Final Result: Chivas USA-Columbus Crew
Chivas USA 2 Columbus Crew 1
Chivas USA now sit atop the Western Conference - and MLS - tied with Seattle as the only 3-0 teams in the league, setting up a potentially pivotal early-season encounter with the Sounders April 18 at Home Depot Center.
The SuperClasico next Saturday is up next though, but Chivas USA will go into the game full of confidence while the Galaxy are reeling after their poor performance Saturday against Colorado.
While both the Crew and Chivas USA had several attacking opportunities, Chivas USA never looked overly troubled against the MLS champions, who played with 10 men after Andy Iro's straight red in the 54th minute and slid to 0-2-2.
Chivas USA is steadily improving and demonstrated some nice possession play and tidy approach work this afternoon and look vastly superior to their intra-stadium rivals.
The Crew never looked like winning after Andy Iro was sent off in the 54th minute and Chivas USA fully deserved the result.
More later.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. 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 and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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