Arnaud leads Kansas City to 2-0 win at L.A.
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08/29/2010 - Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Davy Arnaud had a goal and an assist to lead the Kansas City Wizards to a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night in Major League Soccer at The Home Depot Center.
Arnaud scored his third goal of the year the 12th minute and assisted on Jimmy Conrad's first goal of the year in the 70th, as the Wizards won for the fourth time in their last seven games.
Kansas City (7-9-5), which is 4-1-2 overall in its last seven matches, climbed to fourth in the Eastern Conference and to within three points of the last of eight playoff berths.
Los Angeles (13-5-4) lost for the second consecutive time at home and for the fourth time in its last seven. Overall, L.A. is just 2-4-1 in that period, but still holds a three point lead atop the Western Conference.
Arnaud handed the Wizards the lead inside 15 minutes when he took a pass from Kei Kamara and beat L.A. goalie Donovan Ricketts.
Birahim Diop nearly turned a pass from Arnaud into Kansas City's second goal later in the half, but Ricketts challenged his shot and deflected the ball.
Los Angeles, which dropped to 0-5-1 when allowing the first goal, had two good chances early in the second half to tie the match but Kansas City goalie Jimmy Nielsen made two big saves.
Chris Birchall had both chances from the right side of the penalty area, both off passes from Landon Donovan, but failed to convert either. Birchall failed to find the far post in the 49th, and then was stopped again by Nielsen on an open look in the 58th from close range.
Diop, who scored twice last weekend in Kansas City's 4-1 win over New England, had another chance to seal Kansas City's win in the 61st, but Ricketts made a fine save to keep L.A. in the match.
Conrad erased all suspense in the 70th when he stuck out his foot to deflect a free kick from Arnaud past a diving Ricketts and off the left post and in. The assist as Arnaud's third of the season.
Nielsen posted his eighth shutout of the season.
Kansas City will try to continue its run at expansion Philadelphia on Sept. 4, when L.A. will try to rebound against Chicago.
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