Blair Gavin

Chivas USA Coach Martin Vasquez, chatting before Saturday night's game, mentioned how his young players were beginning to come through for the team. A couple of hours later, his faith in them turned out to be fully justified. First-half goals by 23-year-old Justin Braun and 21-year-old Blair Gavin and a second-half strike by 22-year-old Carlos Borja earned Chivas USA only its fifth victory of the Major League Soccer season, 3-1 over the Columbus Crew at the Home Depot Center.

Chivas USA forward Justin Braun made it look so easy Saturday night. With a touch here, a tap there, and a slide to finish it all off, the striker snapped his team's five-game losing streak to the Houston Dynamo with casual grace and a grin. Behind his three goals, Chivas picked up three critical points with a 3-0 victory over the Dynamo to send the team confidently into a five-game road trip after the All-Star break. "We're excited about not only the result, but the way we were able to play tonight," Coach Robin Fraser said.

VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY When: 7:30. Where: Home Depot Center. On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 690. Records: Season opener for both. Record vs. Sporting (2010): 1-1. Update: Chivas defensive midfielders Simon Elliott and Paulo Nagamura will miss the game because of injuries, while midfielders Blair Gavin and Michael Lahoud are listed as questionable for the same reason. Chivas on Friday signed Ghana national team defender Seth Owusu, 20. Mexico national team forward Omar Bravo is expected to make his MLS debut for Kansas City.

CHIVAS USA TONIGHT vs. New England When: 7:30. Where: Home Depot Center. On the air: TV: FS West and KWHY; Radio: 690. Records: Chivas USA 1-2-3; Revolution 2-2-3. Record vs. Revolution (2010): 2-0. Update: Unbeaten in its last four games and coming off its first win of the season, Chivas USA will play its first home game since April 9 with spirits lifted by the string of three ties and a win. Even Coach Robin Fraser was able to see the silver lining after a 0-2-3 start as a head coach.

When: 7:30. Where: Home Depot Center. On the air: TV: Channel 22 (Prime Ticket, 8:30); Radio: 690. Records: Chivas USA 0-2-1; Crew 1-1-1. Record vs. Crew (2010): 1-1. Update: Having gained its first point of the season in a 1-1 tie at Toronto, Chivas is still seeking its first victory of 2011. "We're good and aggressive in spurts, but we need to be more consistent over 90 minutes," Coach Robin Fraser said. Chivas will be without forward Tristan Bowen (left ankle sprain)

CHIVAS USA TONIGHT vs. New England When: 7:30. Where: Home Depot Center. On the air: TV: FS West and KWHY; Radio: 690. Records: Chivas USA 1-2-3; Revolution 2-2-3. Record vs. Revolution (2010): 2-0. Update: Unbeaten in its last four games and coming off its first win of the season, Chivas USA will play its first home game since April 9 with spirits lifted by the string of three ties and a win. Even Coach Robin Fraser was able to see the silver lining after a 0-2-3 start as a head coach.

Chivas USA ended its losing streak at six games on Saturday night. No, it didn't win. But Chivas did register only the second tie of its season against the Philadelphia Union, 1-1, at the Home Depot Center in Carson. "It's not something to brag about," Chivas Coach Martin Vasquez said of his team's tie. "But it's a plus because of the results we got in the last few games." Near the bottom of their conferences, the Union and Chivas could have used a win. With the tie, Chivas moves to 3-9-2.

Having spent the last week trying to sort through a somewhat limited range of options, Chivas USA Coach Robin Fraser sent out a decidedly experimental lineup on Saturday night in Carson. The outcome was no surprise. Scoring the only goal it needed, the defending Major League Soccer champion Colorado Rapids secured their second victory of the season, winning, 1-0, on a Quincy Amarikwa goal. Despite the loss, there were a few positives for Chivas. For one thing, its defense remained intact a bit longer.

In the lead-up to its game Saturday night, Chivas USA made much of the fact that its players would be wearing camouflage jerseys in honor of the U.S. armed forces. The jerseys obviously worked because the team's defense was invisible. The back line gave up two goals in the first 7 minutes 2 seconds en route to a 2-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo that ended a three-game unbeaten run and kept Chivas in third place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. "I don't want to blame it on the two games this week, but I felt that we came out flat," Chivas USA Coach Martin Vasquez said.

Chivas USA forward Justin Braun made it look so easy Saturday night. With a touch here, a tap there, and a slide to finish it all off, the striker snapped his team's five-game losing streak to the Houston Dynamo with casual grace and a grin. Behind his three goals, Chivas picked up three critical points with a 3-0 victory over the Dynamo to send the team confidently into a five-game road trip after the All-Star break. "We're excited about not only the result, but the way we were able to play tonight," Coach Robin Fraser said.

When: 7:30. Where: Home Depot Center. On the air: TV: Channel 22 (Prime Ticket, 8:30); Radio: 690. Records: Chivas USA 0-2-1; Crew 1-1-1. Record vs. Crew (2010): 1-1. Update: Having gained its first point of the season in a 1-1 tie at Toronto, Chivas is still seeking its first victory of 2011. "We're good and aggressive in spurts, but we need to be more consistent over 90 minutes," Coach Robin Fraser said. Chivas will be without forward Tristan Bowen (left ankle sprain)

Having spent the last week trying to sort through a somewhat limited range of options, Chivas USA Coach Robin Fraser sent out a decidedly experimental lineup on Saturday night in Carson. The outcome was no surprise. Scoring the only goal it needed, the defending Major League Soccer champion Colorado Rapids secured their second victory of the season, winning, 1-0, on a Quincy Amarikwa goal. Despite the loss, there were a few positives for Chivas. For one thing, its defense remained intact a bit longer.

VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY When: 7:30. Where: Home Depot Center. On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 690. Records: Season opener for both. Record vs. Sporting (2010): 1-1. Update: Chivas defensive midfielders Simon Elliott and Paulo Nagamura will miss the game because of injuries, while midfielders Blair Gavin and Michael Lahoud are listed as questionable for the same reason. Chivas on Friday signed Ghana national team defender Seth Owusu, 20. Mexico national team forward Omar Bravo is expected to make his MLS debut for Kansas City.

Chivas USA Coach Martin Vasquez, chatting before Saturday night's game, mentioned how his young players were beginning to come through for the team. A couple of hours later, his faith in them turned out to be fully justified. First-half goals by 23-year-old Justin Braun and 21-year-old Blair Gavin and a second-half strike by 22-year-old Carlos Borja earned Chivas USA only its fifth victory of the Major League Soccer season, 3-1 over the Columbus Crew at the Home Depot Center.

Chivas USA ended its losing streak at six games on Saturday night. No, it didn't win. But Chivas did register only the second tie of its season against the Philadelphia Union, 1-1, at the Home Depot Center in Carson. "It's not something to brag about," Chivas Coach Martin Vasquez said of his team's tie. "But it's a plus because of the results we got in the last few games." Near the bottom of their conferences, the Union and Chivas could have used a win. With the tie, Chivas moves to 3-9-2.

In the lead-up to its game Saturday night, Chivas USA made much of the fact that its players would be wearing camouflage jerseys in honor of the U.S. armed forces. The jerseys obviously worked because the team's defense was invisible. The back line gave up two goals in the first 7 minutes 2 seconds en route to a 2-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo that ended a three-game unbeaten run and kept Chivas in third place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. "I don't want to blame it on the two games this week, but I felt that we came out flat," Chivas USA Coach Martin Vasquez said.

In the lead-up to its game Saturday night, Chivas USA made much of the fact that its players would be wearing camouflage jerseys in honor of the U.S. armed forces. The jerseys obviously worked because the team's defense was invisible. The back line gave up two goals in the first seven minutes and two seconds en route to a 2-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo that ended a three-game unbeaten run and kept Chivas in third place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. "I don't want to blame it on the two games this week, but I felt that we came out flat," said Chivas USA Coach Martin Vasquez.

Chivas USA and its coach, Robin Fraser, were both slapped on the wrist -- gently -- Thursday when Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber leveled penalties for actions taken in last Saturday's game with the Philadelphia Union at the Home Depot Center. Two Philadelphia players were ejected for hard tackles in the second half and after the second foul -- charged against Gabriel Farfan in the 85th minute -- Chivas USA's Blair Gavin and Dan Kennedy rushed over to confront Farfan.

In the lead-up to its game Saturday night, Chivas USA made much of the fact that its players would be wearing camouflage jerseys in honor of the U.S. armed forces. The jerseys obviously worked because the team's defense was invisible. The back line gave up two goals in the first seven minutes and two seconds en route to a 2-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo that ended a three-game unbeaten run and kept Chivas in third place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. "I don't want to blame it on the two games this week, but I felt that we came out flat," said Chivas USA Coach Martin Vasquez.