The Colorado Rapids beat the defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy, 3-1, Thursday in a match marred by eight yellow cards and five red cards on the opening night of the Copa Carnaval at Miami's Orange Bowl.
The Galaxy's Alexi Lalas was sent off for his second caution in the 43rd minute and was followed to the showers by Colorado's Kyle Beckerman (second yellow in the 65th minute) and Wes Hart (72nd) and the Galaxy's Ezra Hendrickson (67th), and Isaias Bardales (79th).
In the other Copa Carnaval game, Dallas beat the MetroStars, 3-0. Jason Kreis scored on a penalty, and trialist Paul Dalglish added two late goals.
In other preseason action, Chicago and D.C. United played to a 0-0 tie.
COPA CARNAVAL
March 5 in Miami
Dallas 3 MetroStars 0. Goals: Kreis pen. 11, Dalglish 1 (Nixon) 85, Dalglish (Thomas) 89.
Dallas — Countess (Cassar, 46), Suarez, Bonseu (Bussey, 66), Broome (Salyer, 69), Morrow (Thomas, 66), Vaca, Deering (Dalglish, 62), Martinez (Gbandi, 62), Behncke (Nixon, 69), Kreis (Rosenband 62), Rhine (Tranchilla, 69).
MetroStars — Howard (Grafer, 66), McAnespie (Droze, 62), Pope (Arena, 46), Jolley (Addo, 66), Bartholemew (Glowienka, 46), Rooney (Regan, 46), Williams (Alvarez, 66), Meyrieu (Iglesias, 62), Savarese (Torres Mestre, 62).
March 5 in Miami
Colorado 3 Los Angeles 1. Goals: Carrieri 46, Beckerman (Crawford) 62, Schmidt 69; Califf (Glinton, Lalas) 29.
Colorado — Vallow, Kotschau, Fraser, Stewart, Hart, Beckerman, Chung (Trembly, 46), Mastroeni (Borchers, 38), Crawford (Jackson, 74), Schmidt (Camillo, 84), Carrieri (Shak, 70).
Los Angeles — Hartman, Thompson (Bardales, 69), Califf, Lalas, Hong, Elliott, Hendrickson, Jones (Moore, 84), Victorine (Ochoa, 72), Albright (Pineda Chacon, 76), Glinton (Ruiz, 62).
MLS PRESEASON SUMMARY:
March 5 in Boca Raton, Fla.
Chicago 0 D.C. United 0.
Chicago — Thornton (Spiteri, 67), Curtin, Bocanegra, Gray, Marsch, Whitfield (Walls, 70), Pause, Williams (Futagaki, 75), Beasley, Jaqua (Wolyniec, 65), Ralph.
D.C. United — Warren, Ivanov (Stokes, 75), Prideaux, Petke (Quintanilla, 46), Reyes, Nelsen, Kovalenko (Carroll, 73), Etcheverry (Rosas, 66), Olsen (Namoff, 70), Stoitchkov (Eskandarian, 46), Stewart.