dailynews.com - 6/20/2008
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CARSON - Cuauhtemoc Blanco did not score Thursday night but the Mexican soccer star delivered two assists. Unfortunately for the Chicago Fire, both assists went to Chivas USA. Blanco brought in a season- high crowd of 24,143 that in turn energized Chivas for one of its liveliest performances of the season with a 2-0 victory at to Home Depot Center. "I'll always go out and play, but when you ...
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Chivas USA Post-Game
100 Percent Soccer —
... yellow was a little bit harsh because it was his second foul of the game .. I advised him to be a little bit smarter next time, you can't take a risk like that."
On goalscorer Justin Braun: "The kid is working his butt off. He has a good mentality. He works hard. He looks for the ball in tough spots. For a guy who was playing amateur soccer three months ago he's doing extremely well and can only get better."
The game story is here.
Eskandarian Undergoes Surgery
Chivas USA —
Something that may be very important the the final third of the season flew under the radar this week.
Alelcko Eskandarian underwent surgery on his left groind.
Scroll down a little, it’s at the bottom
Many Chivas USA fans wrote him off, since no one knew what was going on. A first team quality striker could prove to be very important. Lets see how this goes.
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insidesocal.com 6/20/2008 — The biggest crowd of the year so far for a Chivas USA home game - 24,143 - saw a 2-0 win by the hosts Thursday over the Chicago Fire that was thoroughly entertaining to watch.
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The Chicago Fire don't seem too concerned about dropping consecutive MLS games for the first time this year. A two-game skid for CD Chivas USA, however, may be a bit more troublesome. Chivas will look to avoid getting shut out in three straight ...
