SOCCER ROUNDUP: CHIVAS USA WINS IN OT, ADVANCES IN U.S. OPEN CUP.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Isaac Romo's goal in the final minute of overtime lifted Chivas USA to victory in its Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation (USSF) affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way up to the top professional clubs of Major League Soccer. opener Wednesday, a 3-2 triumph over the third-tier Charlotte Eagles at Davidson (N.C.) College. Thiago Martins Thiago Martins (born September 4, 1976) is a Brazilian soccer player who currently plays striker for Bodø/Glimt of Adeccoligaen (2nd division) in Norway. Martins was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and came to the United States in 1999, ending up in Santa Barbara, California. scored in the 83rd minute to force a 30-minute extra period, and Romo tallied in the 120th to send Chivas to a fourth-round clash with the Galaxy on Aug. 24 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 victory was Chivas' third in official competition. It is 2-13-3 in MLS See multilevel security. play. The U.S. Open Cup, open to all clubs affiliated with U.S. Soccer, has been contested since 1914. Esteban Arias gave Chivas a third-minute lead, but Jacob Coggins scored in the 23rd and Dustin Swinehart, the top scorer in the United Soccer Leagues' Second Division, fired Charlotte ahead in the 83rd. Chicago and FC Dallas also won third-round matches, but Real Salt Lake fell 6-4 in overtime at Minnesota of the USL's First Division. --Donovan tops MLS All-Stars: Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan was the top choice of three of four voting blocs for the MLS All-Star starting lineup and will lead the league's top players against London-based Fulham on July 30 in Columbus, Ohio. Donovan, who was the top vote-getter among fans, media and players, is joined in the starting lineup by goalkeeper Matt Reis (New England), and defenders Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City) and Greg Vanney (FC Dallas), all 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 standouts. Others selected are defender Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake), midfielders Clint Dempsey and Shalrie Joseph (New England), Amado Guevara (MetroStars), and Ronnie O'Brien (FC Dallas), and forwards Eddie Johnson and Carlos Ruiz (FC Dallas). O'Brien, an Irishman, received the most votes from MLS coaches and general managers. --Liverpool romps: Liverpool began defense of its UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Champions League title Wednesday, Steven Gerrard scoring a hat trick in a 3-0 rout of Welsh titlist ti·tlist n. The holder of a competitive title; a champion: a chess titlist. titlist a champion or one who holds a title. See also: Athletics Total Network Solutions in the first lef of the first qualifying round. |
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