2008 North American SuperLiga final

2008 North American SuperLiga final
Event	2008 North American SuperLiga
	After extra time; New England won 6–5 in a penalty shootout
Date	August 6, 2008
Venue	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Referee	Howard Webb (England)
Attendance	9,232
Weather	Partly cloudy, 71 °F
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The 2008 North American SuperLiga final was a soccer match played on August 6, 2008, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts in the United States. The match determined the winner of the 2008 North American SuperLiga, the second edition of the North American SuperLiga, which was a tournament contested by teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX. In the 2008 edition, the top four teams from each league qualified based on their point totals at the end of the previous season. The New England Revolution and the Houston Dynamo played the match, and it was a rematch of the 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup finals, which were both won by the Dynamo. The final took place in front of 9,232 supporters and was refereed by Howard Webb from England.

En route to the final, Houston won group A while New England won group B. Both teams faced opposition from Liga MX in the semifinals, with Houston dispatching Pachuca CF and the Revolution defeating Atlante F.C. in a match that saw five players be sent off. Before the final, both sets of players agreed to split the prize money equally, as they believed the share of the prize money awarded to players was too low relative to the tournament's overall $1 million prize.

The match was won by the Revolution, who defeated Houston 6–5 in a penalty shootout after drawing the match 2–2. Houston scored the first goal as Nate Jaqua stole took the ball from inexperienced centerback Amaechi Igwe, and Steve Ralston brought the game level late in the first half. Houston took the lead again in extratime with a Kei Kamara header, with New England once again equalizing via a goal from Shalrie Joseph. Chris Albright scored the winning penalty in the eight-round shootout to win the tournament for New England.

The win marked New England's second trophy in club history, following their win in the 2007 U.S. Open Cup final. They were the only MLS club to win the SuperLiga trophy during its four years in existence, and the 2008 final was the only one contested between two MLS clubs.