Saturday, April 24, 2010

MLS: Red Bulls Make It Four In Five; Fire, Rapids, Goats, Crew Also Win; Scoreless In Kansas City-----Kansas, That Is

Six games were contested Saturday in Major League Soccer.

At Harrison, New Jersey:

Juan Pablo Angel's successful penalty kick at 67 minutes proved to be the game winner as the New York Red Bulls defeated the visiting Philadelphia Union 2-1.  It was the Red Bulls fourth win in five games this season.  They won a grand total of five games all last season.

At Columbus, Ohio:

Guillermo Barros Schelotto's successful penalty kick at 38 minutes provided all the scoring as the Columbus Crew downed visiting Real Salt Lake 1-0.


At Foxborough, Massachusetts:

Goals courtesy of Mehdi Ballouchy (13') and Pablo Mastroeni (73') lifted the Colorado Rapids to their third straight triumph, a 2-1 road win over the New England Revolution.


At Bridgeview, Illinois:

The Chicago Fire blanked the visiting Houston Dynamo 2-0.  Andrew Dykstra stopped six shots in his second shutout of the season while Baggio Husidic (45') and Peter Lowry (67') each tallied once for the hosts.


At Kansas City, Kansas:

The Kansas City Wizards kept Edson Buddle---and the Los Angeles Galaxy---off the scoreboard for the first time this season as the two clubs battled to a 0-0 stalemate.


At Carson, California:

With goals from Sacha Kljestan (25'),  Justin Braun (53') and Chukwudi Chijindu (87'), Chivas USA defeated the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 3-1.

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