Inaugural PAN-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP --- ESPN recaps the Final --- DYNAMO v GAMBA OSAKA

23 February 2008 --- HONOLULU: (excerpt) "Was Osaka that good or was Houston that bad? (And by extension are the Los Angeles Galaxy a wee bit better than everyone originally thought?) As is usually the case with these things, the truth is somewhere in the middle. What's clear is that Houston had no answer for the power, pace, and finishing ability of Gamba Osaka striker Baré, who lit up the Dynamo for four goals and looked like he could step immediately into the starting lineup of any MLS side."  More... ( http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=510805&root=mls&cc=5901 )