Guevara, East take care of West, 3-2

Teen Freddy Adu wowed the crowd but did not score.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Freddy Adu didn't have a problem sitting on the sideline during the first half of the MLS All-Star game.
That's because the 15-year-old rookie sensation had an ideal vantage point to watch Armado Guevara verify his stature as the league's leading scorer.
Guevara scored twice in a two-minute span of the first half Saturday to carry the Eastern Conference past the West 3-2.
Adu, who plays for hometown D.C. United, entered at the beginning of the second half and thrilled the announced crowd of 21,378 with some sharp moves with the ball. But none of his shots came close to getting past goaltender Kevin Hartman.
That did nothing to deter the excitement that Adu derived from watching Guevara, a standout with the MetroStars who was voted MVP of the game.
"If he's not the best, he's one of the best," Adu said. "I haven't seen a lot of his games, but what he showed me out there, oh my goodness, this guy is good. His worst game would be a good game."
Adu, who has two goals in seven games since joining the league in April, was a special pick by commissioner Don Garber.
Played great
"I thought I played great. It was fun; it was hot," Adu said. "It was kind of dull for a little bit, so I felt like I had to do something to keep the fans involved and going. I got the ball and started doing some tricks and all that stuff. Everything turned out great."
Although Adu had no bearing on the game, one of his teammates did. Alecko Eskandarian of D.C. United kicked a left-footed shot into the left corner of the net in the 74th minute to make it 3-1.
Jason Kreis, a seven-time All-Star, scored in the 89th minute for the West on a 20-foot shot that bounced off the right post.
Guevara is the captain of the Honduras national team and the MLS points leader with 25 in 17 matches. He broke up a scoreless duel by connecting from 18 yards out, then converted a penalty shot for a 2-0 lead.
Five of his nine goals this season are on penalty shots, and his score in that situation Saturday was his sixth in six tries this season.
"I'd love to have this kind of player on my team. Maybe we're going to talk after the game about that," said grinning East coach Peter Nowak, head coach of D.C. United. "I really enjoy to working with him and then watching him. Every single pass makes sense. I love those kind of players."
Missed chance
Down 2-1, the West missed a chance to pull even in the 53rd minute when backup goaltender Jon Busch flicked away a twisting penalty shot by Kreis.
The game was expected to be a high-scoring affair with little defense, but the sweltering conditions took a toll on the athletes and caused both coaches to substitute liberally in the second half.
"I can't remember ever playing in a game that hot," said Landon Donovan, who received assists on both West goals. "There's just a point where your body says, 'No, I'm not going to do the run."'
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