I start my week on the road to visit relatives and someone named Moreno scores a hat-trick at RFK Stadium. Thinking, great, days of lore, and with Freddy Adu scoring a Cold Pizza highlight goal, had to be a DC United win in convincing style, particularly without the Little Fish playing.
Alas, I learn it was Alejandro Moreno of the LA Galaxy who scored his hat trick, with a top play on ESPN and two other goals all within an 8 minute span. Actually, they scored four times in nine minutes to close out the first half and cruised from there. Amazing. I get to see a drab, boring Wizards/United match as my last before my midwest jaunt, and I left behind six goals, a hat-trick and a highlight-goal from Super Teen Star Freddy.
And with Nick Rimando's play, will that be enough for Doug Warren to return to the starting lineup, or does United begin to think about moving one of the two to find someone more reliable? And (again), United showed their typical play that leads to nothing for the first 30 minutes before the four goal outbreak by the Galaxy.
I missed it all while driving past farms in Illinois. I realize how spoiled I am living on the east coast, and in particular in Virginia, where there's never a shortage of a game going on somewhere most days of the week. However, watching my cousin's daughter graduate is a special moment for me, and for a week or so, soccer is on the backburner. But don't worry, I'll be back next week with a vengeance, blogging and posting new OnTheSidelines content. I'm sure Ian Plenderleith, Mark Bushman and Craig Stouffer will have a lot to say about the United/Galaxy, and more on how they do in Colorado. Also check out the rest of the OnTheSidelines content in case you missed something.
While I'm away, check out Dr. Chuck's Blog Matchnight. He's doing a great job blogging the soccer world. I'll return next week to highlight the close of the European season for the American contingent, highlight the minor league world and give an overview of the US Open Cup draw, among other things.
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