MLS: REACHING NEW LOWS WINLESS COMING IN, SALT LAKE DRUBS L.A. REAL SALT LAKE 3, GALAXY 0.Byline: LARRY MORGAN Staff Writer CARSON -- An infusion of new blood did nothing to help the Galaxy on Saturday night, and certainly didn't help embattled 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. . Real Salt Lake, which had been winless in its past 18 games dating to August, recorded its first victory of the year, a shocking 3-0 romp over the defending MLS See multilevel security. champions in front of an announced crowd of 19,127 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. It got so ugly in the second half that Real Salt Lake scored twice on clean breakaways and prompted a section of fans to chant ``Fire Sampson'' and hold up a sign -- in flowing, Spanish script -- expressing that sentiment. It is not known what new general manager Alexi Lalas Panayotis Alexander (Alexi) Lalas (born June 1 1970, Birmingham, Michigan) is a former Greek-American soccer defender, who became one of the most famous soccer players in the United States after he played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. will do, although he did make a move a day earlier when he acquired Kyle Martino Kyle Hunter Martino (born February 19, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. and John Wolyniec John Wolyniec (born January 24, 1977 in Staten Island, New York) is an American soccer forward, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Wolyniec played college soccer at Fordham University, where he led the nation in goals in 1997 and 1998. from 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. . Sampson said everyone will be evaluated. ``Including myself,'' he said. ``That's the reality of it. This is a team that's wounded, and somehow we need to find the answers. I'm extremely disappointed with this loss ... I can't put it any other way. ``Will there be more changes? When we continue to play like this, certainly.'' Whether Sampson will be one of those changes remains to be seen, especially with Canadian national team Canadian National Team or Team Canada can mean various things:
Although he grew up in Vancouver, Yallop played professional football for nearly 20 years in England and the United reportedly waiting in the wings. There was no disputing the Galaxy (2-5-1) played its poorest game in a season that is getting worse by the week. ``It's just unacceptable,'' Sampson said. Veteran defender Tyrone Marshall, who was beaten badly on a goal by Atiba Harris, was shocked at the Galaxy's performance. ``Tonight was not a good effort at all,'' he said after Real Salt Lake broke open a close game on two second-half goals by Jeff Cunningham, both of them on breakaways. ``Everyone has to take blame. I'm one of the veteran guys, and coming off the pitch with a 3-0 loss is really heart-wrenching. You have to apologize to the fans for that.'' It didn't take long for Martino and Wolyniec to make an impact -- they almost connected for a goal four minutes in -- but Real Salt Lake took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute. Harris, standing just outside the Galaxy penalty area, spun around Marshall and headed a shot that easily beat goalkeeper Kevin Hartman for a 1-0 lead. Real Salt Lake (1-5-1) made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute, when Carey Talley and Cunningham closed in on Hartman on a two-on-none break. Talley waited patiently for Hartman to make his move, then gave up the ball to Cunningham, who was standing right in front of the net for an easy goal. Cunningham made it 3-0 in the 87th minute on another breakaway. larry.morgan@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2272 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: New Galaxy forward John Wolyniec, who was part of a four-player trade Friday, works for control of the ball against Real Salt Lake's Willis Forko. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
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