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A capacity crowd of 18,000 only had to wait until the fifth
minute for the opening goal to San Jose's rookie Fatai Alashe,
who headed home from close range after Chicago failed to clear a
corner.
The Earthquakes doubled the lead in the 21st minute through Ty
Harden when Fire keeper Sean Johnson failed to hold on to a
Clarence Goodson strike and Harden pounced to slot home the
loose ball.
Eight minutes later Harrison Shipp pulled one back for the
Fire's first goal of the season but that wasn't enough to stop
Frank Yallop's team falling to their third successive loss.
The New York Red Bulls defeated D.C. United 2-0 with English
forward Bradley Wright-Phillips, the top scorer in MLS last
year, opening his account with a confident finish in the 25th
minute.
Wright-Phillips then turned creator, setting up compatriot Lloyd
Sam in the 71st minute with the former Leeds United winger
firing into Bill Hamid's near post.
D.C. missed a stoppage time penalty when Chris Pontius blasted
the spot kick over the bar.
(Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by Ian Ransom)
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