1.   Newell opened his account in the ninth minute when he beat left-back Tony Barness on the right before steering the ball over goalkeeper Kevin Hitchcock.

2.   Bourahli scored in the ninth minute and set up Rafik Saifi for the second goal four minutes later.

3.   After Hernandez missed a breakaway shot for Mexico in the ninth minute, things began to improve for the Americans.

4.   Courtnall ran into Storr in the ninth minute of the third.

5.   Four years ago, the US had come out cautiously against the Germans, given up a goal in the ninth minute, and never recovered.

6.   In the ninth minute, Rivaldo advanced a soft pass for Ronaldo, who turned on the speed and tapped the ball into the goal.

7.   Meanwhile, the Fusion threatened as Serna crashed through the Revolution defense but was pulled down from behind by Brian Dunseth in the ninth minute.

8.   Paul Caligiuri scored his third goal of the season in the ninth minute when he headed a Robert Warzycha corner kick past Galaxy goalkeeper Jorge Campos.

9.   So dominant were the Devils in the first period that the Lightning had its first attempt at Martin Brodeur in the ninth minute.

10.   The Galaxy held most of the possession in the first half, but could only get one clean shot off Flores in the ninth minute.