2006 MLS All-Star Game

Soccer game played in Bridgeview, Illinois February 2022 February 2022 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game 2006 2006_MLS_All-Star_Game_logo.png 200 2006 Major League Soccer season MLS All-Stars USA 30px 1 Chelsea ENG 30px 0 August 5, 2006 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois Dwayne De Rosario (MLS All-Stars) Abiodun Okulaja 21,210 Cloudy, 85°F 2005 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 August 5, 2006 18:30 ET 2006 MLS All-Star Game MLS All-Stars USA 1–0 Report ENG Chelsea De Rosario 70 Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL 21,210 Abiodun Okulaja _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _CHIVASUSA_08h DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 F2F2F2 000040 MLS All-Stars _chelsea0607H _chelsea0607h _chelsea0607H _chelsea0607h _adidasbluel FFFFFF Chelsea GK 1 USA Troy Perkins 46RB 32USA Bobby BoswellCB 4 ARG Facundo ErpenCB 12USA Jimmy Conrad 46LB 5 USA Chris Albright 46RM 14CAN Dwayne De RosarioCM 13ARG Christian Gómez 46CM 8 USA Richard Mulrooney 46LM 17USA Joshua GrosCF 15USA Brian Ching 46CF 99BOL Jaime Moreno (c) 46Substitutes:GK 22USA Joe Cannon 46DF 2 USA Eddie Robinson 46DF 6 IRL Ronnie O'Brien 46MF 9 USA Freddy Adu 46MF 26USA Ricardo Clark 46FW USA Nate Jaqua 46FW 11USA Alecko Eskandarian 46Coach:POL Peter Nowak |valign="top"| |valign="top" width="50%"| GK 23ITA Carlo Cudicini 64RB 14CMR GeremiCB 20POR Paulo Ferreira 46CB 26ENG John Terry (c)LB 18ENG Wayne Bridge 46DM 5 GHA Michael EssienCM 13GER Michael Ballack 46CM 8 ENG Frank LampardRW 24ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 46LW 11CIV Didier Drogba 46CF 7 UKR Andriy Shevchenko 46Substitutes:GK 40POR Hilário 64DF 6 POR Ricardo Carvalho 46DF 43ENG Ryan BertrandDF 44ENG Michael MancienneMF 10ENG Joe Cole 46 52MF 12NGA Mikel John Obi 46MF 16NED Arjen Robben 46MF 19FRA Lassana Diarra 46MF 46ENG Jimmy Smith 52MF 48ENG Michael WoodsFW 21CIV Salomon Kalou 46Coach:POR José Mourinho Most Valuable Player: CAN 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. External links 2006 MLS All-Star Game Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20160227152829/http://www.mlssoccer.com/history/mls-all-star-game/2006 February 27, 2016 Category:MLS All-Star Game MLS All-Star 2006 Category:Soccer competitions in Illinois All-Star Game MLS All-Star Game Category:August 2006 sports events in the United States 2006