DRAW DOESN'T HELP GALAXY'S CHANCES L.A. REMAINS IN LAST PLACE WITH FOUR TO PLAY MLS: GALAXY 0, COLORADO 0.Byline: LARRY MORGAN Staff Writer CARSON -- The Galaxy, desperately in need of a victory in their fight for an MLS See multilevel security. playoff spot, instead got more frustration Saturday night. The defending MLS Cup The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. The trophy is called the Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy, after the founding chairman of MLS. champions tied 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. 0-0 in front of 20,849 fans at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center. The Galaxy (9-13-6) remained in last place in the Western Conference, five points behind Chivas USA for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West with just four games remaining. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. is six points behind Colorado and Houston, who are tied for second place. ``I guess another obviously disappointing result for us in the state we're in,'' Galaxy coach Frank Yallop Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, England) is a former English-Canadian footballer, and the current manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy. Although he grew up in Vancouver, Yallop played professional football for nearly 20 years in England and the United said. ``The last few games have been frustrating. Just when you kind of want the team to hit a bit of a purple patch and score goals, we can't seem to create the real clear chances. You can't always play well.'' The Rapids (11-11-6) have not lost to Los Angeles in fourregular-season meetings (three wins and a tie). The Galaxy beat Colorado 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
``We probably didn't put enough into it to get a win,'' Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Ontario, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the joint all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team (along with Eric Wynalda). said. ``It's a business, Colorado understood that and just killed the game. I like playing soccer because it's fun to play, not battle out to a zero-zero draw. ``We shouldn't be in this position, period. If we had taken care of business in the first half of the season (when the Galaxy was 2-10-2), we'd be fine. But you sleep in the bed you made, and that's where we're at.'' Los Angeles did come close twice in a match in which it totaled seven shots, three on goal. The first occurred in the 55th minute on a corner kick by Donovan, who found Alan Gordon in the middle of the Rapids' penalty area. Gordon redirected the kick to Tyrone Marshall closing fast at the far side of the net, but Colorado goalkeeper Joe Cannon made an impressive save. Gordon also had a good chance in the 62nd minute, when he took a pass from Cobi Jones at the top of the penalty area. But the ball was slightly behind him as he tried to line up for a shot and lost possession. ``They were predictable,'' Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo said. ``A lot of long balls out of the back ... we minimized some chances for Landon to get the ball. We match up well with the Galaxy.'' larry.morgan@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2272 CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) The Galaxy's Ante Jazic, right, contends with Colorado's Jacob Peterson for control of the ball. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News Box: CHIVAS USA at HOUSTON - Matt Zimmerman |
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