2009 MLS All-Star Game

The 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 14th annual MLS All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars faced Everton of the Premier League on July 29, 2009.[1] The match ended in a 1–1 draw at full-time and went to an immediate penalty shootout, which Everton won 4–3. Everton's Tim Howard--the United States first-choice goalkeeper and a former MetroStars player--was named MVP of the match, after making three saves during the shootout. This was the first win for an international club team in six tries against the MLS All-Stars, and remains Everton's last competitive trophy the club has won.[2]

2009 MLS All-Star Game
EventMajor League Soccer All-Star Game
MLS All-Stars Everton
1 1
Everton won 4–3 on penalties
DateJuly 29, 2009
VenueRio Tinto Stadium
Sandy, Utah
Man of the MatchTim Howard (Everton)
RefereeRicardo Salazar
Attendance20,124

Host venue

Major League Soccer announced on July 9, 2008 that Rio Tinto Stadium, the League's newest soccer-specific venue, would host the 2009 MLS All-Star Game in the summer of 2009. MLS President Mark Abbott joined Real Salt Lake Owner David W. Checketts, Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., and Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan at a press conference at the new Stadium to officially announce the event. This was the first MLS All-Star Game held in Utah.[3]

MLS All-Stars voting

Like the previous year, the MLS All-Star First XI was determined by an online fan voting system which accounted for 25% of the total vote, with players, coaches and general managers, and the media each holding 25% of the vote. The fan voting period opened May 13, 2009 and ended July 6, 2009.[4] Two weeks into the fan voting period, Seattle Sounders FC players made up nine of the 11 top vote-getters, with Kasey Keller as the overall leader in total votes.[5]

After the end of the voting period, Freddie Ljungberg received the most fan votes. The fan's first XI included Kasey Keller(Seattle), Chad Marshall (Columbus), Wilman Conde (Chicago), Geoff Cameron (Houston), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus), Stuart Holden (Houston), Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle), Shalrie Joseph (New England), Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto), Conor Casey (Colorado), and Landon Donovan (Los Angeles).[6] The additional seven players were chosen by head coach Dominic Kinnear of Houston and the Commissioner Don Garber.

2009 MLS All-Star Game Rosters

Major League Soccer

The 2009 MLS All-Star First XI was announced in a special episode of MLSnet.com Extra Time, which aired 3 p.m. ET on Monday, July 13, 2009. On the following Monday, July 20, 2009, All-Star coach Dominic Kinnear and his assistants chose five additional players, with MLS Commissioner Don Garber adding the two final players to the 18-man roster.[7] The All-Stars are:

As of July 26, 2009. Players in bold denotes First XI status.[8] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Zach Thornton ^
2 DF  COL Wilman Conde
4 DF  MLI Bakary Soumare &
5 MF  USA Kyle Beckerman ♦
7 MF  CAN Will Johnson %
8 MF  SWE Freddie Ljungberg
9 FW  USA Conor Casey
10 FW  USA Landon Donovan
11 MF  USA Brad Davis ♣
14 DF  USA Chad Marshall
15 MF  USA Davy Arnaud ♣
17 FW  COL Fredy Montero ♣
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK  USA Kasey Keller
20 DF  USA Geoff Cameron
22 MF  USA Stuart Holden
34 DF  COL Jhon Kennedy Hurtado ♣
70 MF  MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco ‡
77 MF  ARG Javier Morales ♦
80 GK  CAN Pat Onstad ♣^
88 MF  GRN Shalrie Joseph %
90 MF  CAN Dwayne De Rosario †
97 MF  ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto
99 FW  USA Brian Ching ♣&

† - De Rosario was not available for the 2009 MLS All-Star game due to a Toronto FC CONCACAF Champions League game.

‡ - Blanco was chosen to take the place of De Rosario, being the next-highest vote getter in the midfield position.

♦ - "Commissioner's Picks", chosen by MLS Commissioner Don Garber.[8]

♣ - Players selected by All-Star Coach Dominic Kinnear.[9]

% - Johnson is an injury replacement for Joseph who suffered a bone bruise in his right knee.[10]

& - Soumare was a replacement for Ching, who was rested after he competed in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup with the US national team.[10]

^ - Zach Thornton replaced Pat Onstad due to injury.[11]

The following players fell short of the MLS All-Star First XI in voting:[7]

  • Goalkeepers:
    • Pat Onstad - 2.09% Fan votes, 3.11% Player votes, 2.53% Media votes, 6.36% Coach/GM votes
  • Defenders:
    • Jhon Kennedy Hurtado - 5.42% Fan votes, 2.87% Player votes, 5.70% Media votes, 4.55% Coach/GM votes
    • Jonathan Bornstein - 1.80% Fan votes, 3.71% Player votes, 5.70% Media votes, 7.27% Coach/GM votes
  • Midfielders:
    • Cuauhtémoc Blanco - 3.93% Fan votes, 2.75% Player votes, 11.08% Media votes, 4.09% Coach/GM votes
    • Ricardo Clark - 2.03% Fan votes, 5.86% Player votes, 4.75% Media votes, 8.18% Coach/GM votes
    • Osvaldo Alonso - 5.34% Fan votes, 2.39% Player votes, 7.28% Media votes, 3.18% Coach/GM votes
    • Paulo Nagamura - 1.02% Fan votes, 4.67% Player votes, 2.85% Media votes, 9.55% Coach/GM votes
  • Forwards:
    • Fredy Montero - 6.39% Fan votes, 6.22% Player votes, 12.98% Media votes, 5.46% Coach/GM votes
    • Brian McBride - 3.40% Fan votes, 8.49% Player votes, 3.48% Media votes, 6.82% Coach/GM votes

Everton
As of July 12, 2009.[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Carlo Nash
2 DF  ENG Tony Hibbert
3 DF  ENG Leighton Baines
4 DF  NGA Joseph Yobo
5 DF  ENG Joleon Lescott
6 DF  ENG Phil Jagielka
9 FW  FRA Louis Saha
10 MF  ESP Mikel Arteta
11 FW  BRA Jô (on loan from Manchester City)
12 GK  SCO Iain Turner
14 FW  ENG James Vaughan
17 MF  AUS Tim Cahill
18 MF  ENG Phil Neville (captain)
20 MF  RSA Steven Pienaar
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  ENG Leon Osman
22 FW  NGA Yakubu
24 GK  USA Tim Howard
25 MF  BEL Marouane Fellaini
26 MF  ENG Jack Rodwell
27 FW  POL Lukas Jutkiewicz
28 FW  NGA Victor Anichebe
30 GK  ENG John Ruddy
31 DF  EIR Séamus Coleman
32 MF  ENG Dan Gosling
35 FW  ENG Kieran Agard [13]
37 FW  ENG Jose Baxter
38 MF  ENG James Wallace
— DF  GER Shkodran Mustafi

Match details
MLS All-Stars 1–1 Everton
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 20,124
MLS All-Stars
Everton
MLS All-Stars:
GK18 Kasey Keller 46' 62'
DF20 Geoff Cameron
DF14 Chad Marshall 46'
DF2 Wilman Conde 63'
MF22 Stuart Holden 63'
MF5 Kyle Beckerman 46'
MF8 Freddie Ljungberg (c)
MF11 Brad Davis
FW17 Fredy Montero 46'
FW9 Conor Casey
FW70 Cuauhtémoc Blanco 63'
Substitutes:
GK1 Zach Thornton 46' 62'
DF4 Bakary Soumare 46'
DF34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 63'
MF7 Will Johnson 46'
MF15 Davy Arnaud 63'
MF77 Javier Morales 63'
FW10 Landon Donovan 46'
Manager:
Dominic Kinnear
Everton:
GK24 Tim Howard
DF3 Leighton Baines
DF2 Tony Hibbert
DF5 Joleon Lescott
DF4 Joseph Yobo
MF17 Tim Cahill 76'
MF26 Jack Rodwell 78'
MF25 Marouane Fellaini 56'
MF18 Phil Neville (c)
MF21 Leon Osman 76'
FW9 Louis Saha 76'
Substitutes:
GK1 Carlo Nash
MF38 James Wallace 76'
FW14 James Vaughan 76'
FW11 Jô 56'
FW22 Yakubu
FW37 Jose Baxter 76'
Manager:
David Moyes

Man of the Match:
Tim Howard

Assistant referees:
Joe Fletcher
Philippe Briere
Fourth official:
Terry Vaughn

Statistics
MLS Everton
Goals scored11
Total shots216
Shots on target83
Total Saves27
Fouls1717
Offsides21
Corner kicks52
Yellow cards01
Red cards00

Notes
  • The 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the first to be played in the state of Utah.
  • For the first time, AT&T was the official sponsor of the All-Star Game.
  • This was the sixth time that the league's best players faced international competition in the MLS All-Star Game.
  • The game was broadcast in the US on ESPN2 in English and TeleFutura in Spanish.[4]
  • This was the first All-Star match to be decided via penalty kicks.[2]
  • This was the first time the MLS All-Stars were defeated by an international opponent[2]
  • Early the next year, Landon Donovan would join Everton on a loan deal, and then again in early 2012.

References
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  2. Winner, Andrew (July 30, 2009). "MLS All-Stars edged by Everton in PKs". Major League Soccer Communications. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  3. Major League Soccer: News: Article Archived July 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Butler, Dylan (May 23, 2009). "Voting open for MLS All-Stars First XI". MLSNet.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  5. Butler, Dylan (May 26, 2009). "Seattle fans sounding out for a familiar First XI". MLSNet.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  6. "MLS's First XI All-Stars". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
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  8. "Commissioner picks RSL duo for All-Star game". MLSNet.com. July 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  9. "Kinnear selects six to bolster MLS All-Star team roster". MLSNet.com. July 20, 2009. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  10. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090725&content_id=6051606&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp%5B%5D
  11. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090727&content_id=6087668&vkey=pr_cdc&fext=.jsp&team=t120%5B%5D
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  13. Kieran Agard is also eligible for Jamaica.
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