American soccer this week ...

• by Soccer America , Jul 28, 2011

[SCOREBOARD] The Philadelphia Independence took over sole possession of first place in WPS thanks to a 1-0 win on a goal by Spaniard Veronica Boquete. For all the action ...

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Preliminary Round, First Leg
Results:
July 27
Toronto FC 2 Real Esteli (Nic.) 1.
TOR: Joao Plata 56
TOR: Joao Plata 72
RES: Alesandro Calero 80
Att.: 9,241
Metapan (El Sal.) 2 Puerto Rico Islanders 0.
MET: Edwin Sanchez 65
MET: Allan Santos 87
Santos (Mex.) 3 Olimpia (Hond.) 1.
SAN: Oribe Peralta 28
SAN: Juan Rodriguez (pen.) 60
SAN: Carlos Darwin Quintero 62
OLI: Brayan Beckeles 65

July 26
San Francisco (Pan.) 1 Seattle 0.
Goal: Roberto Brown 28.
Herediano (C.R.) 6 Alpha United (Guyana) 0.
HER: Jose Cubero 10
HER: Jose Cancela 30
HER: Yosimar Arias 38
HER: Pablo Salazar 59
HER: Jorge Barbosa 70
HER: Jorge Barbosa 77

Schedule:
July 28
Morelia (Mex.) vs. Tempete FC (Haiti)
Alianza (El Sal.) vs. FC Dallas
Motagua (Hond.) vs. Municipal (Guat.)

Preliminary Round, Second Leg
Schedule:
Aug. 2
Real Esteli (Nic.) vs. Toronto FC
Aug. 3
Seattle vs. San Francisco (Pan.) 
Puerto Rico Islanders vs. Metapan (El Sal.)
Olimpia (Hond.) vs. Santos (Mex.)
FC Dallas vs. Alianza (El Sal.)
Tempete FC (Haiti) vs. Morelia (Mex.)
Aug. 4
Alpha United (Guyana) vs. Herediano (C.R.)
Municipal (Guat.) vs. Motagua (Hond.)

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Results:
July 27
Charleston 0 Portsmouth (England) 0.
Att.: 3,345.

July 26
Columbus 0 Newcastle (England) 3.
NEW: Shola Amoebi 9
NEW: Fabricio Coloccini 53
NEW: Haris Vukcic 91+
Att.: 11,224
Portland 2 Independiente (Argentina) 0.
POR: Sal Zizzo 36
POR: Brian Umony 39

Schedule:
July 30
New York vs. Paris SG (France), Emirates Cup
July 31
Arsenal (England) vs. New York, Emirates Cup

WORLD FOOTBALL CHALLENGE
Results:
July 26
Juventus (Italy) 1 Club America (Mexico) 0.
JUV: Cristian Pasquato 32
Att.: 20,859.

Schedule:
July 28
Juventus (Italy) vs. Guadalajara (Mexico) in Raleigh, N.C.
July 30
Barcelona (Spain) vs. Man. United (England) in Landover, Md.
Aug. 3
Barcelona (Spain) vs. Guadalajara (Mexico) in Miami
Aug. 6
Barcelona (Spain) vs. Club America (Mexico) in Arlington, Texas

MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Results:
July 26
Chivas USA 1 San Jose 1.
SJ: Georges Ba  (Ellis McLoughlin) 65
CHV: Marcos Mondaini (pen.) 70

Standings:
Eastern Conference
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
13 D.C. United 4-0-1 14/6
10 New England 3-2-1 11/10
9 Columbus 3-1-0 11/5
4 Philadelphia 1-3-1 4/9
1 Toronto FC 0-2-1 3/5
0 New York 0-2-0 1/4
Central Conference
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
13 Chicago 4-0-1 13/3
9 FC Dallas 3-1-0 6/7
9 Houston 3-2-0 5/6
5 Sporting KC 1-2-2 5/5
3 Real Salt Lake 1-2-0 2/3
1 Colorado 0-4-1 2/5
Western Conference
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
21 Seattle 7-0-0 14/6
10 San Jose 3-2-1 10/6
6 Portland 2-2-0 7/7
6 Chivas USA 1-2-2 8/9
3 Los Angeles 1-5-0 5/13
1 Vancouver 0-3-1 3/7

Schedule:
July 31
Vancouver vs. Los Angeles
Aug. 7
D.C. United vs. Toronto FC
San Jose vs. Portland
Aug. 8
Sporting KC vs. Colorado
Aug. 9
Vancouver vs. Seattle

NASL
Results:
July 27
FC Tampa Bay 3  FC Edmonton 1.
TB: Aaron King (Pascal Millien) 6
FCE: Alex Semenets (Daniel Antoniuk) 28
TB: Shane Hill (unassisted) 60
TB: Pascal Millien (Mike Ambersley) 84

Standings:
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
42 Carolina 13-2-2 38/14
28 Puerto Rico 8-4-5 27/24
25 FC Edmonton 7-7-4 22/25
24 FC Tampa Bay 6-5-6 23/24
22 NSC Minnesota 6-4-7 19/16
18 Ft. Lauderdale 3-5-9 23/26
12 Montreal 2-9-6 14/19
9 Atlanta 2-11-3 17/35

Schedule:
July 30
Carolina vs.  Atlanta
Fort Lauderdale vs. FC Edmonton
July 31
Montreal vs. Puerto Rico
Aug. 6
Atlanta vs. FC Tampa Bay
Fort Lauderdale vs. Carolina
Montreal vs.  NSC Minnesota
FC Edmonton    vs    Puerto Rico

USL PRO
Results:
July 27
Dayton 2 Harrisburg 3.
Att.: 262.

Standings:
American Division
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
42 Orlando City 12-3-6 29/15
34 Richmond 10-6-4 30/19
33 Wilmington 10-6-3 33/24
31 Charleston 9-6-5 19/18
28 Charlotte 8-7-4 22/20
22 Barracuda FC  7-12-1 25/28
National Division
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
33 Rochester 10-6-3 26/16
33 Harrisburg 9-4-6 35/24
27 Los Angeles 7-4-6 29/20
23 Pittsburgh 6-10-5 19/29
18 FC New York 4-9-6 19/31
9 Dayton 1-13-6 18/44

Schedule:
July 29
Charlotte vs. Rochester
FC New York vs. Wilmington
Los Angeles vs. Barracuda FC
July 30
Harrisburg vs. Wilmington
Pittsburgh vs. Richmond
Charleston vs. Rochester
July 31
Dayton vs. FC New York
Los Angeles vs. Barracuda FC
Aug. 3
Orlando City vs. Charleston
Aug. 5
Harrisburg vs.  FC New York
Wilmington vs, Los Angeles
Rochester vs. Charlotte
Aug. 6
Pittsburgh vs. Charlotte
Richmond vs. Dayton
Orlando City vs. Charleston
Aug. 7
FC New York vs. Rochester
Barracuda FC vs. Los Angeles

PDL
Results:
Northeast Division, Final
July 26 in Portland, Maine
MPS Portland 0 New Hampshire 1.

South Atlantic Division, Final
July 26 in Greensboro, N.C.
Carolina 1 Northern Virginia 0.
CAR: Robbie Lovejoy 25

Mid-Atlantic Division, Final
July 26 in Reading Pa.
Reading United 0 Jersey 1.
JER: Robert Youhill 50
Att.: 500.

Great Lakes Division, Final
July 26 in Bridgeview, Ill.
Chicago Fire Premier 3 Forest City London 0.
 
Schedule:
Eastern Conference, Semifinals
July 29 in South Huntington, N.Y.
Long Island vs. New Hampshire
Jersey vs. Carolina

Central Conference, Semifinals
July 29 in Pontiac, Mich.
Michigan vs. Des Moines
Thunder Bay vs. Chicago Fire Premier
 
Southern Conference, Semifinals
July 29 in Clinton, Miss.
Mississippi Brilla FC vs. Chivas El Paso
Central Florida vs. Laredo

Western Conference, Semifinals
July 30 in Fresno, Calif.
Fresno vs. Victoria
Kitsap vs. Ventura County

WPS
Results:
July 27
Boston 0 Philadelphia 1.
PHI: Veronica Boquete 4 (unassisted) 83
Att.: 3,343.
magicJack 0 Sky Blue FC 2.
NJ: Allie Long 3 (Therese Sjogran) 15
NJ: own goal 68
Att.: 3,286.

Standings:
PTS TEAM W-L-T +/-
30 Philadelphia 9-3-3 27/15
27 Western NY 8-2-3 28/15
16 Boston 4-6-4 16/16
19 Sky Blue FC 5-5-4 20/18
16 *magicJack 5-6-2 17/24
7 Atlanta 1-10-4 7/27
*penalized one point for non-compliance of league regulations.

Schedule:
July 30
Sky Blue FC vs. Western New York
magicJack vs. Boston
July 31
Philadelphia vs. Atlanta
Aug. 3
Western New York vs. Boston
magicJack vs. Sky Blue FC
Aug. 6
Atlanta vs. Western New York
Boston vs. magicJack
Aug. 7
Philadelphia vs. Sky Blue FC

W-LEAGUE
Schedule:
Semifinals
July 29 in Tukwila, Wash.
Seattle vs. Ottawa
Vancouver vs. Atlanta

WPSL
Schedule:
Semifinals
July 30 in Lisle, Ill.
Boston Aztec Breakers Reserves vs. Orange County
Chicago vs. Tampa Bay