovan with a dangerous free kick that bounces around and goes out for a Galaxy throw in.

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15th Minute - Not a huge crowd on hand tonight but the Angel City Brigade and the Riot Squad are bringing the noise as always, along with the Galaxians.

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14th Minute - Gordon gets a great ball from Lewis, but he fires a point blank shot just wide of net. Ouch. He should have scored on that one.

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12th Minute - The Juninho effort goes just above the post. Beautifully taken effort. The Islanders force a free kick deep in the Galaxy zone.

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10th Minute - Free kick set up just outside the box. Juninho lining up to take it.

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7th Minute - Both teams doing a bit of exploring right now. Trying to feel each other out. I would expect the Galaxy to find holes in the Islanders defense soon.

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3rd Minute - The Puerto Rico Islanders keeper Gaudette makes a nice save. The Galaxy are attacking to the left of your computer screen.

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1st Minute - And We're off in LA!
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PUERTO RICO ISLANDERS

------------Addlery---------Foley--------------

Telesford-----Nurse------Hansen----Delgado

Martinez----Horst------Velez-------Jones

----------------------Guadette--------------------------


LOS ANGELES GALAXY

------------Gordon---------Buddle---------------

Donovan----------Juninho------------Franklin

---------------------Birchall---------------------

Lewis----Leonardo-------Berhalter------DeLaGarza

----------------------Saunders--------------------------



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