GALAXY MIGHT BE MINUS FRASER.Byline: Patrick Hipes Daily News Staff Writer Galaxy defender Robin Fraser Fraser, city, United StatesFraser, city (1990 pop. 13,899), Macomb co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. as a village 1894, as a city 1957. Automated machine tools and steel products are manufactured there.Fraser, river, CanadaFraser, chief river of British Columbia, Canada, c.850 mi (1,370 km) long. It rises in the Rocky Mts., at Yellowhead Pass, near the British Columbia–Alta. did not practice on his sore right foot Thursday, further hurting his chances to play in the club's Major League Soccer playoff opener against Dallas at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Rose Bowl.Fraser, an all-MLS selection last season, reinjured the fifth metatarsal 1. pertaining to the metatarsus. 2. a bone of the metatarsus. met·a·tar·sal (m  t bone in his right foot in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Kansas City, a win that clinched homefield advantage for the best-of-three first round. He was taken to Inglewood's Centinela Hospital Medical Center and returned just after Sunday's victory, using crutches. He has one screw in each foot from previous injuries. The X-rays in this case were negative, but whether he starts Sunday is questionable. ``It doesn't matter if I play,'' Fraser said. ``This team can win the whole thing with me off the field. They can win the whole thing with any one of us not playing.'' If he can't go, Galaxy coach Octavio Zambrano will most likely move defensive midfielder Danny Pena into Fraser's spot and insert rookie Jerry Laterza into Pena's position. Or, he could slide Ezra Hendrickson into the back. ``The team is going through a good period right now,'' defender Greg Vanney said. ``If it's a bad time, this would be a little different. Whoever steps in (for Fraser) will have to step it up.'' The team said Fraser will be ready for Game 2 on Wednesday. As if that's not enough: Zambrano already had enough on his mind before Fraser's injury. The Galaxy will play without goalkeeper Jorge Campos and midfielder Mauricio Cienfuegos Cienfuegos (syānfwā`gōs), city (1995 est. pop. 125,000), capital of Cienfuegos prov., central Cuba, a port on the Caribbean Sea. It is the marketing and processing center of a region producing sugarcane, tobacco, coffee, and rice; it also has rum distilleries and fish canneries.. In a cruel twist, the two are playing each other in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. ``It's a little bad for us, but we'll have to do what we can,'' team captain Dan Calichman said. ``We're not as strong without them.'' Martin Machon will most likely slide into Cienfuegos' spot in the central midfield, while rookie Kevin Hartman will get his eighth start of the season in goal. Game 2 on TV: Fox Sports West will show Game 2 live on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Cotton Bowl, the team announced. Game 1 and, if necessary, Game 3 at the Rose Bowl will not be televised. |
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