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L.A. took control 15 minutes in as their relentless pressure opened up a chance for Cobi Jones’s goal, but fifteen minutes after that Matt McKeon’s 30-yard bomb nearly blasted a hole in the back of the L.A. net. The game remained scoreless, though exciting, until overtime, when suddenly an asleep L.A. awoke just two minutes in and scored the golden goal that could send L.A. to the final: if they can tie or win in K.C. this Friday. Danny Califf’s late goal was similar to the one he scored in the Olympics (he just returned and was put in as a sub in this game).

Last season’s first-time Spanish league winners Deportivo doesn’t have the respect and reputation of Barcelona, but here they outplayed their opponent in the season’s first head-to-head clash. After a lackluster first half, a lucky deflection on a free kick went into the goal, and later Deportivo took advantage of a breakdown at the back to penetrate and score again. Barcelona looked dazed. Final: 2-0.