A quick look at the Los Angeles Galaxy headlines for the week of June 7, 2004 ...
• L.A. Galaxy and Chicago Fire Tangle Saturday at The Home Depot Center
• Saturday's Game A Los Angeles Times Family Pack Special
• Make Sun Safety Your Goal Day
• Kirovski In Camp With USA for World Cup Qualifier vs. Grenada
• Galaxy Suffer First Home Loss Of Season To Wizards
• Cienfuegos Steals The Show In His Farewell Match
L.A. GALAXY AND CHICAGO FIRE TANGLE SATURDAY AT THE HOME DEPOT CENTER:The Los Angeles Galaxy (5-3-3, 18 pts. - 1st West) return to The Home Depot Center on Saturday, June 12 at 1 pm against Ante Razov and the 2003 Eastern Conference Champion Chicago Fire (4-2-4, 16 pts - 1st East). The match, a battle for the top spot in the overall MLS table, will air live on ESPN2's Radio Shack Soccer Saturday. Southland radio listeners can also hear the match live in two languages, in English on KMPC 1540 AM and in Spanish on KMXE 830 AM. The first 5,000 fans in attendance at The Home Depot Center will receive a six-pack cooler, courtesy of Radio Shack.
SATURDAY'S GAME A LOS ANGELES TIMES FAMILY PACK SPECIAL: The Los Angeles Galaxy are pleased to announce that the match against the Chicago Fire on Saturday, June 12 will be the next chance this season for fans to purchase a Los Angeles Times Galaxy Family Pack. For as a little as $52, a family of four gets four match tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas and a Los Angeles Times newspaper. To take advantage of this offer and to be a part of this historic evening of soccer, please call the Galaxy ticket office at 1-877-3GALAXY.
MAKE SUN SAFETY YOUR GOAL: This Saturday, the Galaxy and Galaxy Foundation will host its "Make Sun Safety Your Goal" Day at the Galaxy vs. Fire game at The Home Depot Center. For the third year, the Galaxy and Galaxy Foundation have teamed up with the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), the U.S. Soccer Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and MLS teams (and their foundations) Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, D.C. United to increase the awareness and importance of sun protection. Sun exposure is the most preventable factor for skin cancer and through this campaign the Galaxy, Galaxy Foundation and 2004 spokesperson, Kevin Hartman seek to encourage soccer players and spectators to protect themselves from the damaging effects of the sun and avoid skin cancer by making sun-safe choices. Fans in attendance at this Saturday's Galaxy game will receive a "Make Sun Safety Your Goal" poster and bookmark featuring AAD and EPA recommended sun protection guidelines, while supplies last.
KIROVSKI IN CAMP WITH USA FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIER VS. GRENADA: Los Angeles Galaxy forward Jovan Kirovski is one of 19 players in camp with United States Men's National Team to train in advance of the first leg of the USA's World Cup qualifying series against Grenada on June 13 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The second leg of the series will be played June 20 in St. George's, Grenada, with the team scoring the most goals over two games (aggregate scoring) advancing to the semifinal round.
Kirovski has made an immediate impact on the Galaxy since coming to the club from Birmingham City of the English Premier League prior to the 2004 season, scoring five goals and adding an assist in just nine matches with the club. Kirovski has played 61 times for his country's national side and scored nine goals. His most recent appearance for the red-white and blue came in the USA's 1-0 defeat of Mexico on April 28 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
GALAXY SUFFER FIRST HOME LOSS OF SEASON TO WIZARDS:The Kansas City Wizards got a late goal from Diego Gutierrez and posted a 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles Galaxy last Saturday at The Home Depot Center. After a scoreless first half of play, forward Alejandro Moreno scored his MLS-best 6th goal of the season to give the Galaxy the lead just before the hour. However, Francisco Gomez equalized for Kansas City in the 65th minute before Gutierrez scored just four minutes from time to give the visitors the victory.
CIENFUEGOS STEALS THE SHOW IN HIS FAREWELL MATCH: The "El Salvador Select" side defeated an L.A. Galaxy Alumni team by a 4-3 score in Mauricio Cienfuegos' Farewell Match last Saturday night at The Home Depot Center. The game gave Galaxy fans one more chance to say goodbye to the Salvadoran midfielder, who played for the club from 1996-2003. Cienfuegos played one half for each side, starting the match with his club side before changing into the colors of his national team. With the score tied at 3-3, Galaxy 'keeper Raul Garcia took down Santos Cabrera in the penalty area in the 58th minute. Cienfuegos then stepped up and awaited his chance to give El Salvador the lead from the penalty spot. With the crowd rising to its feet, the midfielder struck the ball cleanly into the upper right corner of the goal to make it 4-3. Neither side would threaten after that and Cienfuegos was carried off the field at the final whistle.
MÁS GALAXY TAKES A LOOK AT THE GALAXY AND THE FIRE: Más Galaxy, the club's Spanish-Language radio talk show, which airs each Wednesday at 8 pm on KMXE 830 AM, will give fans an inside look at the Galaxy-Fire match-up this week. The program, hosted by Troy Santiago and Rigoberto Cervantez, will feature interviews with guests from each team as well as analysis by both Santiago and Cervantez. Remember Galaxy fans, for the latest news on your favorite team, tune in every Wednesday night throughout the 2004 season to Mas Galaxy, only on KMXE 830 AM.
DON'T MISS GALAXY DEPORTIVO, THIS AND EVERY SATURDAY AT 3:00 P.M. ON CHANNEL 22: Galaxy Deportivo, The weekly, half-hour Spanish language television show devoted to the Los Angeles Galaxy, can be seen this Saturday, June 12 at 3 p.m. on KWHY - Channel 22. The show will air live from The Home Depot Center immediately following the Galaxy-Fire encounter. Galaxy Deportivo, hosted by Los Angeles area personalities Jaime Motta and Elmer Polanco can be seen at 3 p.m. each and every Saturday on Channel 22.
WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
GP W L T Pts
LA 11 5 3 3 18
KC 10 4 4 2 14
SJ 9 3 3 3 12
DAL 9 3 4 2 11
COL 8 2 4 2 8
This week's schedule
Tues. June 8:
10 am - T4
Wed. June 9:
10 am - T4; 4 pm - T4
Thurs. June 10:
10 am - T4
Fri. June 11:
10 am - T3
Sat. June 12:
1:00 pm - Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Chicago Fire - The Home Depot Center - Carson, CA
Sun. June 13:
OFF
Mon. June 14:
OFF
NOTE TO MEDIA: All training fields are at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA unless indicated differently. Times and locations are subject to change.
Galaxy Injury Report
Out
Carlos Ruiz – Sprained Right Ankle
Peter Vagenas – Strained Right Groin
Questionable
Tyrone Marshall – Sprained Left MCL
Danny Califf – Sprained Right MCL
Did you know ... that one year ago today (June 7, 2003) the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Colorado Rapids 2-0 in the inaugural match at The Home Depot Center. Carlos Ruiz scored both goals to pace the home team's victory, much to the delight of the capacity crowd of 27,000 on hand for the historic occasion.
