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{{Short description|Soccer game played in Carson, California}}
{{Infobox football match
| title                   = Pepsi MLS All-Star Game 2003
| image                   = 2003_MLS_All-Star_Game_logo.png
| image_size = 200
| event                   = [[2003 Major League Soccer season]]
| team1                   = [[Major League Soccer|MLS All-Stars]]
| team1association        = {{fbaicon|USA|size=30px}}
| team1score              = 3
| team2                   = [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
| team2association        = {{fbaicon|MEX|size=30px}}
| team2score              = 1
| details                 =
| date                    = August 2, 2003
| stadium                 = [[Home Depot Center]]
| city                    = [[Carson, California]]
| man_of_the_match1a      = [[Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)|Carlos Ruiz]] (MLS All-Stars)
| man_of_the_match1atitle =
| referee                 = [[Kevin Terry]]
| attendance              = 27,000
| weather                 = Clear, 81°[[Fahrenheit|F]]
| previous                = [[2002 MLS All-Star Game|2002]]
| next                    = [[2004 MLS All-Star Game|2004]]
}}

The '''2003 Major League Soccer All-Star Game''' was the 8th [[Major League Soccer All-Star Game]], played on August 2, 2003 at The Home Depot Center, now known as [[Dignity Health Sports Park]], in [[Carson, California]].  The All-Star Game celebrated both the opening of the league's second [[soccer-specific stadium]] that season, as well as the announcement of the league's expansion with an eleventh team purchased by the owners of Mexico's [[C.D. Guadalajara|Club Deportivo Guadalajara]].  Then-[[MetroStars]] head coach [[Bob Bradley]] was tapped to lead the MLS All-Stars against Guadalajara, commonly known as Chivas, and led by their head coach, [[Eduardo de la Torre]].

A scoreless first half was marked by a defensive effort for the All-Stars.  The [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]'s [[Kevin Hartman]] made several key saves, while a backline led by [[Carlos Bocanegra]] of the [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] weathered a persistent Chivas attack.  The Fire's [[Ante Razov]] scored the first goal in the second half thanks in part to a feed by the [[San Jose Earthquakes]]' [[Landon Donovan]] past a beaten [[Oswaldo Sánchez]].  [[Jair Garcia]] broke away from the defense and beat Hartman to tie the game, but the All-Stars responded shortly thereafter with the eventual-game winner by the Galaxy's [[Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)|Carlos Ruiz]].  The Fire's [[DaMarcus Beasley]] tipped in the All-Stars' third goal, which Chivas contested because of an assistant referee's offside call, which was waved off by [[Kevin Terry]].  A sellout crowd at The Home Depot Center celebrated the win, as well as the awarding of MVP to local favorite Carlos Ruiz.

== Details ==
{{footballbox
|date= August 2, 2003
|time=
|event = 2003 [[Major League Soccer All-Star Game|MLS All-Star Game]]
|team1= [[Major League Soccer|MLS All-Stars]] {{flagicon|USA}}
|score= 3–1
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20120727031118/http://www.mlssoccer.com/history/allstar/2002 Report]
|team2= {{flagicon|MEX}} [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
|goals1= 
*[[Ante Razov|Razov]] {{goal|57}}
*[[Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)|Ruiz]] {{goal|68}}
*[[DaMarcus Beasley|Beasley]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2= 
*[[Jair García|García]] {{goal|66}}
|stadium=[[Dignity Health Sports Park|Home Depot Center]], [[Carson, California]]
|attendance=27,000
|referee= [[Kevin Terry]]
}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120727030854/http://www.mlssoccer.com/history/allstar/2003 MLS All-Star 2003 match report]

{{2003 MLS season by team}}
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{{Major League Soccer}}
{{C.D. Guadalajara matches}}

[[Category:MLS All-Star Game]]
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