
Tie with Wizards leaves United alone in first |
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Josh Wolff scored his third goal of the season in the second half and the Kansas City Wizards salvaged a 1-1 draw with D.C. United on Wednesday night. The point gave D.C. (3-1-4) a four-game unbeaten streak and sole possession of first place in the MLS Eastern Conference. United has 13 points, one more than idle Toronto FC. Kansas City (3-3-2) moved into a third-place tie with Chicago, which was also off Wednesday night. Rodney Wallace put United up 1-0 in the 27th minute, taking Jaime Moreno's pass at the edge of the penalty area, shouldering off a challenge from defender Lance Watson and tapping a slow roller past onrushing goalkeeper Kevin Hartman from 12 yards. Wolff got the equalizer in the 52nd minute on assists from Watson and Jack Jewsbury. Jewsbury took a through ball from Watson and crossed to Wolff, who put out his left foot and one-timed the ball past Louis Crayton from the edge of the 6-yard box. Eight of Kansas City's 10 goals this season have come in the second half. The Wizards had two chances to win shortly after Wolff's goal, which tied him with Davy Arnaud for the team lead. Claudio Lopez's shot in the 58th minute and Wolff's header in the 62nd both missed by inches. Galaxy scramble to 2-2 draw with Real Salt LakeSANDY, Utah (AP) -- Mike Magee scored the third goal of stoppage time to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night. The Galaxy (1-1-5) remained unbeaten on the road this season with their third tie in as many road matches, while RSL was denied a fourth straight home victory. With RSL (3-3-1) leading 1-0 heading into extra time, the Galaxy's Landon Donovan scored on a penalty kick after RSL's Will Johnson was called for a handball in the penalty box. Johnson made up for his mistake moments later when he converted a penalty kick of his own after RSL's Fabian Espindola was fouled in the area by Los Angeles' Sean Franklin. Robbie Findley scored on a diving header off a corner kick from Clint Mathis in the 34th minute to give RSL a 1-0 lead. The goal was Findley's sixth of the season, while Mathis got his fifth assist. Findley nearly scored another goal seconds before the final whistle, but his header sailed just wide. RSL goalkeeper Chris Seitz, who started in place of the injured Nick Rimando, was just minutes from his first career shutout. He nearly stopped Donovan's penalty kick, getting a hand on the shot before the ball bounced off the post into the net. The third-year goalkeeper started three matches his rookie season, going 0-2-1, and did not get a start in 2008. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ![]() | ![]()
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