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LA Wins, Enters Open Cup; Angel Makes MLS Debut
Topic Started: Wednesday May 9 2007, 11:35 AM (120 Views)
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The Yanks are coming!

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Within two minutes the Galaxy made their intentions clear. A nice move down the left side saw Galaxy’s Anti Jazic, fouled, inches from being a penalty. The punch and counter punch, then took hold of the game. Steve Cronin, the Galaxy number two keeper, was called to stop the advance of Altidore. Illegally so, according to tonight’s ref. The New York number 17, then stepped up to take his own penalty kick. Poor as it was. Cronin saved!

Red Bull fans would be relieved to see the introduction of their newest number 9. Juan Pablo Angel, in the 62nd minute. The Colombian sent on by Bruce Arena to put the weakened Galaxy out of there misery. Frank Yallop then countered in the 64th, with the introduction of Landon Donovan. The home crowd, not more than 10,774 seemed revitalized. I wish the game was!

The Galaxy started the brighter of the two in extra time. Two minutes in, Peter Vagenas was taken down in the box, resulting in a successful Landon Donovan penalty kick.

The game certainly not over, Kyle Martino had the chance to seal a Galaxy win in the 8th minute of the first extra period, but great steadiness and poise by Jon Conway in the NY goal prevented such. To be honest the LA squad looked at this stage of the proceedings to be the fitter of the two sides. In the 103rd minute a spectacular cross by Santino Quaranta found a diving Kyle Martino. The ball sent powerfully into the roof of the New York net to make it 2-nil! Galaxy now firmly in control, they slowed the pace of the game, to suit them. Bruce Arena sat quietly on the bench.

Two minutes to play, the kitchen sink was thrown forward by Bruce Arena, in the attempt to tie this one up. A last cross to Angel, who was sniffing around the right hand goal post, a poor header, which I’m sure he’d like back. The ball once again breaks free to Mr. Landon Donovan. Red Bull players clearly tired and struggling to keep up. The ball placed perfectly in front of Santino Quaranta.


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