Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers. USA vs. Mexico - Game Highlights. Extratime: Club and Country postgame show - Nov. More Video. For all Gspurning achieved, though, it would appear that his price tag just proved to be too high for what the Sounders wanted to spend on him. With most teams have starting goalkeepers making about half of what Gspurning was scheduled to make, the Sounders seem to have felt that money was better spent elsewhere on a roster that is likely to undergo a significant makeover.
On a team facing some serious salary cap constraints -- and clearly hoping to generate significant flexibility -- the decision is at least understandable.
If anything, this is just another example of how the league's salary structure can be particularly frustrating. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
The Sounders used backup Marcus Hahnemann as their starter for a few games late in the year as Gspurning struggled with consistency. Talk to us. The Grizzlies squander a point lead and suffer a season-ending loss in a 4A state opener. The Spartans earned an unexpected berth into state, but the magic ends with a loss to the powerhouse Crusaders. In another 5-set thriller between the rivals, the Spartans prevail in a tense district semifinal. Petersburg after a 3—3 aggregate score in the second qualifying round.
During the —06 UEFA Cup, Pasching lost on away goals to Zenit after a 3—3 aggregate score for the second consecutive year in the second qualifying round. Gspurning was on the bench as the club qualified for the first round, but lost 3—0 to Livorno.
He made his debut in a 3—0 loss to Iraklis Thessaloniki on 25 November Gspurning played four seasons with Skoda Xanthi and appeared in 89 league matches before leaving the club in He joined the training camp for his new club in Arizona on 30 January. During the return leg on 15 March the Sounders lost 6—1 and were eliminated from the Champions League on a 3—7 aggregate score.
Gspurning was substituted at halftime of a May 2 game against the Los Angeles Galaxy because of an injury to his right hip. He was replaced by Bryan Meredith as the Sounders went on to win 2—0.
He trained through mid-July to return and started in goal during a 2—1 win over the Colorado Rapids on 28 July. Gspurning earned his first shutout since his injury against the Los Angeles Galaxy in a 4—0 win in August, lost in the U. Gspurning finished with 21 regular season games, conceding 15 goals for a 0. In season, Gspurning continued to be the club's first-choice goalkeeper at the start of the season, making three consecutive clean sheets against Chivas USA, the New England Revolution and the Colorado Rapids.
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