MLS Thursday: Spoil sport (Week 22)

August 21
Chicago 1-0 Los Angeles (HDC)
John Thorrington spoiled the debut of new Galaxy coach Bruce Arena, with a curling right footer in the 65th minute, as a starless Galaxy played out a 1-0 defeat. International duty meant no Landon Donovan, David Beckham or newly acquired U.S. midfielder Eddie Lewis. For Chicago, that meant no Cuauhtemoc Blanco, either. It gave Arena an opportunity to see what his supporting cast could do and well ... let's just say, I hope Bruce didn't buy a house in L.A. quite yet. The Galaxy's winless streak now stands at nine.