[SCOREBOARD] Columbus and Los Angeles remained unbeaten with road wins on Thursday night. The Crew (5-0-2) moved into first place in Eastern Conference when it
defeated the struggling New York Red Bulls, 3-1, while Los Angeles (8-0-2) edged FC Dallas, 1-0. Eddie Gaven led the Crew with a goal and an assist. Only the
third MLS academy product to start, Tristan Bowen assisted on Mike Magee's goal for the Galaxy. For all the Thursday
action and weekend schedule ...
WEEK 8 RESULTS:
May 20 in Harrison,
N.J.
New York 1 Columbus 3. Goals: Tchani (Mendes) 81; Gaven (Hejduk) 35, Iro (Gaven) 39, Renteria 83.
New York -- Coundoul, Albright (Mendes 71), Petke, Ream, Borman, Hall (Wolyniec 68), Ubiparipovic (Tchani 65), Miller, Stammler, Richards, Angel.
Columbus -- Hesmer, Hejduk, Brunner, Iro, O'Rourke, Gaven, Carroll, Moffat (Zayner 57), Ekpo (Renteria 68), Lenhart, Garey (Oughton 89).
Yellow Cards: New York -- Stammler 75, Ream 85; Columbus -- Moffat 52, Iro 60.
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Att.: 11,940.
May 20 in Frisco, Texas
FC Dallas 0 Los Angeles 1. Goal:
Magee (Bowen, Klein) 17.
FC Dallas -- Hartman, Loyd (Leyva 77), John, Ihemelu, Benitez, Harris, Hernandez,
McCarty, Shea (Chavez 72), Cunningham (Avila 63), Ferreira.
Los Angeles -- Ricketts, DeLaGarza, Gonzalez, Berhalter, Dunivant, Klein (Franklin 70),
Birchall, Juninho, Stephens, Bowen (Mathis 65), Magee (Kirovski 74).
Yellow Cards: FC Dallas -- Ihemelu 28, Shea 42; Los Angeles -- Magee 31, Stephens
35.
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja.
Att.: 10,947
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE:
Saturday, May 22
New England at Toronto FC 1 p.m.
San Jose at Seattle 3 p.m.
D.C. United at Houston 8 p.m. Galavision
Real Salt
Lake at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 23
Columbus at Kansas City 4 p.m
STANDINGS:
Eastern Conference:
P TEAM W-L-T (+/-)
17 Columbus 5-0-2 (+7)
15
New York 5-4-0 (-3)
10 Toronto 3-4-1 (-2)
9 Chicago 2-3-3 (-1)
8 Kansas City 2-3-2 (0)
8 New England 2-5-2 (-4)
4 Philadelphia 1-5-1 (-8)
3 D.C. United 1-7-0 (-12)
Western Conference
P TEAM W-L-T (+/-)
26 Los Angeles 8-0-2 (+14)
13 Real Salt Lake 4-3-1 (+6)
13 San Jose 4-2-1 (+4)
13 Colorado 4-3-1 (+2)
13 Houston 4-4-1 (+2)
12 Seattle 3-3-3 (-3)
11 FC Dallas 2-2-5 (0)
10 Chivas USA 3-5-1 (-2)
GOAL SCORERS:
9 Buddle (Los Angeles)
6 De Rosario (Toronto
FC)
5 +2 Kamara (Kansas City)
4 +2 Saborio (Real Salt Lake)
4 +1 Barros Schelotto (Columbus)
4 Cunningham (FC Dallas)
4
Wondolowski (San Jose)
4 Schilawski (New England)
4 Le Toux (Philadelphia)
4 Angel (New York)
3 +1 McBride (Chicago)
3 +1 Montero (Seattle)
3 Padilla (Chivas USA)
3 Davis (Houston)
3 Zakuani (Seattle)
3 Casey (Colorado)
3 Morales (Real Salt Lake)