[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 942 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 942

 Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 2009 Major 
                           League Soccer Cup.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2009

   Mr. Matheson (for himself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
    Baird, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Bean, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
    Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
Childers, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Davis of 
Tennessee, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, 
 Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon of 
Tennessee, Mr. Griffith, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hodes, Mr. 
 Holden, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Larsen of 
 Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
 Minnick, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Murphy of New York, Mr. Nye, Mr. Ross, Mr. Salazar, 
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Space, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Upton) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 2009 Major 
                           League Soccer Cup.

Whereas the Real Salt Lake soccer club won the 2009 Major League Soccer Cup, 
        defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington 
        on November 22, 2009;
Whereas Real Salt Lake played through 2 sudden-death overtimes and a penalty-
        kick shootout to defeat the Galaxy;
Whereas forward Robbie Findlay scored a goal in the second half to tie the game 
        and force an overtime period;
Whereas defender Robbie Russell scored the decisive fifth goal in the seventh 
        round of the shootout to win the game;
Whereas goalkeeper Nick Rimando blocked 4 shots, including 2 in the shootout, 
        and was named the Most Valuable Player of the game;
Whereas head coach Jason Kreis is the youngest coach to win a Major League 
        Soccer Cup, and coached Real Salt Lake to its second post-season 
        appearance since joining the team in 2007; and
Whereas Real Salt Lake defeated the top 2 seeds in the Eastern Conference, the 
        first-seeded Columbus Crew and the second-seeded Chicago Fire, to reach 
        the championship game: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 
        2009 Major League Soccer Cup; and
            (2) congratulates Real Salt Lake for winning the first 
        Major League Soccer Cup in the franchise's history.
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