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D.C. United Defeat
Harbour View 2-1 in First Leg of the Quarterfinals
 Joshua Gros' goal in the 65th minute snapped a
second-half tie and D.C. United edged Harbour View on Wednesday
night in the first round of the
CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Gros
scored on a header less than a minute after Harbour View
goalkeeper Leighton Murray stopped Alecko Eskandarian on a
one-on-one chance from 9 yards out.
 Christian Gomez
played a pass from the left wing that Gros turned into a looping
head shot from about 7 yards out. The ball floated just over the
fingers of a fully extended Murray, bounced in front of the goal
line and into the net.
Eskandarian also
scored for United. Luton Shelton had a goal for Harbour View. United, the
defending Major Soccer League champion, travels to Kingston,
Jamaica, on March 16 for the second leg of the home-and-home
series.
The game, played
at Maryland SoccerPlex, drew a crowd of 3,825 on a night when
the gametime temperature was 30 degrees. United took a 1-0 lead
in the fifth minute on a goal by Eskandarian. Penned in along
the left flank, Freddie Adu sent a crossing pass into the
penalty area, where an unmarked Eskandarian converted on a
sweeping left-footed shot.
Shelton tied it
in the 23rd minute as Harbour View took advantage of an error.
Goalkeeper Nick Rimando couldn't handle a long ball at the top
of the box and the ball bounced behind him to Shelton, who shot
into an empty net.
Kansas City Held to
a Scoreless Draw With Deportivo Saprissa
 Goalkeeper Bo Oshoniyi made the key saves that led the
Kansas City Wizards to a 0-0 tie with Deportivo Saprissa of
Costa Rica in
CONCACAF Champions' Cup play Wednesday night. It
was the first leg of a home-and-away, aggregate goals
quarterfinal series. The teams play the second March 17 in San
Jose, Costa Rica, with the winner advancing to the eight-team
tournament's semifinals.
 Saprissa had its
best chances late in the first half, once when midfielder Alonso
Solis laid a ball back to Ronald Gomez, and another when Gomez
beat Jimmy Conrad to a ball in the Wizards' penalty area. But
Oshoniyi came up with fine saves on both. He finished with three
saves. Counterpart Francisco Porras had two, but neither was
particularly difficult.
The Wizards took
control in the midfield from the opening kick and held it for
most of the game. Josh Wolff, Chris Klein and Jose Burciaga Jr.
failed to convert on their scoring chances in the first half,
and subs Jack Jewsbury and Diego Walsh had opportunities late in
the match.
About the National Soccer Hall
of Fame and Museum
 Located in
Oneonta, NY, the National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a 30,000
square foot, state-of-the-art museum in 1999. The Hall of Fame
tells the story of soccer in
America through artifacts, photographs, and video clips. The new
Hall features an extensive interactive, youth oriented Kicks
Zone where visitors have fun kicking,
heading and playing computer trivia stations and video
soccer games. The VideoWall portrays some of the greatest
moments and the greatest goals in history as well as live soccer
action with World Cup, MLS, and U.S. Soccer matches. Unique and
rare artifacts on exhibit range from the world’s oldest soccer
ball to the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy won by the USA in
1999,
Pelé's and Mia Hamm’s uniforms, Kristine Lilly’s golden
shoes, NASL championship rings, the original MLS championship
trophy, MLS gallery - it’s all at the National Soccer Hall of
Fame. In addition to the interactive Museum, the National Soccer
Hall of Fame complex boasts the
Kicks
Zone Store,
a research library, four world-class soccer fields and
office/meeting facilities. The Hall plans to add a stadium, an
indoor soccer arena and housing facilities in the future.
The mission of
the National Soccer Hall of Fame is to celebrate the history,
honor the heroes, inspire the youth and preserve the legacy of
soccer in the United States.
The National
Soccer Hall of Fame is open every day of the year, except
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Admission is $9.00 for
adults, $8.00 for students, $6.50 for children 6 or older and
senior citizens. Children 5 and under are free.
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