ROUT AT HOME RENEWS GALAXY GALAXY 3, DALLAS 0.Byline: Dave Melendi Staff Writer CARSON - Everything was aligned properly Saturday night for the Galaxy to end its three-game winless streak and earn its third victory in 14 matches this season. Reigning MLS See multilevel security. MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Carlos Ruiz was back in the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes after a two-game suspension. 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The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ) both returned from the Confederations Cup in France, where they played for their national teams. And, of course, the Galaxy was 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 nation's new soccer shrine where the team is unbeaten this season, playing the lowly Dallas Burn, which entered the match in a last-place tie in the Western Conference. Not looking to mess with such good fortune, midfielder Sasha Victorine, a 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 product, scored on a cross from Alejandro Moreno in the 20th minute and the Galaxy went on to rout the Burn 3-0 in front of 18,165. Alex Pineda Chacon sent the ball out wide to Moreno, whose cross grazed the head of teammate Chris Albright before finding the left foot of Victorine in the box. Victorine's blast deflected off Burn goalkeeper D.J. Countess and into the net for his second goal of the season. Albright was credited with an assist on the play. While Albright was lucky to get his first point of the night, he earned his next two, beating Countess, who played one season for UCLA in 2000, in the 59th minute to put the Galaxy ahead 2-0. ``I was screaming for it because I was wide open, but Carlos (Ruiz) was battling with somebody,'' Albright said. ``I think it was kind of a misclearing, and it just rolled out and I tried to get it on net.'' The goal was Albright's third, and they have all come in the Galaxy's past two games. He scored twice in the second half at Colorado on Wednesday night to lead the Galaxy, which trailed 2-0 at the half, to a tie. Albright attributed his newfound scoring touch to playing more freely. ``A little bit of a realization ... that I just need to play with a little more confidence and go at people a little more,'' he said. ``If I lose the ball once, I got 10 more tries just to make it up so it's not that important. A little more reckless abandon out there.'' Ruiz scored his team-leading seventh goal of the year on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute after Burn defender Ryan Suarez pulled down Chacon in the box. For a night, the Galaxy (3-5-6, 15 points) looked like defending champion, even if - like the Galaxy - the Burn (2-6-3, nine points) haven't won on the road this season. Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid thought the team dominated play for all but a few stretches early in each half. ``I think with all the injuries we've gone through, with everything on the road, things like that ... the team is happy to be at home,'' he said. ``We played better soccer tonight. As our confidence grows, it gets easier and easier to play.'' Dave Melendi, (818) 962-8811, Ext. 2239 david.melendi@sgvn.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Midfielder Sasha Victorine, who scored the Galaxy's first goal Saturday night, outleaps Dallas' Joselito Vaca for a header at Home Depot Center. Matt Sayles/Associated Press |
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