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METROSTARS 5, LOS ANGELES GALAXY 0

Diallo 4 Goals, Williams 3 Assists

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Mamadou Diallo once again left his mark on the Los Angeles Galaxy, netting four goals in a 5-0 MetroStars victory at Giants Stadium Saturday afternoon to send the Galaxy to the worst defeat in team history. Diallo captured his fourth hat trick and tenth multigoal game of his three-year MLS regular-season career including a four-goal outing on May 9, 2001 in a 4-4 tie with the Galaxy.

The Diallo- Andy Williams combination struck first in the 27th minute when Diallo scored from the edge of the box. The play started when midfielder Brad Davis fed Williams with a through ball from midfield. Davis sent a long ball to the edge of the box, where Diallo took a low, half-volley shot low to the left of goalkeeper Kevin Hartman.

Diallo made it 2-0 in the 36th minute from almost the exact same spot at the edge of the penalty area. Williams sent another long ball Diallo's way only to have Galaxy defender Alexi Lalas take the ball from Diallo's feet. Diallo immediately dispossessed Lalas and sent home another shot low and to Hartman's left for his third goal as a Metro.

Completing his fourth hat trick of his career, Diallo found the back of the net again in the 58th minute on a crossing pass from Williams. The play started on the right side of the field on a pass from midfielder Craig Ziadie to Williams, who sprinted into the penalty area. Williams sent a sly ball across the six-yard box where Diallo one-timed his finish, beating Hartman to the center of the net after Hartman attempted to cover the nearpost.

Davis scored his third goal of the season in the 60th minute when Williams sprung midfielder Tab Ramos, avoiding the offside-trap. Ramos then played a ball into the box for a streaking Davis who one-timed a clean finish past a diving Hartman. Williams collected his third assist of the day on the goal.

Diallo rounded out the scoring in stoppage time when he was fouled in the penalty area. Diallo stepped up and took the resulting penalty kick for his fourth goal of the game. The penalty kick tally was Diallo's fifth goal as a Metro and his sixth goal of the campaign. Metros `keeper Tim Howard also posted his first shutout of the season in the victory, his ninth clean sheet of his career.

Playing in their second MLS Game of the Week on ESPN2 at 4:00 p.m.(ET) next Saturday, the MetroStars (4-5-2, 14 pts) will travel to Naperville, Illinois to face the Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Fire at Cardinal Stadium. After losing four of their last five games, Los Angeles (5-5-2, 17 pts) will return home to the Rose Bowl next week when they host the Dallas Burn in a Western Conference battle at 10:00 p.m.(ET).

JUNE 15--METROSTARS 5, LOS ANGELES GALAXY 0

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LOS ANGELES GALAXY 0 0 0

METROSTARS 2 3 5

Scoring Summary:

MET--Diallo (Williams, Davis) 27

MET--Diallo (unassisted) 36

MET--Diallo (Williams, Paule) 58

MET--Davis (Ramos, Williams) 60

MET--Diallo (PK) 92

LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Alexi Lalas (Tyrone Marshall 58), Danny Califf, Craig Waibel, Simon Elliott, Jesus Ochoa (Chris Albright 61), Ezra Hendrickson, Sasha Victorine, Mauricio Cienfuegos (Brian Mullan 65), Gavin Glinton, Carlos Ruiz

TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Victorine 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (four players with 1); FOULS: 22 (Califf 4, Waibel 4); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: Hartman 2; CAUTIONS: Waibel 31, Hendrickson 48, Lalas 54, Glinton 77; EJECTIONS: none; POSSESSION PERCENTAGE: 53%

METROSTARS--Tim Howard, Craig Ziadie, Mike Petke, Steve Jolley, Ted Chronopoulos, Ross Paule, Jeff Moore (Mark Lisi 70), Brad Davis, Tab Ramos (Rodrigo Faria 76), Mamadou Diallo, Andy Williams (Byron Alvarez 82)

TOTAL SHOTS: 15 (Diallo 7); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Diallo 6); FOULS: 19 (nine players with 2); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: Howard 4; CAUTIONS: Ramos 24, Moore 55, Petke 59, Chronopoulos 85; EJECTIONS: none; POSSESSION PERCENTAGE: 47%

Referee: Gus St. Silva; Assistant Referees: Steven Davidson, Bill Dittmar

Attendance: 22,071; Weather: Overcast, 61F/16c;5mphSE;H77%, Overcast

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