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Uzhas v tom chto Lalas , Jones , Ruiz ( zabivshii v proshlom godu 22 myacha , i v dvuh poslednih igrah Chempionata Central'noi Ameriki 5 golov ), Vagenas i Elliott voobshche ne igrali , a Cienfuegos i Chacon igrali tol'ko 45 minut . Prakticheski eto byl molodezhnyi sostav Galaxy . Vidno nelegko budet moim Earthquakes borot'sya s nimi v etom godu. Futbol ( soccer ) deistvitel'no ne tak populyaren kak football , baseball , basketball, hockey , avtogonki i skachki , k tomu zhe football i basketball v igrah universitetov mogut sobrat' bol'she chem professionaly . No vse ravno srednya'ya poseshchaemost'igr po evropeiskomu futbolu nahodit'sya okolo 16,000 . Vot tol'ko vernulsya s Ducks- Rangers hockeya . 17,174 bolel'shchikov , ni odnogo bazara . I hot' bolel za Ducks 2 gola Bure i 2 ochka Kovaleva priyatno bylo uvidet'. Sidel v 5 ryadu , i po litsu Bure bylo vidno kak on starayetsya vykarabkat'sya iz etoi travmy , i pomoch' komande vyiti v playoffs. Interesno chto u New Yorkskih bolel'shchikov nesmotrya na prisutstvie v komande Leetcha, Messier, Lindrosa , Kovaleva , etc , samaya populyarnaya jersey byla Bure . Vsego nailuchshego. ' a Row at La Manga


The Galaxy's Sasha Victorine nets another goal at the La Manga tournament in Spain.


CARTAGENA, SPAIN (Feb. 21, 2003) - The Los Angeles Galaxy earned its second
consecutive shutout victory by defeating Russian club Torpedo Moscow, 3-0, to
secure first place in Group B at La Manga Cup 2003. Galaxy goalkeeper Kevin
Hartman registered his second shutout, while midfielders Hercules Gomez, Mauricio
Cienfuegos and Sasha Victorine each scored in the victory.
In the Galaxy's second appearance at the La Manga Cup, Head Coach Sigi Schmid
injected new blood into the lineup, giving Jesus Ochoa, Hercules Gomez, Scot
Thompson, Jose Retiz and Jason Moore the opportunity to join the starting eleven.
Veterans Mauricio Cienfuegos, Hong Myung Bo, Tyrone Marshall and Ezra Hendrickson
rounded out the starters.

"It was a great win because we were able to insert several new players into
the starting lineup and still maintain a high level of play," said Galaxy coach
Sigi Schmid. "Anytime you have an opportunity to play against quality European
competition, it's a great experience. Winning just adds a special flavor."

Early in the game, the mixture of youth and experience paid off. Jason Moore
wasted little time moving into the attack as the first half began. Taking a
feed from teammate Mauricio Cienfuegos on the right wing, Moore sent a low cross
in for Hercules Gomez. The Las Vegas native blasted a right-footed shot from
six yards out into the net for the first goal.

In the 34th minute, Torpedo goalkeeper Dmitry Borodin was called for a handball
outside the box as he attempted to stop a one-on-one with Alejandro Moreno.
Norwegian Referee Tommig Shjeruen sent off Borodin with a straight red-card
for the offense. On the ensuing free kick, Cienfuegos stepped up and struck
a curving shot over the wall and into the upper corner.

"I carefully measured the free kick and decided to go over the wall for the
upper corner," said Cienfuegos.

In 50th minute, Sasha Victorine put home his second goal of the tournament.
Jesus Ochoa sent a corner kick curling outwards to the far side of the penalty
area. Danny Califf got above his defender and re-directed the ball to Victorine,
who tucked it into the open net.

Torpedo Moscow suffered another blow in the 64th minute as midfielder Alexandre
Lukhvich received his second yellow card, forcing Moscow to play the remainder
of the match with nine men.

The Galaxy resumes training tomorrow Saturday in preparation for its next match
against Odd Grenland (Norway), who sits with four points following a win over
Lyn Oslo (3-1) and a tie against Torpedo Moscow. The Galaxy-Odd Grenland match
will take place on Monday, February 24 at 12:00 pm local time.


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Scoring Summary:

LA: Herculez Gomez (Jason Moore) 17

LA: Mauricio Cienfuegos 24

LA: Sasha Victorine (Danny Califf) 50

L.A. Galaxy: Kevin Hartman, Scot Thompson, Hong Myung Bo, Tyrone Marshall (Danny Califf, 46), Ezra Hendrickson (Sasha Victorine, 46), Jesús Ochoa, Jason Moore, Jose Retiz, Mauricio Cienfuegos (Alex Pineda Chacón, 46), Hércules Gómez (Hamid Mehreioskouei, 71), Alejandro Moreno (Gavin Glinton, 74).


Torpedo Moscow: Dmitry Borodin, Mantas Shmuslovas (Nikola, Jolovic, 60) Dmitry
Rauneika (Jergen Budylin, 35), Alexandre Lukhvich, Alexandre Gorine, Deslan
Hdzhindzhal, Igor Semshov, Alexandre Shikko, Viktor Bolikhov, Andrey Panferov
(Ilia Abrev, 23), Moudrag Angelockovich.

Referee: Tommig Shjeruer; Assistant: Odd A. Vangen and Yan Brathier (Norway)

La Manga Cup 2003 - Standings

Group B:

(1) L.A. Galaxy - 6 pts. (2 games)

(2) Odd Grenland - 4 pts. (2 games)

(3) Torpedo Moscow - 1 pt. (2 games)

(4) Lyn Oslo - 0 pts. (2 games)

Results:

Galaxy 5, Lyn Oslo 0

Torpedo Moscow 1, Odd Greenland 1

Odd Grenland 3, Lyn Oslo 1

Galaxy 3, Torpedo Moscow 0

Group A:

(1) Rosenborg - 6 pts. (2 games)

(2) Rubin - 2 pts. (2 games)

(3) San Jose Earthquakes - 1 pt. (2 games)

(4) Viking - 1 pt. (2 games)

Results:

Rosenborg 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0

Rubin 1, Viking 1

Rosenborg 2, Viking 0

San Jose Earthquakes 1, Rubin 1