DC. United beats Jamaican champs in Champions Cup

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DC. United beats Jamaican champs in Champions Cup
 
March 10, 2005
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Reigning Major League Soccer champion D.C. United defeated Jamaican champion Harbour View 2-1 in a quarter-final round first-leg match of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Alecko Eskandarian scored in the fifth minute but Luton Shelton equalized in the 22nd minute. Josh Gros tallied the game winner in the 64th minute.

The second leg of the two-game quarter-final in the North American tournament of champions will be March 16 at Kingston.

In another Cup match, the Kansas City Wizards and visiting Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica played to a goal-less draw in their first-leg match.




Updated on Thursday, Mar
 
 

[dcs]

Not bad for the away leg.
Return game will be interesting.

[JDB]

Definitely a good result. Harbour view will give them pressure in JA and the crowd will be up for it especially if Adu playing.