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Saunders made a triumphant return to the starting lineup making four saves and
earning a shutout following a seven-game absence to help the Los Angeles Galaxy
beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Sunday night. The victory snapped a seven-game
winless streak for the Galaxy in MLS play. In what was his first league match
since April after returning from the leagues substance abuse and behaviour
health program, Saunders made a number of key saves—including one with his
face—to give Los Angeles its first shutout of the season. But even though the
31-year-old goalkeeper admitted that the game was “special” he approached the
match like any other. “It felt great, we battled through the game,” said
Saunders “We just kept believing that were going to start winning some games, we
battled, we had some struggles early on and we were able to pull through it and
I cant say enough about what the guys did on the field.” The match was a back
and forth affair from the start as both teams traded chances in the first 10
minutes. The first came in the second minute when a Marcelo Sarvas header was
stopped by the face of Portland goalkeeper Troy Perkins before Saunders made a
stop of his own with his face to prevent a Kris Boyd shot from going into the
back of the net. Saunders defining moment came in the 26th minute when the
goalkeeper was called into action, making a diving stop on Boyds rocket shot
from 35-yards out. With Saunders holding the shutout, the Galaxy were able to
find the winning goal in the 61st minute when a David Beckham corner kick found
Todd Dunivant far post. The defender then calmly nodded a header past Perkins
for the games only goal. “David obviously serves in an incredible set piece. He
put the ball in the back post. We kind of had talked about it halftime. Wed had
a few to the front post and I said to try the back post. I found a little space
back there and was able to nod it home.” However, while the Galaxy were pleased
with their performance against Portland, Timbers head coach John Spencer was
infuriated with his sides inability to finish their chances as they slid into
the bottom of the Western Conference standings. “We need to start picking up
points; we know that, we aint dumb. We lost too many games, clicking by and
saying, we should of or could of done this or could have gotten a decision,”
said Spencer. “Im sick and tired of hearing the word potential; to be honest
with you if I hear it once more then Im probably going to throw up. “For me,
potential gets you your contract, it gets you on the field then youve got to
produce. Weve got too many guys right now, not playing and not producing to the
best of their abilities.” While Portland is struggling heading into their
Cascadia Cup match-up against the Seattle Sounders next Sunday, the Galaxy hope
the victory over the Timbers will provide a lift as they face Real Salt Lake on
Wednesday. “We just have to build on it, simple as that,” said Beckham. “Last
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2.HELSINKI, Finland—Canadian forward Alex Burrows is expected to miss at
least two games at the IIHF World Hockey Championship while recovering from a
head injury. The winger was said to be symptom-free one day after being left
woozy by an accidental collision in the tournament-opener on Friday, but will be
kept off the ice another four or five days for observation, according to Hockey
Canada. As a result, Burrows missed Saturdays game against the U.S. and will be
kept out of Mondays game against France as well. His recovery will be monitored
by team doctor Brian Benson, who helped develop the NHLs concussion protocol.
The Canadian team wanted to exercise extreme caution even though Burrows wasnt
experiencing any post-concussion symptoms on Saturday. “Weve got enough players
and wed never put any player in a situation that would be compromising,” said
general manager Kevin Lowe. “You could tell today that he was in a good place.”
Burrows suffered his injury just before the midway point of Fridays 3-2 victory
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in the offensive zone and collided with two Slovak players before hitting his
head on the ice. The Canadian team grew by one Saturday when defenceman Marc
Methot was officially registered after recovering from a minor groin issue. Kyle
Quincey, another blue-liner, is scheduled to arrive in Helsinki on Sunday. His
addition will give Canada eight defencemen—including junior prospect Ryan
Murray—but Lowe thinks the depth is important. The 26-year-old Quincey was a
late cut for Canadas 2005 world junior team and will get his first official
national team experience at this event. “(Quincey) is still young, but we needed
a guy with experience,” said Lowe. “You need an insurance policy over here. The
pace of play is high and the games are quicker with no TV timeouts. Players can
also get injured.” ’ ’ ’
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