2006 MLS All-Star Game

MLS All-Star Game 2006
Event 2006 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Chelsea
United States England
1 0
Date August 5, 2006
Venue Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Man of the Match Dwayne De Rosario (Houston Dynamo)
Referee Abiodun Okulaja
Attendance 21,210
Weather Cloudy, 85°F

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.

Match details

MLS All-Stars United States 1 – 0 England Chelsea
De Rosario  70' Report
Attendance: 21,210
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
MLS All-Stars
Chelsea
MLS All-Stars:
GK1United States Troy Perkins 46'
RB32United States Bobby Boswell
CB4Argentina Facundo Erpen
CB12United States Jimmy Conrad 46'
LB5United States Chris Albright 46'
RM14Canada Dwayne De Rosario
CM13Argentina Christian Gómez 46'
CM8United States Richard Mulrooney 46'
LM17United States Joshua Gros
CF15United States Brian Ching 46'
CF99Bolivia Jaime Moreno (c) 46'
Substitutes:
GK22United States Joe Cannon 46'
DF2United States Eddie Robinson 46'
DF6Republic of Ireland Ronnie O'Brien 46'
MF9United States Freddy Adu 46'
MF26United States Ricardo Clark 46'
FW United States Nate Jaqua 46'
FW11United States Alecko Eskandarian 46'
Coach:
Poland Peter Nowak
Chelsea:
GK23Italy Carlo Cudicini 64'
RB14Cameroon Geremi
CB20Portugal Paulo Ferreira 46'
CB26England John Terry (c)
LB18England Wayne Bridge 46'
DM5Ghana Michael Essien
CM13Germany Michael Ballack 46'
CM8England Frank Lampard
RW24England Shaun Wright-Phillips 46'
LW11Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 46'
CF7Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 46'
Substitutes:
GK40Portugal Hilário 64'
DF6Portugal Ricardo Carvalho 46'
DF43England Ryan Bertrand
DF44England Michael Mancienne
MF10England Joe Cole 46' 52'
MF12Nigeria John Obi Mikel 46'
MF16Netherlands Arjen Robben 46'
MF19France Lassana Diarra 46'
MF46England Jimmy Smith 52'
MF48England Michael Woods
FW21Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou 46'
Coach:
Portugal José Mourinho

Most Valuable Player:
Canada 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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