GALAXY FOLLOWS ITS LEADER; CAMPOS EXITS WITH RED CARD, TEAMMATES FALL APART VS. K.C. : KANSAS CITY 3, GALAXY 1.Byline: Michael Rosenthal Daily News Staff Writer The Galaxy had been waiting all season for goalkeeper Jorge Campos
Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody or Chiqui-Campos to play a hand in a game. Of course, L.A. assumed he would be standing in the penalty area when he did. Campos, playing for the first time after completing his Mexican-league season, touched the ball outside the box in the 67th minute - which resulted in a red card - and it was if he touched the team's self-destruct button. With rookie 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"). in L.A.'s goal, the Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). Wizards, playing with a man advantage, erased a one-goal deficit by scoring three times in the final 19 minutes to beat L.A. 3-1 before a stunned crowd of 17,246 on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. L.A., which had a chance to pull out of last place in the Western Conference, instead remains firmly entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. there at 3-8. And, because of the red card, the Galaxy must play without Campos when it travels to New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. on Sunday. ``The soccer gods aren't with us right now,'' defender Dan Calichman Daniel (Dan) Jacob Calichman (born February 21, 1968) is a former American soccer defender. Calichman grew up in Huntington Station, New York. He played college soccer at Williams College, where he was a three-time Division III All-American. said. That's an understatement, although things looked so promising midway through the second half. The Galaxy scored in the 55th minute, when Cobi Jones Cobi Jones (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American midfielder for Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy. Jones is currently the all-time leader of the United States men's national team in appearances, with 164 caps as of the end of 2004 (scoring 15 fed Brian Taylor Brian Taylor (born April 10, 1962), is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator. Playing career The moustachioued Taylor, known as "Barge", "Bristle" or "BT", began his VFL career with Richmond in 1980, and had the misfortune of being a full-forward at with a perfect crossing pass inside the box and Taylor knocked it past Wizards goalkeeper Mike Ammann Mike Ammann (born February 8, 1971 in Orange, California) is an American soccer goalkeeper, now retired. Ammann played college soccer at Cal State-Fullerton, finishing with a trip to the NCAA Final Four in 1993. . With Campos in goal and Kansas City offering little in the way of offense, the Galaxy was in good position to win its third consecutive game (second straight in regulation) and move past San Jose in the standings. Then disaster. Apparently, Campos saved a sure goal. A shot by Preki was headed toward the net before the all-star from Mexico reacted instinctively and blocked the ball illegally a few feet beyond the box. However, as a result of the red card, he was sent off and - coincidentally or not - his team unraveled. In the 71st minute, midfielder Paul Wright took a pass from Digital Takawira, juked Juked is an independently published literary journal featuring fiction and poetry. It has appeared in print and on the Internet since 1999. There is also a photography component feature (called Moment) on the website. External links
Sixteen minutes later, Takawira, who beat two defenders, took a pass from Preki and kicked it past Hartman from about 12 yards out to give Kansas City a goal advantage. Finally, in one of the most embarrassing moments of an embarrassing season, midfielder Greg Vanney accidentally headed the ball into his own goal as he tried to clear it in the 89th minute. It was a perfect ending to an utter collapse. ``It looked like a good thing for L.A.,'' Wizards coach Ron Newman said of Campos' illegal play. ``He kept the ball out of the net. It was going to be a goal. ``It turned out to their undoing.'' The Galaxy, which outshot the Wizards 15-6, had several good opportunities to even the score before the own-goal but failed. Forward Eduardo Hurtado had a team-high four shots after entering the game in the 64th minute, once hitting the cross bar. However, as is typical for him and the team this season, that's as close as he came. ``Unfortunately, we have some virus that prevents us from scoring goals,'' coach Lothar Osiander said. The Galaxy waived goalkeeper David Kramer, who started the first 10 games, to make room for Campos. After the game, Osiander said Hartman wasn't to blame for the loss. ``At the end of the day, at the end of the season, at the end of next season Hartman's a better goalkeeper than Kramer,'' he said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The Galaxy's Mark Semioli tries to get the ball past the Wizards' Mark Chung early in Saturday's match. John McCoy / Daily News |
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