CIENFUEGOS LIFTS GALAXY : GALAXY 2 COLORADO 1.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Mauricio Cienfuegos Mauricio Cienfuegos (born February 12, 1968 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer) player. Cienfuegos turned professional in 1985, and played his first season for Racing Junior of his native El Salvador. scored twice in the final 30 minutes as the Galaxy overcame a sluggish first half to defeat the Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are a soccer club based in Commerce City, Colorado that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was founded in 1995. The team colors are burgundy and sky blue with the home jerseys being burgundy. The away jerseys are sky blue with burgundy trim. 2-1 in a Major League Soccer match Thursday night at the Rose Bowl. Cienfuegos' left-footed shot from just outside the penalty area eluded goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Stephen Hahnemann (born 15 June 1972 in Seattle, Washington, United States) is a football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Reading in the Premier League, and is one of four American goalkeepers in the English top flight. with five minutes to play for his ninth goal after Ezra Hendrickson's header went to Carlos Hermosillo Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortua (born August 24, 1964 in Cerro Azul, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican soccer player, one of the top all-time goalscorers for the Mexican national team. He's also known as "El Grandote de Cerro Azul". , who deflected the ball back to Cienfuegos. Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman Kevin Eugene Hartman (born May 25 1974 in Athens, Ohio) is an American soccer player, who currently plays goalkeeper for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. He is known by some as "El Gato" (Spanish for "the Cat"). made a season-high 10 saves for the Galaxy (13-2), which won its third consecutive match to tie D.C. United for the league lead in victories. ``He was the key to our victory without a doubt,'' coach Octavio Zambrano said. ``We hit some absolute point-blank shots right at him and he handled them,'' Colorado coach Glenn Myernick said. ``He did the simple things well and made the big saves when he needed to. It's the sign of a good goalkeeper.'' Midfielder Ross Paule scored in the 41st minute for Colorado (6-9), which had its three-match winning streak snapped before a season-low announced crowd of 9,741 at the Rose Bowl. Cienfuegos tied the score on a 60th-minute penalty kick. Referee Paul Tamberino awarded the penalty kick when Rapids defender Joey DiGiamarino tackled Galaxy midfielder Wellington Sanchez from behind in the penalty area. Paule gave Colorado a 1-0 lead in the 41st minute. Peter Vermes' long pass into the penalty area was headed out by Galaxy midfielder Clint Mathis to Paule, who put a 15-yard shot past Hartman for his fifth goal. ``I thought Colorado played well,'' Zambrano said. ``They created opportunities. I could feel for Glenn. He did all the things right, and didn't come out as a winner.'' |
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