Chivas, Razov make N.Y. pay for mistake in draw
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06/29/2008 -
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ante Razov took advantage of a defensive mistake
to score his second goal of the year and help Chivas USA tie Red Bull New York,
1-1, on Saturday night at The Home Depot Center.
Razov, who last scored on April 26, ran onto a bad pass by New York to score in
first-half extra time. His 111th career goal, which is second all-time, erased
Dave van den Bergh's fluke free-kick goal in the 26th minute for New York.
Chivas (5-6-3) failed to build on an impressive 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire
last week, but still started an unbeaten streak with the draw.
New York (5-4-5) has only lost one of its last four matches, a run that started
with a 1-0 win over Chivas on June 5.
New York took the lead in the 26th minute when Van den Bergh swung a free kick
into the area and it sailed over his teammates and Chivas' defenders and just
inside the left post.
Van den Bergh was just trying to cross the ball, but it inched just over a pair
of players in the area and Chivas goalie Brad Guzan committed himself to a shot
off the cross. Instead, Guzan was flatfooted as the ball curled into the net.
Van den Bergh cracked a huge smile after the goal, his fourth of the season.
Chivas defender Jonathan Bornstein, who committed the foul that led to the free
kick, nearly tied the match 10 minutes later. His shot was cleared off the line
by New York's Hunter Freeman.
The Red Bulls survived another scare minutes later when Andrew Boyens cleared a
bicycle kick by Chivas' Claudio Suarez off the line. The bicycle kick was after
the ball appeared to bounce off the arm of a New York player. And Boyens only
made the clearance after the ball bounced off his arm.
Chivas was upset about neither call being made, but New York returned the favor
in the closing seconds of the opening half. Kevin Goldthwaite took a free kick
and passed to Boyens, but his head was down and the ball rolled by him.
Razov alertly ran to the loose ball at the top of the penalty area and placed a
low shot by N.Y. goalie Jon Conway.
Conway was helpless on Razov's goal, but he made two great saves early in the
second half to keep the match tied at 1.
The first save was a diving effort to push a free kick from Razov away from the
upper right corner, and the second denied Ryan Braun from close range. Conway's
saves were within less than a minute of each other.
The physical battle, which included six yellow cards and 62 fouls, finished up
without any more great scoring chances for either side.
Guzan finished with three saves for Chivas. Conway had four saves for New York.
New York, which was without Juan Pablo Angel and Claudio Reyna again, will try
to continue its recent success on Friday at the Colorado Rapids. Chivas hosts
the San Jose Earthquakes on July 5 in the fourth of fifth straight homes games.
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The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smith and Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
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If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
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Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
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Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
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