PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE GALAXY MOVES WITHIN 3 POINTS OF PLAYOFF SPOT MLS: GALAXY 3, CHIVAS USA 0.Byline: MATT ZIMMERMAN Staff Writer CARSON -- As the L.A. Riot Squad can attest, goat meat tastes even better with a pinch of nutmeg. 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, the larger of the Galaxy's two fan sections unveiled a banner advertising Banner Advertising A common form of advertising on the internet. The banner is an advertisement of 460x68 pixels, usually placed at the top of the page Notes: For an example, just look at the top of a page on almost any popular web site. ``Crazy Bob's Discount Goat Meat.'' With Chivas USA indicated as the desired menu item, Chris Albright Christopher John "Chris" Albright (born January 14, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American international soccer defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Albright attended William Penn Charter School. added the spice and Peter Vagenas Peter Vagenas (born Panayiotis Alexiou Vagenas on February 6, 1978 in Pasadena, California), is an American soccer defensive midfielder, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. provided the finishing touch in the Galaxy's 3-0 victory. ``I think the team performed real well tonight,'' Galaxy coach Frank Yallop Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, England) is a former English-Canadian footballer, and the current manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy. Although he grew up in Vancouver, Yallop played professional football for nearly 20 years in England and the United said. ``It was a huge game for us to come out and perform well.'' Coming as it did in the fourth and final Superclasico of the season between the rivals, the win might well have saved the season for the sixth- place Galaxy (10-14-6). The defending MLS Cup The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. The trophy is called the Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy, after the founding chairman of MLS. champions are three points behind fourth-place Colorado with two games remaining. Chivas USA (10-8-12) fell to third in the west, two points behind Houston. Vagenas scored the game's first goal in the 29th minute on a play that began with Albright streaking down the right side with possession. Albright finished his run with a pass through the legs of defender Carlos Llamosa -- a ``nutmeg'' in soccer terminology -- and Alan Gordon found Vagenas for a high shot that beat goalie Brad Guzan high for a 1-0 advantage. Landon Donovan (67th minute) and Alan Gordon (80th) added goals for the Galaxy. matt.zimmerman@dailynews.com (818) 499-1338 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Galaxy's Alan Gordon, center, celebrates after scoring Saturday against Chivas USA. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
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