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Chivas USA Fall To Colorado In Season Opener
Home field advantage didn't hold up for Chivas USA in the first match of the season, which left coach Martin Vasquez dissatisfied.
Mar 27, 2010 5:09:00 AM
By Manuel Carrera
Carson, CA- In front of 18,653 at the Home Depot Center, Chivas USA was poised to show off its new offense as they hosted the Colorado Rapids to kick of the 2010 season, but they were instead bitterly disappointed to lose the match.
Several questions lingered over both teams as they entered the season. First, the two sides boasted new players in defense. Marvell Wynne, recently acquired from Toronto FC, played like an all-league player as he stymied Jorge Flores and Maykel Galindo.
Chivas, meanwhile, debuted Michael Umaña, the Costa Rican international acquired this year from Liberia Mia in Costa Rica, who played a very tidy match -- though he, along with Bornstein, were in the area as Cummings scored the night’s lone goal.
After the game, Martin Vasquez lamented the lack of effectiveness that the Chivas had in the attacking third.
“I’m disappointed in the result, I feel that it took us at least ten minutes to get into the game in the first half, and once we got into the game, I feel that we were not sharp in the attacking third.”
Another new player, Osael Romero, made his long-awaited debut in the red and white. Though Romero was earnest early, he struggled to get into the game. When asked to rate Romero’s performance, Coach Vasquez replied, “Average, he needs to get used to the physical play at times and he is not 100% fit."
Up next for Chivas is a match with their cross-city rivals, the LA Galaxy on Thursday in what is expected to be a heated matchup. Colorado, meanwhile will square off against Chicago at home on Saturday as they seek to make their season start off with a solid performance of two victories in a row.
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Several questions lingered over both teams as they entered the season. First, the two sides boasted new players in defense. Marvell Wynne, recently acquired from Toronto FC, played like an all-league player as he stymied Jorge Flores and Maykel Galindo.
Chivas, meanwhile, debuted Michael Umaña, the Costa Rican international acquired this year from Liberia Mia in Costa Rica, who played a very tidy match -- though he, along with Bornstein, were in the area as Cummings scored the night’s lone goal.
After the game, Martin Vasquez lamented the lack of effectiveness that the Chivas had in the attacking third.
“I’m disappointed in the result, I feel that it took us at least ten minutes to get into the game in the first half, and once we got into the game, I feel that we were not sharp in the attacking third.”
Another new player, Osael Romero, made his long-awaited debut in the red and white. Though Romero was earnest early, he struggled to get into the game. When asked to rate Romero’s performance, Coach Vasquez replied, “Average, he needs to get used to the physical play at times and he is not 100% fit."
Up next for Chivas is a match with their cross-city rivals, the LA Galaxy on Thursday in what is expected to be a heated matchup. Colorado, meanwhile will square off against Chicago at home on Saturday as they seek to make their season start off with a solid performance of two victories in a row.
Become a fan of Goal.com USA's Facebook fan page for all the latest news and insight into everything related to the beautiful game.
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