A new feature launched today on cdchivasusa.com - it’s called “Red-and-White Monday” and it’ll be a weekly column that appears on the website, you guessed it, every Monday.

This first one is about what Chivas USA is “on pace” to do this season. Whether it’s a goal every 21 minutes from Bojan Stepanovic, or a 500-assist career for Gerson Mayen, the column takes a look at the numbers.

It also includes the Hollywood Corner, where the last match is analyzed with a Los Angeles flair, and the Power Rankings, which put each MLS team in its place.

Click here to read the first installment of ‘Red-and-White Monday’!

For the second straight week, a Chivas USA player has been nominated for Sierra Mist MLS Goal of the Week!

After game one, it was Paulo Nagamura – this time around it’s Eduardo Lillingston, who scored his first MLS goal in the 56th minute. It ended up being the game-winner in the Red-and-White’s 2-0 victory in Dallas.

Here’s video of the strike:

“Gerson [Mayen] started the play, and he played a very good ball into space,” said Lillingston after the match. “I played it to the far post and it went in.”

Check the post below this one for reactions from the game from Chivas USA players, including Lillingston.

To vote for the Mexican forward’s first MLS goal, and to check out the rest of the nominees, visit the Goal of the Week page at MLSnet.com.

With goals by forward Eduardo Lillingston and midfielder Bojan Stepanovic (MLS debut), both with their first goals in Major League Soccer, Chivas USA defeated FC Dallas by a score of 2-0 on Sunday at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas in front of 6,524 fans. It was Lillingston’s first goal in MLS and also Stepanovic’s MLS debut with the Red-and-White. Stepanovic, who signed with the team on Friday, entered the field at the 69th minute and scored six minutes later.
With the result, Chivas USA leads the Western Conference, tied with the Seattle Sounders, with 6 points. The Red-and-White also broke FC Dallas’ four-game unbeaten streak against them.
Chivas USA’s 20 year-old Gerson Mayen, born and raised in Los Angeles, also made his MLS debut in the match and contributed with an assist in the first goal. Mayen is a product of Chivas USA’s Youth Development system and former member of Chivas USA U-18 Team.
Chivas USA returns home to face the defending MLS Cup Champion Columbus Crew on Sunday, April 5 at 5:00 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center. Kids aged 16 and under get in free with the purchase of each adult ticket and the first 7,500 fans through the gates will receive a free Chivas USA hat. For more information on the match, please visit cdchivasusa.com or call 1-877-CHIVAS-1.

AUDIOS:

Click here to listen to Chivas USA Preki talk about the game.

Click here to listen to Preki talk about Eduardo Lillingston’s performance.

Click here to listen to Preki talk about Gerson Mayen’s debut in MLS.

Click here to listen to Jesse Marsch talk about today’s result.

Click here to listen to Jonathan Bornstein talk about the game.

Click here to listen to Lillingston talk about the game and his goal (in Spanish)

Escuche aquí a Eduardo Lillingston hablar sobre el partido y su gol.

Clima hostil

Los jugadores de Chivas USA tuvieron un entrenamiento limitado al mediodía del sábado en el Pizza Hut Park, de cara al encuentro que disputará el domingo ante el FC Dallas a las 12:00 p.m. PT. Los fuertes y fríos vientos evitaron que el conjunto Rojiblanco pudiera entrenar por más de media hora. “El viento está muy fuerte y no se puede entrenar como normalmente se hace”, declaró el delantero Eduardo Lillingston. El encuentro será televisado localmente por Prime Ticket y a nivel nacional por TeleFutura.

Chivas USA players could only practice on Saturday for less than an hour because of severe cold winds that hit the Frisco, Texas area. “The wind affects a lot, because you can’t train like you normally would”, said Chivas USA forward Eduardo Lillingston after a very brief training session.
Chivas USA will face FC Dallas this Sunday at 12:00 noon PT in a match that will be broadcast locally on PRIME TICKET and nationally on TeleFutura.
Here are some pictures from today’s training session at Pizza Hut Park.

PHOTOS: Chivas USA Communications

Here are a few quotes from Stepanovic, and also from Preki:

The Red-and-White will look for success on the road as they travel to face FC Dallas this Sunday at 12:00 noon PT in a match that will be broadcast locally on Prime Ticket and nationally on TeleFutura.

Listen to Paulo Nagamura, Carey Talley and Atiba Harris discuss Sunday’s match in Dallas in our Official YouTube Channel here:

After the match at Dallas, Chivas USA returns home for a game against the defending MLS Cup Champion Columbus Crew on Sunday, April 5, at 5:00 p.m. at The Home Depot Center. For more information, or tickets to the match, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.

El equipo Rojiblanco buscará su primera victoria a domicilio cuando enfrente al FC Dallas este domingo a las 12 p.m. PT en un encuentro que será televisado localmente por Prime Ticket y a nivel nacional por TeleFutura.

El mediocampista Paulo Nagamura habla sobre sus dos goles que anotó el pasado fin de semana, además del encuentro ante el FC Dallas el próximo domingo. El defensa mexicano Mariano Trujillo hablan desde su perspectiva sobre el encuentro en tierras texanas en nuestro Canal Oficial de YouTube:

Después del partido del domingo, Chivas USA regresa a casa para enfrentar al Crew de Columbus el domingo, 5 de abril, a las 5:00 p.m. en El home Depot Center. Para más información, o para boletos, puede llamar a 1-877-CHIVAS-1 o visitar cdchivasusa.com.