Saturday, May 21, 2011

MLS: Galaxy Grab Angelino Derby; Philly, Sounders, Quakes, Timbers All Win At Home; Dynamo and Red Bulls Draw

Six games were contested in Major League Soccer on Saturday.


At Chester, Pennsylvania:


Carlos Ruiz scored the winning goal at 73 minutes as the Philadelphia Union upended the visiting Chicago Fire 1-0.


At Houston:


Mehdi Ballouchy's equalizer at 90 minutes lifted the New York Red Bulls to a 2-2 road draw with the Houston Dynamo.  Sergio Koke scored at 82 minutes to give Houston a short-lived 2-1 advantage.


At Carson, California:


Chad Barrett scored the only goal of the match in the 26th minute as the Los Angeles Galaxy got the measure of Chivas USA 1-0 in the latest installment of the MLS Super Classico.  This was designated a Goats home game.


At Seattle:


Jeff Parke used his noggin as he netted the only goal of the match near the death (90'+3) as the Seattle Sounders continued Sporting Kansas City's road woes 1-0.


At Santa Clara, California:


Ellis McLoughlin (70') and Bobby Convey (82') provided the goals as the San Jose Earthquakes held off the visiting New England Revolution 2-1.


At Portland, Oregon:


Eric Brunner's goal at 46 minutes helped the Portland Timbers maintain their perfect home record after five games with a 1-0 win over the visiting Columbus Crew.

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