Galaxy slip past Revolution

By From Staff And Wire Reports  |  July 5, 2009

Alecko Eskandarian, making his debut three days after being obtained from Chivas USA, scored the game’s only goal as the Los Angeles Galaxy got past the New England Revolution, 1-0, last night in Carson, Calif.

The loss was the Revolution’s first in the regular season to the Galaxy (4-3-9) since April 3, 2004. New England (4-5-4) had won six of nine matches since then, and had been 3-0-1 in its last four trips to the Home Depot Center.

Eskandarian, who started last night only because Alan Gordon was injured during warmups, struck in the eighth minute.

Defender Todd Dunivant got the play started, sending a pass from the left wing to Eskandarian, who sent a right-footed shot from near the penalty spot past Matt Reis.

Kheli Dube and Sainey Nyassi both had good chances in the first half, but were thwarted by Galaxy keeper Josh Saunders, who made four saves in earning his first shutout of the season.

Crew 1, United 1 - Alejandro Moreno scored the tying goal in the 59th minute as Columbus pushed its home unbeaten streak to 17 games with a draw against D.C. United.

Christian Gomez scored his fourth goal in the 33d minute for to give United the lead, but the Crew rallied to extend their streak despite being outshot, 22-9.

Columbus’s 11-0-6 run at Crew Stadium is one game shy of tying the MLS record for home unbeaten streaks.

FC Dallas 2, Red Bulls 1 - Jeff Cunningham scored twice in a two-minute span of the first half, helping FC Dallas extend New York’s road winless skid to 23 games.

FC Dallas extended its unbeaten streak to three games while pushing the Red Bulls’ overall winless streak to 10.

Dynamo 1, Wizards 0 - Kei Kamara scored on Mike Chabala’s first career assist, lifting visiting Houston past Kansas City.

Houston’s Pat Onstad made three saves for his eighth shutout of the year, giving him the MLS lead over Chivas USA’s Zach Thornton.

Fire 2, Rapids 1 - Marco Pappa and Wilman Conde scored and Chicago ended a three-game losing streak - and a 10-game skid in Colorado - by beating the Rapids.

The United States returned home from the FIFA Confederations Cup and used one of its youngest lineups in recent memory to rout Grenada, 4-0, in Seattle as it opened title defense in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

In the opener of the Group B doubleheader at Qwest Field, Honduras got past Haiti, 1-0.

Freddy Adu scored the opening goal for the United States in the seventh minute and Stuart Holden doubled the lead in the 31st, both fed by Robbie Rogers. Rogers scored in the 60th minute and Charlie Davies, one of the few players kept on from the Confederations Cup, got the final goal in the 68th.

The Americans, seeking their third straight Gold Cup title, outshot Grenada, 25-3.

Seven of the US starters entered with a combined 11 international appearances, with goalkeeper Troy Perkins playing just his second match for the national team.

In the earlier game, Carlo Costly headed home the winner for Honduras in the 76th minute against Haiti.

Sky Blue FC 1, Breakers 0 - Heather O’Reilly scored in the sixth minute and Jenni Branam made five saves, helping Sky Blue FC hold on to beat Boston in Piscataway, N.J.

Alli Lipsher finished with six saves for the Breakers, who fell to 5-5-3.