MetroStars Are Brighter

Amado Guevara scored his 10th goal this season to help the New York/New Jersey MetroStars sweep the season series against the Galaxy with a 3-0 victory Sunday at Giants Stadium.

Eddie Gaven and John Wolyniec scored second-half goals, and Jonny Walker recorded his fourth shutout this season.

The MetroStars (9-6-5, 32 points), winners of three in a row, extended their lead in the Eastern Conference to seven points over the Columbus Crew.

Guevara started the scoring in the 36th minute when he sent a penalty kick inside the right post. The kick came after the Galaxy’s Tyrone Marshall shoved Wolyniec as the two chased after a loose ball.

The Galaxy (9-6-6, 33 points) put together several good combinations to start the second half but were unable to capitalize with a quality chance.

The MetroStars scored in the 61st minute when Gaven got behind the defense and beat goalkeeper Kevin Hartman.

Wolyniec completed the scoring three minutes later.

The Galaxy played the last 22 minutes a man short after Chris Albright was given a red card for a hard retaliation against defender Chris Leitch.