GALAXY SHOWS FLASH DOMINATES EARLY FOR ITS FIRST WIN.Byline: Phil Collin Staff Writer Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, remains a territory that 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). can't wait to defend. 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 may be home turf for both Donovan's Galaxy and Chivas USA, and Chivas was on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of taking a huge lead in the standings, but the Redlands native wanted -- and delivered -- the last word. "They thought they were the top dog around here," Donovan said of Chivas. "We showed 'em we've still got them underfoot." Donovan had a goal and two assists, Kevin Harmse Kevin Harmse (born July 4, 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a professional soccer player currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Raised in British Columbia, Harmse was drafted by the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2002 but transferred to Tromsø I.L. picked up his first MLS See multilevel security. goal and 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 scored the 67th of his career as the Galaxy repeatedly punished the Chivas backline backline the upper outline of the body's silhouette viewed from the side. in a 3-1 victory in the season's first Super Clasico in front of an announced crowd of 27,000 at Home Depot Center. It was the first win of the MLS season for the Galaxy (1-1-1), who had scored only once in their first two games. Before the match was 20 minutes old, they had doubled their total. Chivas USA (2-2-0) showed little of the attacking firepower the Goats had displayed in their first three games and fell to 1-8-1 all-time against their neighbors. And when they did show it, veteran goalkeeper Joe Cannon, in his first season with the Galaxy, did a little digging in himself, particularly when the Galaxy clung to a 2-1 second-half lead. "Joe was outstanding tonight and if he wasn't, we're in trouble," Galaxy coach Frank Yallop said of Cannon, who made five saves. The game was decided in the 78th minute, and the events left Chivas fuming fuming /fum·ing/ (fum´ing) emitting a visible vapor. fum·ing adj. Producing or emitting smoke or vapor, as for certain concentrated nitric, sulfuric, and hydrochloric acids. . In the 76th minute, Galaxy defender Chris Albright was downed by an elbow delivered by Francisco Mendoza. Albright went to the sidelines while play continued. When he returned, he walked right into the play and came up with a steal that sent Donovan streaking down the right side of the field. Donovan hopped over Mendoza, sent the ball across to Jones on his left, and Jones finished for a goal in the 78th minute that made it 3-1. "We're pushing (the game) and in my view we're dominating," Chivas coach Preki said. "It was really bad -- a player comes off the sideline." At the same time, incensed Chivas midfielder Amado Guevara, whose night was finished after 56 minutes, shoved the fourth official and was ejected. Chivas played without midfielder Sacha Kljestan, who sat out the first of a two-game suspension handed down by MLS. The Galaxy's lineup had two significant changes. Rookie Robbie Findley started at forward, pushing Nate Jaqua back to midfield, and Harmse got his first MLS start at midfield with Jones getting some rest. Both Galaxy moves paid off. Harmse picked up his first goal and the speedy Findley was a constant terror with his bursts and his work around the goal. phil.collin@dailybreeze.com (310) 540-4201 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Chivas USA's Francisco Mendoza, left, and the Galaxy's Nate Jaqua vie for the ball Saturday. Sean Hiller/Staff Photographer |
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