Winners:
In the English Carling League Cup, BRIAN McBRIDE saved Fulham against fourth-tier Lincoln City by scoring a gamewinner in the 120th minute of a 5-4 barn-burner. BLACKBURN, with Brad Friedel in goal, downed third-tier Huddersfield, 3-1. Defender Jonathan Spector went 90 minutes in CHARLSTON's 3-1 win over third-tier Hartlepool. Keeper Marcus Hahnemann played but Bobby Convey didn't in READING's 1-0 win over Luton. Eddie Lewis rested as his LEEDS team downed Rotherham, 2-0.
American defender OGUCHI ONYEWU scored his first goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Club Bruges that keeps his Standard Liege in first place of the Belgian Juliper League.
American defender GREGG BERHALTER helped Energie Cottbus to a 1-0 win over Burghausen on Wednesday that catapulted Cottbus into second place of the German Second Division.
Ecuador striker ROBERTO MINNA scored two in his second straight game as FC Dallas thumped Los Angeles, 4-1, at Pizza Hut Park on Wednesday. San Jose's DEWAYNE DeROSARIO also notched a pair in a 2-0 win over Chicago that gives San Jose a 13-1-4 (win-loss-tie) record in its last 18 games. The Quakes have the best record in MLS. TAYLOR TWELLMAN notched his 16th goal of the season in stoppage time to earn New England a 1-1 tie with Columbus.
Losers:
LOS ANGELES gave up one of the most embarrassing own goals in MLS history during its 4-1 loss to Dallas, keeper KEVIN HARTMAN mistrapping a soft backpass from Troy Roberts for the opening goal.
Real Salt Lake defender BRIAN DUNSETH has been suspended for two games and fined $1,000 for raising his forearm to the head of FC Dallas forward Roberto Mina last Sunday in an incident that was missed by game officials.
MANCHESTER CITY fell in the Carling League Cup to struggling third-tier Doncaster on penalty-kicks after an overtime score of 1-1. Man City's American midfielder Claudio Reyna was subbed at the end of regulation time with the game scoreless.