EASTERN CONFERENCE
The longer the game was scoreless, the pressure continued to mount on the Wizards. They felt it on the field. They felt it on the sidelines. And they felt it in the locker room at halftime of Saturday night’s game against the New England Revolution, a must-win to keep the Wizards’ playoff hopes alive.
The Wizards will stage a soccer doubleheader when they play their final regular-season game next Saturday night against San Jose. Graceland (Iowa) University will face Missouri Valley College at 3:30 p.m. at CommunityAmerica Ballpark prior to the Wizards’ kickoff at 7.
REVOLUTION: Matt Reis, Chris Albright, Jay Heaps, Kheli Dube, Jeff Larentowicz, Steve Ralston (Gabriel Badilla 17th), Michael Parkhurst, Mauricio Castro (Wells Thompson 75th), Khano Smith, Taylor Twellman, Shalrie Joseph.
y-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Thursday
Defender Jimmy Conrad scored with a header off a corner kick in the 61st minute, giving the Wizards a 1-0 victory the New England Revolution, a must-win to keep the Wizards’ playoff hopes alive.
One point won’t be enough tonight. The Wizards maintained their Major League Soccer playoff hopes with a tie last weekend against Chicago, mainly because the out-of-town scoreboard was friendly to them.
y-clinched playoff spot Thursday’s result New York 1, Real Salt Lake 1 Today’s games
y-clinched playoff spot Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Thursday New York 1, Real Salt Lake 1
New England Revolution forward Taylor Twellman has scored goals all around the world. He’s played professionally in Germany, he’s represented the U.S. national team in 30 international matches and is on the threshold of becoming the fifth player in MLS history to score 100 goals.
y-clinched playoff spot Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Thursday New York at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
Wizards defender Michael Harrington went from devastation to jubilation with one mighty shot. Harrington atoned for a costly handball penalty in the final minute of the first half with a goal early in the second half that enabled the Wizards to pull out a 1-1 tie with Chicago on Sunday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
Wizards defender Michael Harrington went from devastation to jubilation with one mighty shot. Harrington atoned for a costly hand-ball penalty in the final minute of the first half with a goal early in the second half that enabled the Wizards to pull out a 1-1 tie with Chicago on Sunday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
Forward Josh Wolff spent a few days last week battling an intestinal infection but managed to play all 90 minutes on the sunny, 78-degree day.
y-clinched playoff spot Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Thursday San Jose 1, FC Dallas 1
The math couldn’t be any simpler for the Wizards: Four games in 20 days must equal nine points.
y-clinched playoff spot Thursday San Jose 1, FC Dallas 1 Saturday CD Chivas USA 3, D.C. United 0 Columbus 1, Los Angeles 0
When the Chicago Fire visits the Wizards on Sunday, the most successful designated player in the league will take the field for the Fire.
When the Wizards play host to Chicago on Sunday, there is one Fire player who likely be serenaded by the Cauldron — in a good way.
From as early as he can remember growing up as a child in Virginia and then southern California, Kevin Hartman always loved soccer. He ate, drank, slept and dreamed of little else.
