CARSON, Calif. - Chivas USA played a pair of scrimmages on Friday at The Home Depot Center, the team's last matches before heading to San Antonio for the Texas Pro Soccer Festival, starting next week. In the first game of the morning, Chivas USA earned a 1-0 victory over UC Riverside, thanks to a goal from Claudio Suárez. The Red-and-White used goals from Maykel Galindo and Kraig Chiles in the second game to take a 2-1 win over UC Irvine.
The first game, which ran for two 35 minute halves, featured the return to competitive play of a number of Chivas USA players. Jonathan Bornstein started at left back for the Red-and-White, Paulo Nagamura was in the center of the midfield, and was replaced in the second half by Lawson Vaughn. It was the first taste of game action in 2008 for all three.
The only goal of the first game came in the 59th minute, when a rebound from Ante Razov's free kick fell to the feet of Claudio Suárez, who had charged in on goal after the initial shot. The team's captain finished from close range to give Chivas USA the win.
The Red-and-White used a different group of players in the second game, and was able to come away with another one-goal win. After going into the half down a goal, Maykel Galindo and Kraig Chiles each scored to give Chivas USA the victory. Chiles also played an excellent ball to Galindo on the first goal, and Jorge Flores notched the assist on Chiles' goal. The match was played with two 40-minute halves.
Chivas USA will soon head to San Antonio for next week's Texas Pro Soccer Festival, where the team will face off against D.C. United, the Houston Dynamo, and Toronto FC.
UC Riverside 0:1 Chivas USA
MLS Preseason Exhibition - 29 February 2008 - 10:00 a.m. PT
Field 6 at The Home Depot Center - Carson, California
Scoring Summary:
CHV - Claudio Suárez (Ante Razov) 59
Lineup:
Chivas USA (4-4-2): Brad Guzan; Alex Zotinca, Claudio Suárez, Jim Curtin, Jonathan Bornstein; Sacha Kljestan, Jesse Marsch, Paulo Nagamura (Lawson Vaughn 46), Raphaël Wicky (Luciano Fusco 46); Ante Razov, Atiba Harris.
Chivas USA Head Coach: Preki Radosavljevic.
Cautions:
None.
Ejections:
None.
UC Irvine 1:2 Chivas USA
Field 6 at The Home Depot Center - Carson, California
Scoring Summary:
UCI - Amani Walker 8
CHV - Maykel Galindo (Kraig Chiles) 45
CHV - Kraig Chiles (Jorge Flores) 54
Lineup:
Chivas USA (4-4-2): Sam Reynolds (Lance Parker 40); José Antonio Patlán, Daniel Carlos Montes, Bobby Burling, Jorge Flores; John Cunliffe, Eric Ebert, Lawson Vaughn (Kraig Chiles 40), Luciano Fusco (Gerson Mayen 40); Maykel Galindo (Justin Braun 47), Chukwudi Chijinju.
Chivas USA Head Coach: Preki Radosavljevic.
Cautions:
None.
Ejections:
None.
[All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial.]
CHIVAS USA 2008 :: SCHEDULE OF PRESEASON GAMES*
DAY DATE EVENT TIME/LOCATION* |
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Sat Feb 9 vs. UCLA W, 2-0 (Braun, Razov) |
Tue Feb 12 vs. New York Red Bulls W, 1-0 (Razov) |
Sat Feb 16 vs. Japanese U-23 National Team L, 4-0 |
Mon Feb 18 vs. D.C. United W, 1-0 (Salazar) |
Sat Feb 23 vs. Columbus @ Santa Clarita, CA L, 2-1 (Harris) |
Fri Feb 29 vs. UC Riverside W, 1-0 (Suárez) |
Fri Feb 29 vs. UC Irvine W, 2-1 (Galindo, Chiles) |
Wed Mar 5 vs. D.C. United @ San Antonio 8:30 p.m. (CT) |
Fri Mar 7 vs. Houston Dynamo @ San Antonio 8:30 p.m. (CT) |
Sun Mar 9 vs. Toronto FC @ San Antonio 3:00 p.m. (CT) |
Sat Mar 15 vs. San Diego State 10:00 a.m. |
Wed Mar 19 vs. Cal State Fullerton 10:00 a.m. |
SUN MAR 30 @ FC Dallas (OPENING DAY) 12:00 p.m. |
SAT APR 5 vs. Real Salt Lake (HOME OPENER) 7:30 p.m. |
- Subject to change. Unless otherwise indicated, all times Pacific and all games at The Home Depot Center. For the latest information, please contact Chivas USA Communications.
