WASHINGTON (AP) Men's soccer looked a lot like women's soccer
Saturday night, at least when it came to dramatic last-minute goals
by the visiting team.
Before a record crowd of 36,528 at RFK Stadium, Manuel Lagos
scored in second-half injury time to give the San Jose Earthquakes
a 3-2 victory over D.C. United to cap the first-ever WUSA-MLS
doubleheader.
Earlier, the Boston Breakers also scored in second-half injury
time to salvage a 2-2 draw with the Washington Freedom.
With the Earthquakes reduced to 10 men after a red card foul on
Zak Ibsen, Lagos scored his second goal of the game following a
nice give-and-go between Ian Russell and Dwayne DeRosario. Lagos
took the pass from Russell and scored from 7 yards out to hand
United their first home loss of the season.
Russell also scored in the first half for the Earthquakes. Eric
Denton and Jaime Moreno scored in the second half for United.
The attendance was the largest ever for a United-headlined
regular season home game as suburban women's fans meshed with
diehard United supporters. United's only larger regular season
crowd was 51,996 for a doubleheader last year in which a United
game followed a U.S. men's World Cup qualifier.
Russell opened the scoring with a run from midfield in the 36th
minute. Longtime United hero Jeff Agoos, playing his first game at
RFK Stadium since an offseason trade, had the secondary assist on
the play.
Denton tied the score with his first MLS goal, beating two
defenders before nailing a 21-yard drive into the upper left corner
in the 48th.
Troy Dayak's handball in the box set up a penalty kick by Moreno
in the 52nd minute, giving United the lead. Two minutes later,
United defender Craig Ziadie fanned on a pass from Ibsen, leaving
Lagos alone in the box with the ball for an easy goal.
Ibsen was ejected in the 79th minute for a tackle on United midfielder
Bobby Convey.