Saturday, July 31, 2010

MLS: Two Assists For Theirry Henry In MLS Debut; Shutout Wins For Wizards, RSL, Sounders

Seven games were played Saturday in Major League Soccer.

At Chester, Pennsylvania:

Marko Perovic scored the equalizer at 70 minutes as the New England Revolution gained a 1-1 road draw with the Philadelphia Union.  Sebastien Le Toux scored at 24 minutes for the hosts.

At Commerce City, Colorado:

FC Dallas stretched their unbeaten streak to eight games with a 1-1 road deadlock with the Colorado Rapids. Julien Baudet's own goal (22') put the Hoops up 1-0, but Mehdi Ballouchy's successful penalty kick at 26 minutes tied it up for the Rapids.

At Houston:

Juan Pablo Angel scored twice (8', 58'), assisted on both goals by Thierry Henry, playing in his first MLS match, as the New York Red Bulls battled the homestanding Houston Dynamo to a 2-2 stalemate.  Brad Davis (PK-21') and Brian Mullen (89') each scored once for the Dynamo.

At Kansas City, Kansas:

Teal Burnbury scored the only goal of the match (61') as the Kansas City Wizards downed visiting Toronto FC 1-0.

At Sandy, Utah:

Alvaro Saborio (13'), Robbie Findley (79'), and Nelson Gonzalez (90') each scored once as Real Salt Lake dominated visiting DC United 3-0.

At Santa Clara, California:

Fredy Montero scored the only goal of the match at 26 minutes as Seattle Sounders FC, playing their first game since the Friday trade that sent Freddie Ljungberg to Chicago for a draft pick, continued their resurgence with a 1-0 road win over the San Jose Earthquakes.

At Carson, California:

Justin Braun (37'), Blair Gavin (45'), and Carlos Borja (53') each tallied once as Chivas USA topped the visiting Columbus Crew 3-1. 

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