Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching (25) challenges Real Salt Lake defender Nat Borchers (6) for a header during the first half in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Houston. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching (25) challenges Real Salt Lake defender Nat Borchers (6) for a header during the first half in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Houston.

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  1. Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden, right, tackles Pachuca's Christian Gimenez, left, while trying to steal the ball during the second half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 in Houston. Pachuca beat the Dynamo 1-0.
  2. Pachuca's Christian Gimenez, left, battles Houston Dynamo's Corey Ashe (26) for the ball during the second half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston. Pachuca beat the Dynamo 1-0.
  3. Pachuca of Mexico's Edgar Benitez (10) battles Houston Dynamo's Andrew Hainault for the ball during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston.
  4. Houston Dynamo's Dominic Oduro, right, loses the ball as Pachuca's Leobardo Lopez (2) defends during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston.
  5. Pachuca's Leobardo Lopez (2) defends against Houston Dynamo's Dominic Oduro, right, during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston.
  6. Pachuca's Carlos Rodriguez, top, falls onto Houston Dynamo's Brian Mullan during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston.
  7. Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando can't make the save on a shot by Houston Dynamo's Brad Davis in the 81st minute of the second half a 3-2 Dynamo victory over Real Salt Lake in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Houston.
  8. Referee Baldomero Toledo lifts the red card as Real Salt Lake defender Jamison Olave is sent off for his tackle on Houston Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis, bottom, during the first half in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Houston.
  9. Houston Dynamo defender Andrew Hainault (31) challenges Real Salt Lake forward Pablo Campos (19) for a header during the first half in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Houston.
  10. Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching (25) challenges Real Salt Lake defender Nat Borchers (6) for a header during the first half in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Houston.
  11. Referee Baldomero Toledo lifts the red card as Real Salt Lake defender Jamison Olave is sent off for his tackle on Houston Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis, bottom, during the first half in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Houston.
  12. Houston Dynamo defender Andrew Hainault (31) challenges Real Salt Lake forward Pablo Campos (19) for a header during the first half in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Houston.
  13. Real Salt Lake's Nat Borchers, left, keeps the ball away from Columbus Crew's Eddie Gaven during the first half of an Eastern Conference MLS soccer playoff game Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio.
  14. Columbus Crew's Guillermo Barros Schelotto, left, dribbles the ball upfield as Real Salt Lake's Nat Borchers defends during the first half of an Eastern Conference MLS soccer playoff game Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio.
  15. Real Salt Lake's Nat Borchers, left, heads the ball with Columbus Crew's Jason Garey in the second half of an MLS soccer match in Sandy, Utah, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. Real Salt Lake won 1-0.
  16. Toronto FC's Dwayne De Rosario, left, battles for the ball against Real Salt Lake's Nat Borchers, right, during second-half MLS soccer game action in Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. Toronto FC defeated Real Salt Lake 1-0.

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