Chivas USA logró su tercera victoria al hilo y Jorge Flores volvió anotar por tercera ocasión consecutiva para que los Rojiblancos vencieran la noche del sábado por 2-0 al Crew de Columbus en el Home Depot Center de Carson.
At The Home Depot Center, Chivas USA captured its third straight win by defeating the Columbus Crew 2-0 on first-half goals by Jorge Flores (20’) and Jesse Marsch (21’). The match marked the third straight in which the 34-year-old Marsch (31 career MLS goals) and 18-year-old Flores (3 career MLS goals) have scored for Chivas USA.
Al minuto 20, Flores conectó con su pierna izquierda un centro áereo por la derecha para adelantar al conjunto local, mientras que Justin Braun realizó una gran jugada por la derecha un minuto después y centró para Jesse Marsch, quien remató para el segundo tanto de Chivas USA.
Al minuto 20, Flores conectó con su pierna izquierda un centro áereo por la derecha para adelantar al conjunto local, mientras que Justin Braun realizó una gran jugada por la derecha un minuto después y centró para Jesse Marsch, quien remató para el segundo tanto de Chivas USA.
Columbus played the final 68 minutes a man down after Danny O’Rourke’s red-card foul on Atiba Harris, who required five stitches in the locker room at halftime.
The match was Chivas USA’s first three-game winning streak since August 2007, the year in which the team finished atop the Western Conference.
The match was Chivas USA’s first three-game winning streak since August 2007, the year in which the team finished atop the Western Conference.
"I thought we fully deserved to win tonight. From the get-go I thought we were sharp; we executed the way we wanted to play. We were winning every second ball, I thought we were dominating the play, we created a couple of good opportunities and it was just a matter of time when we were going to break them down," Preki said after the game.
"[Estoy] muy contento porque tuvimos la revancha contra el Columbus. Estamos en primer lugar y eso nos pone en una buena posición en la tabla. Aproveché unas oportunidades que se me dio. Ya están regresando los jugadores y echándole ganas," dijo Flores sobre su gol.
El Crew se quedó con diez hombres al minuto 22 después que el defensa Danny O'Rourke cometió una falta sobre Atiba Harris.
Chivas USA enfrenta el próximo jueves, 5 de junio, a los RedBulls en Nueva York, a partir de las 4:30 p.m. Hora del Pacífico.
Chivas USA makes its 2008 debut on ESPN2 this Thursday, June 5 when it faces the New York Red Bulls at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Red-and-White’s next home game is two weeks from today, Saturday, June 14 at The Home Depot Center, when it faces Expansion Class of ’05 rival Real Salt Lake.
Photo: Juan Miranda/CD ChivasUSA
