WASHINGTON TERRACE -- It was an evening the Outlaws would like to forget.
Just two days after their biggest win of the season, Ogden suffered an embarrassing setback to Hollywood United, falling 6-2 to the Hitmen on Saturday at Bonneville High School.
"We have some injuries that kind of added up," Ogden coach Rob Karas said.
"I thought we created some good chances, but we kind had a letdown after the big win earlier in the week.
"Giving up a goal in the first 39 seconds was hard; we kind of lost focus for a while."
Hollywood United, one of the Premier Development League's top teams, scored just 39 seconds into the match and added another in the 23rd minute to take a 2-0 lead at halftime.
"We created enough that I felt like we could've gotten a goal in the first half," Karas said.
The Hitmen scored their third of the match in the first minute of the second half, and eventually charged out to a 5-0 lead in the 59th minute.
Ogden's Reid Baker scored from close range after Caval Palmer broke down Hollywood's defense on the left side and slid the ball through traffic to Baker.
The Hitmen added another goal in the 75th, with Colby Liston heading in Ogden's second goal off a textbook volley from Joe Hickman in the 83rd.
Both teams finished with 19 shots, but Hollywood put 15 on frame, compared to just five on frame for Ogden.
The Outlaws, who dropped to 2-8-2 overall, will finish up the home portion of their schedule against Fresno and BYU next week at Bonneville High School.
Hollywood, which closed within one point of the Southwest Division lead, improved to 9-2-2 with the victory, earning a Beehive State sweep.
MLS
* DYNAMO 0, CREW 0: At Houston, Houston's Pat Onstad made two saves, Columbus' William Hesmer made one, and the Dynamo and Crew played to a scoreless tie at Robertson Stadium.
Columbus (8-2-4, 28 points) extended its unbeaten streak to three games but saw its winning streak end at two.
The Crew stayed atop the Eastern Conference, keeping their two-point lead over New York, while Houston (5-7-4, 19 points) extended its unbeaten streak to three games -- all ties.
* EARTHQUAKES 2, UNION 1: At Chester, Pa., Arturo Alvarez scored in the 91st minute to lead the San Jose Earthquakes past the Philadelphia Union.
* UNITED 0, RED BULLS 0: At Harrison, N.J., New York Red Bulls coach Hans Backe didn't hesitate in picking a word to describe his team's scoreless tie with D.C. United: BORING.
Goalkeepers Bouna Coundoul of the Red Bulls and Troy Perkins of United each made one good save in Saturday night's match that featured just five shots on goal.
Besides the two good saves, the only real excitement in Red Bull Arena were the continuing rumors that French striker Thierry Henry would be joining the New Jersey-based team next week.
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