What a performance by the U.S. men's national team in a 5-1 friendly win Saturday against Scotland in front of 44,438 in Jacksonville.

Landon Donovan scored three goals (3', 60', 65', and also hit the post) to up his international goal total to 49. The best goal of the night actually went to Michael Bradley, who had a real beauty in the 11th minute. Jermaine Jones was involved in the buildup to several goals and had his own in the 70th minute.

The U.S. actually scored all the goals in this one as Scotland got on the board through a Geoff Cameron own goal

Jurgen Klinsmann's fluid 4-3-2-1 formation looked pretty solid, without an injured Clint Dempsey don't forget. We'll see how things look against Brazil on Wednesday.

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What did you think of the game? How about those new jerseys?

Photo credit: Victor Decolongon, Getty Images (full gallery here)

Here are some postgame quotes and stats from Sounders FC's 1-1 road tie Saturday against Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center.

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SIGI SCHMID, Sounders FC head coach

(On measuring the pros and cons from the tie...) "We've played a lot of games, and for us to be able to come back from being 1-0 down is a good thing. I thought we had some chances at the end of the game that were pretty good chances -- Rose on his header, Rose on his shot from distance that gets cleared off the line, Eddie Johnson gets in one time on the end line -- so I was pleased with our ability to come back in tonight's game."

(On the substitutions...) "We were trying to get some fresh legs on the field. Certainly Caskey had an impact right away by getting the assist, but he was quicker; he hasn't played nearly that amount of the minutes that the other guys have played. We wanted to get some speed on with Cato, get him a chance to go at some people. Fredy Montero has played a lot of minutes -- I don't think we've pulled him in this whole stretch of game -- so I just felt he was tired and we needed to make that change with Eddie. We thought we'd get speed on, as well. So we wanted to get some fresh legs and speed on toward the end of the game to help us win the game."

CARSON, Calif.---Welcome to The Home Depot Center, where it's a cool, sunny Saturday evening.

The Sounders (7-3-2) kick off against Chivas USA (4-6-2) at 7:30 p.m. looking to snap a three-game winless streak. The hosts, which feature a couple familiar faces in James Riley and Peter Vagenas, are three games unbeaten.

Seattle comes in with several players unavailable -- Osvaldo Alonso (suspension), Michael Gspurning (hip), Adam Johansson (hamstring), Leo Gonzalez (quad), Patrick Ianni (back) -- so we'll see what lineup Sigi Schmid comes with.

Lineups should be available around 6:30 and I'll update this post then.

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Sounders FC lineup: GK Bryan Meredith, D Zach Scott, D Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, D Jeff Parke, D Marc Burch, M Mauro Rosales (c), M Andy Rose, M Brad Evans, M Alvaro Fernandez, F Fredy Montero, F David Estrada

Sounders FC bench: GK Andrew Weber, F/M/D Roger Levesque, M Servando Carrasco, M Alex Caskey, M Cordell Cato, F Eddie Johnson, F Sammy Ochoa

Chivas USA lineup: GK Dan Kennedy, D Ante Jazic, D John Valencia, D Danny Califf, D James Riley, M Alejandro Moreno (c), M Peter Vagenas, M Laurent Courtois, M Ryan Smith, F Jose Correa, F Juan Agudelo

Chivas USA bench: GK Tim Melia, D Rauwshan McKenzie, D Scott Gordon, M Jorge Villafana, M Miller Bolanos, M Blair Gavin, F Cesar Romero

Sounders FC (7-3-2) at Chivas USA (4-6-2)
Saturday, May 26, 7:30 p.m., The Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif.
TV/radio: KING-5 TV, 97.3 KIRO-FM (Ross Fletcher, Kasey Keller)
Spanish TV/radio: KOMO2 (Ch. 114), La Gran D 99.3 FM
Referee: Chris Penso

KEY CHIVAS USA PLAYERS

GK Dan Kennedy -- The 29 year old has probably been the team's best player the past few years as he consistently comes up with big saves to preserve points. Has played every minute this season and boasts a pretty good stat-line: 1.08 goals-against average, 45 saves, three shutouts, 74-percent save percentage.

D Danny Califf -- He'll be the first opponent the Sounders have faced twice this season (played a full 90 in Seattle on May 5 in a 1-0 loss). Was in a tough situation in Philadelphia but a new start, one close to home for the California native, could give him a boost. Sigi Schmid, who coached Califf with the Galaxy, called him a "defender's defender" and he'll make his presence known.

F Juan Agudelo -- Let's make it two-for-two with the team's newcomers. The young U.S. men's national team forward was recently acquired from New York, where he wasn't getting much time. Has all the talent to make an eventual move to Europe and establish himself as a USMNT regular. We saw that talent last year at Red Bull Arena, when he scored a great goal.

Good morning folks. I'm off to Los Angeles this morning to cover tonight's Sounders FC-Chivas USA game at The Home Depot Center.

As is sometimes customary, I like to ask to tips on cool eateries when I go on the road. Down in L.A. I've already hit places like In-N-Out Burger, Pink's Hot Dogs and Roscoe Chicken and Waffles. Any other places I have to go to?

I was thinking about Philippe the Original, the supposed home of the first French dip sandwich. Thumbs up or thumbs down?

Any and all advice is appreciated. Let's get to the links:

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--- The Sounders FC U-23s played to a 0-0 tie against Victoria in their home opener Friday night at Franklin Pierce High School. Academy product Sean Okoli played his first game with the team. He and guys like DeAndre Yedlin have trained a bit with the first team that past few days.

--- The other day I linked to the Silverbacks' perspective on selling hosting rights of Wednesday's Open Cup third-round game to the Sounders. For some of the fan perspective, go here and here.

--- The U.S. men's national team plays Scotland is a 5 p.m. friendly tonight. Here's a little preview.

--- Here's a story from the Chivas USA perspective, where you can read what ex-Sounder James Riley had to say about playing his former team.

--- Around the league, here's a broader-picture look at the player salary information (I had focused mainly on the Sounders) and here's a good story on Real Salt Lake Yordanny Alvarez, who defected from Cuba.

--- Longtime Los Angeles Times soccer writer Grahame L. Jones, who retired last year, was named the recipient of the 2012 Colin Jose Media Award on Friday by the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He'll be honored on May 30 at the 2012 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction ceremony prior to the USMNT vs. Brazil friendly.

--- Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao, 3-0, in the Copa del Rey final. It was coach Pep Guardiola's sendoff and the club's 14th trophy in four years.

--- Lastly, there's some WPSL action going on this weekend. GoalWA.net has the details.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC -- OUT: GK Josh Ford (R knee stress fracture); MF Steve Zakuani (R leg fracture); FW Babayele Sodade (R knee ACL tear); DF Adam Johansson (R hamstring strain); DOUBTFUL: GK Michael Gspurning (R hip strain); DF Patrick Ianni (lower back pain); DF Leo Gonzalez (L quad strain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Michael Tetteh (L hamstring strain)

CHIVAS USA -- OUT: MF Marvin Iraheta (L knee ACL); MF Nick Labrocca (L hamstring strain); PROBABLE: MF Ben Zemanski (R knee MCL sprain)

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A couple notes: Don't expect any Sounders listed in this report to be available Saturday at Chivas USA, as per updates from coach Sigi Schmid this week.

It is worth noting that Tetteh has been upgraded. He's been active in training the past few days and looks to be doing much better. I forgot to ask for another Johansson update today, but the generally hamstring strains are 3-4 weekers.