MLS: NO DONOVAN: LITTLE OFFENSE CREW SHUTS OUT GALAXY IN DRAW GALAXY 0, COLUMBUS 0.Byline: Larry Morgan Staff Writer CARSON - The Galaxy got its first taste of life without 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). on Wednesday night, and it wasn't pleasant. The Galaxy (5-2-1, 16 points), the highest-scoring team at home in Major League Soccer, failed to break the backline backline the upper outline of the body's silhouette viewed from the side. of the Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is a professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was owned by Lamar Hunt, who also owned the Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas until his 2006 death, upon which his son, Clark, took over his sports properties. (3-5-1, 10 points) and settled for a 0-0 tie in front of an announced crowd of 18,066 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. ``I thought we played well,'' Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant Todd Dunivant (born December 26, 1980 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Dunivant played college soccer at Stanford University from 1999 to 2002. said. ``We just didn't have the answer in the final third of the field.'' Donovan, L.A.'s offensive instigator in·sti·gate tr.v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates 1. To urge on; goad. 2. To stir up; foment. [Latin , who is tied for second in the league with five goals, is gone for the next week-and-a-half with the U.S. national team commitments, so the Galaxy has to find offense elsewhere. On Wednesday, they didn't. ``It was very, very important for us to get that goal early on,'' Galaxy coach Steve Sampson said. ``It just didn't come. And a few players just didn't have good nights tonight. ``We couldn't find that rhythm in the second half that we normally have.'' Said defender Tyrone Marshall: ``Obviously, we didn't get that movement to get behind (the Crew defense). But we got the point and we have to move on.'' The Galaxy might have to do it without right back Chris Albright, who departed in the 64th minute with a sprained medial collateral ligament The medial collateral ligament or MCL (or tibial collateral ligament) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It is on the medial or inner side of the joint. in his left knee suffered colliding with Columbus goalkeeper Bill Gaudette in a race to a loose ball. He will undergo an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. today. The Galaxy pulled within two points of Western Conference leader FC Dallas (5-1-3, 18 points) and can get back on track Saturday against Chivas USA, the MLS's worst team. The Galaxy's play was so poor Wednesday that fans began chanting, ``Chivas! Chivas!'' Columbus, which snapped a four-game losing streak last weekend against Real Salt Lake, continues to tinker with its attack. 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 star Ante Razov, acquired from Chicago in January, wasn't brought along on the trip. The Crew on Wednesday traded for another former UCLA standout, winger Chris Henderson, who was dealt Monday by Colorado to D.C. United. The Galaxy's first real chance came in the 20th minute, but Cobi Jones fired high from a Dunivant cross. Two minutes later, Dunivant fed Guatemalan national team captain Guillermo Ramirez, who also shot high. Ramirez fired wide when opportunities arrived in the 34th and 36th minutes. Galaxy goalkeeper Kevin Hartman did well to stop Chad Marshall's header, from Simon Elliott's corner kick, just before halftime. The Crew lost starting goalkeeper Jon Busch to a knee injury in the 43rd minute. He collided with teammate Robin Fraser, the former Galaxy star, who rolled into Busch while trying to knock away Jovan Kirovski's corner kick. Busch lay on the turf for several minutes, but he finished the first half. Gaudette replaced him at the start of the second half. Larry Morgan, (626) 962-8811 larry.morgan(at)sgvn.com |
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