Columnist Nick Green has written 100 Percent Soccer
since 2005. A
native of England, he began writing about soccer in
the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat
in the stands for one in
the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home
Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas
USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer.
Married to a long-suffering soccer widow, he has a cat
named Pele.Tigres UANL 1 Galaxy 0 (Half Time)
The game is live on Telefutura.
Eleven minutes in and Argentine Walter Gaitan slips the ball to Jose Fonseca for the opening goal, shredding the Galaxy defense in the process.
It could be a long night for the Galaxy, sporting a back four of Troy Roberts (making his first start of the season), rookie Ty Harden, relative newcomer Abel Xavier and Ante Jazic against two classy, experienced strikers.
Fonseca almost claimed a second in the 25th minute from a free kick, out-jumping Xavier at the far post.
The Galaxy are playing at a desultory clip, but it suits Tigres with the Mexican season not resuming until next month.
The Galaxy placed their white shirts in the center circle at the end of the half.
Hopefully, they will come out in blue for the second 45 minutes. Either that or they are surrendering.