News - Guillermo Barros Schelotto
SAN DIEGO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Boca FC would like to salute the upcoming International friendly as the LA Galaxy take on 23-Time Argentine Champions Boca Juniors in a classic International friendly at The Home Depot Center on May 23, 2010 at 5 P.M.
Roger Levesque's goal in the 36th minute Saturday gave Seattle a 1-0 Major League Soccer win at Columbus. Levesque scored his first goal (unassisted) when Crew goalkeeper Will Hesmer failed to clear his initial miss. Jhon Kennedy Hurtado also took shots on goal, while goalkeeper Kasey Keller made two saves for the Sounders (10-7-11), who continue a battle for a playoff berth in their inaugural MLS season. Their three points put them into a tie with Chivas USA for third in the Western Conference. Chivas won 2-0 at D.C.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored twice in the second half Sunday, pulling the Columbus Crew into a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw with the Chicago Fire. Schelotto put the ball just inside the right post early in the half and scored on a penalty kick in the 78th minute. Peter Lowry scored in the 6th and
Chad Marshall scored near the end of the first half, and the Columbus Crew went on to beat Red Bull New York 1-0 Saturday. Marshall scored on a corner kick from Guillermo Barros Schelotto for his second goal of the season. Schelotto, who led the MLS with 19 assists last season, notched his third for this season when he passed to Marshall on the far side.
Second-half goals by Eric Avila and Kenny Cooper led FC Dallas to a 2-1 Major League Soccer victory over Columbus Saturday. FC Dallas (3-7-4) won for just the first time in its last four games, while handing the Crew (4-3-7) its first-loss in 10 matches. Columbus took a 1-0 lead in the first half when Eric Brunner's header -- off a corner kick by Guillermo Barros Schelotto -- glanced off Dallas defender Pablo Ricchetti and into the net for an own goal. Avila scored on a 20-yard shot in the 80th minute and Cooper got the decisive goal on a penalty kick in the 87th minute.
