2006 MLS All-Star Game explained

Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game 2006
Event:2006 Major League Soccer season
Team1:MLS All-Stars
Team1score:1
Team2:Chelsea
Team2score:0
Date:August 5, 2006
Stadium:Toyota Park
City:Bridgeview, Illinois
Man Of The Match1a:Dwayne De Rosario (MLS All-Stars)
Referee:Abiodun Okulaja
Attendance:21,210
Weather:Cloudy, 85°F
Previous:2005
Next:2007

The 2006 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 11th Major League Soccer All-Star Game, played on August 5, 2006, at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois between the MLS All-Stars and Chelsea. The MLS All-Stars won the match 1–0, with Dwayne De Rosario scoring the winning goal in the 70th minute. The Coach of MLS All-Stars have chosen to start the game with players mostly from his team D.C. United and left stars like Freddy Adu on bench even though he was expected to put them in starting 11. On the interview in Polish YouTube channel “Kanal Sportowy” Peter Nowak admitted that he said to his superiors if they want to win the game they have to allow him to use his own players from D.C. United, which they did and won.

Match details

GK 1
RB 32 Bobby Boswell
CB 4 Facundo Erpen
CB 12
LB 5
RM 14 Dwayne De Rosario
CM 13
CM 8
LM 17 Joshua Gros
CF 15
CF 99 Jaime Moreno (c)
Substitutes:
GK 22
DF 2
DF 6
MF 9
MF 26
FW
FW 11
Coach:
Peter Nowak
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GK 23
RB 14 Geremi
CB 20
CB 26 John Terry (c)
LB 18
DM 5 Michael Essien
CM 13
CM 8 Frank Lampard
RW 24
LW 11
CF 7
Substitutes:
GK 40
DF 6
DF 43 Ryan Bertrand
DF 44 Michael Mancienne
MF 10
MF 12
MF 16
MF 19
MF 46
MF 48 Michael Woods
FW 21
Coach:
José Mourinho
Most Valuable Player:
Dwayne De Rosario

Assistant referees:
Nate Clement
Chris Strickland
Fourth official:
Terry Vaughn

Several players originally named in the MLS All-Stars roster had to withdraw as they were due to play in the New England Revolution vs Chivas USA match on August 6; these included Ante Razov (Chivas), Shalrie Joseph and Clint Dempsey (both New England). Landon Donovan, Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope also withdrew from the All-Star game through injury. Facundo Erpen, Ricardo Clark and Eddie Robinson were called up to replace them.

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