New York riding high heading into Chivas USA fixture

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06/04/2010 - Harrison, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Red Bull New York hosts Chivas USA on Saturday in Major League Soccer action, three days after one of the best results of the season.

With the score tied a one against the Houston Dynamo deep into stoppage time, Red Bull was awarded a free kick from about 30 yards out. Striker Juan Pablo Angel stepped up and fired a perfect shot off the left post to give his team the much-needed home result, while snapping a four-game losing streak.

"Normally you expect it," New York coach Hans Backe said of Angel's dramatic winner. "He's a very, very sharp finisher so normally he scores. In a way, we would have been happy to get the tie to cut these four losses in a row to start all over again, because it's rough to lose four games in a row. I think with his background, of course that someone has to be the boss and to step up. We struggled on our set plays on our corners and our wide free kicks. But someone has to step and just organize us on those plays."

Now, New York (6-5-0) will be aiming to head into the World Cup break on a winning streak, with Saturday's match its next until June 26.

"We needed to stop the losing streak," Angel said. "It was important for us to do it. I felt right from the beginning of the game, we were the better team, we were playing well, and we were creating chances. But there was that feeling of, 'Come on,' as we missed one, we missed two, we missed three, and they can always come back on us.

"So when they scored a goal, you could feel that we were so disappointed. But we reacted well. We kept creating chances and attacking, and it was an even game at the end. I'm delighted that we managed to break that streak and win [on Wednesday]. It was important to win, hopefully we get a good result on Saturday, and then we have the break to just regroup and start all over again."

On Saturday, New York will be facing a Chivas USA team that has lost four straight MLS fixtures of its own, the last three of which on last-minute goals.

"Obviously, it's very disappointing," Chivas USA striker Justin Braun told mlssoccer.com. "It stinks giving up those late goals. It's three weeks in a row now. That's something we can't keep allowing. You can't win games if you keep allowing late goals. We need to do whatever we can to stop this."

The latest loss was a the Hans of a D.C. United squad that had won just one game previous to beating the Western Conference's last-placed team.

"We have to stay focused," Chivas coach Martin Vasquez said. "Don't lose our concentration. I feel that maybe [we] also [lacked] a little bit of confidence [at D.C.]. At times we weren't good with the ball. There's lots of work to do."

The Goats will be without starting goalkeeper Zach Thornton because of a red card he received vs. United. Further complicating matters is the fact that backup goalkeeper Dan Kennedy is questionable with a hip strain. Defender Ante Jazic will miss the match with a knee strain.

New York will be without a host of players, including defender Kevin Goldthwaite, midfielders Giorgi Chirgadze, Austin da Luz, Carl Robinson and Brian Nielsen, and forward Macoumba Kandji, all with injuries.

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