MLS: EARLY GOALS STAND UP FOR GALAXY GETS FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN GALAXY 2, SALT LAKE 0.Byline: LARRY MORGAN Staff Writer CARSON -- Real Salt Lake has just one road victory in the history of the Major League Soccer franchise, but the Galaxy wasn't about to let the second-year franchise make it two on Saturday night 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. 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. scored twice in the first five minutes of the second half en route to a 2-0 victory in front of an announced crowd of 16,369 that pushed the Galaxy's unbeaten streak to four games, all of them by shutout. Real Salt Lake's lone road win was a 3-0 rout over Los Angeles on May 13, arguably the Galaxy's low point of the season under former coach Steve Sampson Steve Sampson (born January 19, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a soccer coach and the former head coach of the United States men's national team and the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. , but the second-year franchise didn't come close to making a game of it on Saturday. The Galaxy, on the other hand, took charge early in the second half and won easily. The first goal was scored by Herculez Gomez Herculez Gomez (born April 6, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a Mexican-American soccer player who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Gomez started his soccer career in 1987 with Cruz Azul of the Mexican First Division on their second-division in the 47th minute. Gomez took a throw-in from Josh Gardner
Josh Gardner (born September 14 1982, Brazosport, Texas) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Seattle Sounders in the USL deep in the Real Salt Lake penalty area, dribbled around and through defenders Eddie Pope George Edward ("Eddie") Pope (December 24, 1973) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and spent 11 years as a defender for the United States national team. Born in Greensboro, he attended Southwest Guilford High School. and Nelson Akwari and scored at a sharp angle past goalkeeper Scott Garlick. The Galaxy's second score was a little embarrassing. Garlick was trying to clear the ball from the side of the goal crease, but he mis-hit it and his poor attempt landed just outside the penalty area. The alert Gardner got past Real Salt Lake's Kevin Novak, got possession of the ball at the top of the penalty area and scored easily past Garlick, who was caught out of position and made no attempt for a save. It was Gardner's first goal of his MLS See multilevel security. career. Both teams rank near the bottom of MLS in goals scored, so it was no surprise that the first half was, for the most part, pretty much a lifeless affair. Real Salt Lake, which entered Saturday's game with just two goals in its last five matches, didn't mount anything close to a scoring threat in the opening 45 minutes, in which it took one shot, but did have a near-miss when Andy Williams hit the crossbar from 30 yards in the 70th minute. Jason Kreis also was stopped on a 12-yard header Kevin Hartman in the 84th minute. larry.morgan@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2272 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Galaxy's Landon Donovan gets in front of Real Salt Lake's Kevin Novak. Edna T. Simpson/Special to the Daily News |
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