Cunningham leads MLS All-Stars over Fulham

Niclas Jensen(R) of Fulham FC plays the ball past Ronnie O'Brien of the MLS All-Stars during the 2005 MLS All-Star game at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Jeff Cunningham scored two late goals and Taylor Twellman and Ronnie O'Brien tallied once each as the MLS All-Stars pulled away from English Premier League squad Fulham FC 4-1.

Fulham finished 13th in the 20-team Premiership last season and lost to the Columbus Crew here on Wednesday 2-1.

The British club did not look better in this one, frequently getting burned by passes from Landon Donovan and his MLS teammates.

In the 23rd minute, Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy fed Twellman with a pass in the box and the New England Revolution forward slipped it past Fulham goalkeeper Mark Crossley for the game's first goal.

Twellman was named as the game's Most Valuable Player. He is the second-leading scorer in MLS, trailing only Cunningham of the Colorado Rapids (10).

Fulham tied the contest in the 36th minute when Luis Boa Morte was fouled in the box by Galaxy defender Chris Albright and Claus Jensen converted the penalty kick.

But FC Dallas' O'Brien gave the MLS All-Stars the lead for good in the 56th minute when he deflected Twellman's one-time blast inside the left post.

Cunningham, who entered in the 68th minute, nearly scored in the 74th before doing so twice late, in the 85th and 89th minutes.