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AP - Jason Boyce scored twice
in the final eight minutes to lead the Select Stars of Iran to a 3-1
victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy reserve team in an exhibition game
Sunday.
Boyce, who played for the Colorado Rapids and Miami Fusion of Major
League Soccer, scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 83rd
minute, then added an insurance goal six minutes later at UCLA's Drake
Stadium.
The Galaxy tied the score in the 81st minute when Max Cream, an
18-year-old trying out for the team, scored on a header off an assist by
Alexi Lalas, the Galaxy's general manager who opted to play because the
team was short-handed by injuries.
The Select Stars, composed of several players who play professionally in
Iran, took a 1-0 lead in the 68th minute when a loose ball went off
Lalas' leg into the net for an own goal.
Lalas, 36, retired as an active player following the 2003 season and was
elected to the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame May 6.
"I'm an old man, so for me it was fun to run around against these guys,"
Lalas said. "All in all, it was a fun game for everybody, especially for
the Iranian-American community and a great way for our guys to get a
quality game against some very good players." |
