Manotas, Ramirez shine as Dynamo shutout Minnesota
COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, Sept 12, (AP): Cole Bassett and Nicolás Mezquida scored six-minutes apart late in the second half and the Colorado Rapids beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1.
Bassett gave Colorado (10-14-6) a 1-0 lead in the 79th minute on a header 12 yards away from the right side of the box, assisted by Jack Price. Giancarlo Gonzalez put Los Angeles (13-13-3) on the board in the 82nd with a header seven yards out from the center of the box, assisted by Cristian Pavon. Toronto FC’s Marco Delgado (left), fights for control with New York City FC’s Alexandru Mitrita (28) during the second half of an MLS soccer match on Sept 11 in New York.
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minute with a shot 14 yards out from the right side of the box, assisted by DaMarcus Beasley. Ramirez finished the scoring for Houston in the 2-0 shutout in the 44th minute on a shot 13 yards away from the right side of the box, assisted by Manotas.
The Dynamo outshot Minnesota (13-10-6) five to four. Both teams had four shots on goal.
Houston drew just one corner kick, committed eight fouls and was given one yellow card. Minnesota drew six corner kicks, committed 12 fouls and was given one yellow card.
Both teams next play Sunday. The Dynamo host Los Angeles and Minnesota visits Seattle.
In Sandy, Utah, Damir Kreilach scored in the 75th minute and Real Salt Lake beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0.
Kreilach scored on a header nine yards away from the center of the box, assisted by Brooks Lennon.
Real Salt Lake (13-11-4) outshot the Earthquakes (13-11-5) 11 to four, with six shots on goal to three for San Jose.
Real Salt Lake drew three corner kicks, committed 13 fouls and was given two yellow cards. San Jose drew three corner kicks, committed 14 fouls and was given three yellow cards.
Both teams next play Sunday. Real Salt Lake visits Vancouver and the Earthquakes visit Portland.
In New York, Alejandro Pozuelo scored in the 40th minute and Toronto FC tied New York City FC 1-1.
Alexandru Mitrita got the scoring started for New York City FC (15-59) in the sixth minute on a shot 20 yards out from the edge of the box. Pozuelo tied the game for Toronto FC (11-10-9) on a penalty shot in the 40th minute.
Toronto FC outshot New York City FC 14 to eight, with five shots on goal to one for New York City FC.
New York City FC drew four corner kicks, committed 11 fouls and was given four yellow cards. Toronto FC drew two corner kicks, committed 11 fouls and was given two yellow cards.
Both teams next play Sunday. New York City FC visits Philadelphia and Toronto FC hosts Columbus. with the club’s facilities and the time it was taking to get things done.
“We want a stadium and training centre that everyone can use – women, the first team, the youth team – with swimming pool, pitches and a gym,” he said.
“I’m a bit disappointed. There’s a desire to get things done, but I see a long process full of obstacles.
“Unfortunately, it doesn’t just depend on me ... the important thing is that we do it very quickly with the right costs and that I have control.”
Commisso also told fans to stop chants mocking the Heysel stadium disaster in 1985, at which 39 people died, mainly Juventus supporters, or the late Juventus defender Gaetano Scirea, who was killed in a car crash in 1989 at the age of 36.
“I don’t want to hear chants about either Heysel or Scirea, it goes against my principles,” he said.
“And I don’t want to hear those (chants) against the south any more. I’m from Calabria, (Fiorentina coach Vincenzo) Montella is from Naples, so attacking the southerners is attacking us.
“I don’t know who makes those chants but I don’t want to hear them again.”