GALAXY KEEPS ON WINNING : SALCEDO STARS AGAIN COMING OFF THE BENCH GALAXY 3, D.C. UNITED 1.Byline: Tom Timmermann Thomas Henry Timmermann (May 12, 1940 - ), was a Major League Baseball pitcher for six seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1969-1973) and Cleveland Indians (1973-1974). Born in Breese, Illinois, Timmerman was a tall (6'4") right-handed pitcher who attended Southern Illinois University. Daily News Deputy Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper It would be hard for Galaxy midfielder Jorge Salcedo Jorge Salcedo (born September 27, 1972 in Cerritos, California) is an NCAA soccer coach for UCLA. Personal Salcedo grew up in Cerritos, California and attended Cerritos High School. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. to do more to break into his team's starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes . When he made his debut coming off the bench two weeks ago against Washington D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club located in Washington, D.C. that participates in Major League Soccer. The club's official nickname is the "Black-and-Red" and home uniforms are black and white with accents of red. The team's name refers to Washington, D.C. , he scored the game-winning goal. On Sunday, he came on in the second half and assisted on the go-ahead goal and then scored the clincher clinch·er n. 1. One that clinches, as: a. A nail, screw, or bolt for clinching. b. A tool for clinching nails, screws, or bolts. 2. in the Galaxy's 3-1 win over D.C. United at the Rose Bowl. And afterward, Galaxy coach Lothar Osiander Lothar Osiander (born November 8, 1939 in Munich, Germany) is a U.S.-German soccer coach who has served as head coach to the U.S. national and Olympic teams as well as the Atlanta Ruckus, Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Clash. was saying he still didn't think he would start Salcedo next week. What's left for a guy to do? ``Bribe the coach,'' Osiander said. Salcedo's play was the key as the Galaxy ran its record to 4-0 and gave it the maximum of 12 points from its four games and a five-point lead over second-place Kansas City in the Western Division. The only downside for the game was the crowd of 20,471, the lowest of three Galaxy home games so far. Team officials, who had thought they might get another whopping crowd for Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. , cited live local television of the game and a plethora of Cinco de Mayo entertainment options, many of which were free. The irony of it all is that at the start of the season, 20,000 would have been great. Now, it raises eyebrows. Another thing raising eyebrows is the play of the Galaxy. Despite the early season uncertainty of who is good and who isn't, the Galaxy is playing better than anyone and managing to pull out wins on a weekly basis. ``It's fabulous to be the only team that's 4-0,'' said Galaxy midfielder Cobi Jones. ``We're happy about having a good little lead. It's good to be 4-0 but it won't be great until we're 20-0 and we've played every team. Then we can say we're the best team in the league.'' D.C. United (1-5) took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Steve Rammel in the 28th minute and tied it three minutes before the half on a goal by Jose Vasquez (his second in two games) after a nice set up by Mauricio Cienfuegos and a beautiful back heel flick by Mark Semioli to get the ball to Vasquez. But the first half also was filled with mistakes by the Galaxy and at halftime, Osiander sent in Salcedo for Arash Noamouz. It produced almost immediate results. In the 53rd minute, the former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX midfielder made a run down the left side and crossed the ball through the box, past three D.C. defenders and the goalkeeper to Eduardo Hurtado, who stood at the far post and tapped in a 2-footer to make it 2-1. It was Hurtado's first goal of the season. In the 71st minute, a long rebound came out to Salcedo at the top of the box. He rocketed it right at D.C. goalkeeper Jeff Causey Causey is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Stanley. , who got both hands on the ball but couldn't keep it out of his net. Salcedo celebrated by pulling his jersey over his head and running blindly around the field with his arms extended. His teammates eventually caught up with him and mobbed him. ``I didn't know what else to do,'' Salcedo admitted sheepishly sheep·ish adj. 1. Embarrassed, as by consciousness of a fault: a sheepish grin. 2. Meek or stupid. sheep later. ``I was going to take off my jersey, put it on the flag and wave it, but I felt like an idiot so I did something more idiotic.'' ``Salcedo's our go-to guy,'' said Osiander. ``He'll probably be coming into the game sooner or later. He's a guy who can divide up the ball in the middle of the pitch.'' But. . . ``His lankiness is preventing him from being a starter right now,'' Osiander continued. ``(Chris) Armas is a fast little bugger bug·ger 1 n. 1. Vulgar Slang A sodomite. 2. Slang A contemptible or disreputable person. 3. and as the pitches get tighter, we want Armas out there for his quickness.'' ``I'm not a slow player,'' Salcedo said, ``but the frame of my body (he's 6-foot-1, 175 pounds) makes me come across as slow. . . . I'd like to start and play well for 90 minutes. I feel like I can do all right.'' On Sunday, he didn't even finish, coming out in the 79th minute after a hip pointer suffered on his first touch began to slow him down. The third goal was big for the Galaxy, which won its first three games all by scores of 2-1. ``We were absolutely horrendous in the first half,'' Osiander said. ``We were lucky not to fall further behind.'' JORGE'S HIGHLIGHTS Galaxy midfielder Jorge Salcedo has played only 66 minutes over three games this season, but has scored two goals and had an assist: April 13 vs. NY/NJ NY/NJ New York/New Jersey : Did not play. April 20 vs. Washington: Played 27 minutes, scored game-winning goal. April 28 vs. San Jose: Played five minutes. May 5 vs. Washington: Played 34 minutes, one goal, one assist. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos, Box PHOTO (1--color) The Galaxy's Cobi Jones leaps over D.C. United goalie Jeff Causey after taking a shot that just missed. (2) The Galaxy's Eduardo Hurtado, above-center, is mobbed by Mark Semioli and a leaping Cobi Jones after scoring in the second half of his team's 3-1 victory over D.C. United at the Rose Bowl. (3) Left, Mauricio Cienfuegos checks on D.C.'s Jeff Agoos, who injured his ankle after getting tripped. (4) Right, Jorge Salcedo of the Galaxy is all smiles afer his shot bounced off D.C. goalie Jeff Causey's hands for a score. Myung J. Chun / Daily News |
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