The return of David Beckham to Major League Soccer might have grabbed the headlines, but the real story is that the LA Galaxy (6-3-9) have won four straight MLS games for the first time since September-October 2007 and is fighting for a playoff berth. The Galaxy had not won at New York since 2000.
The Galaxy opened the scoring in the 3rd minute when Alecko Eskandarian’s left-footed volley beat Red Bulls goalkeeper Danny Cepero. Landon Donovan doubled the score in the 31st minute and Eddie Lewis gave LA a three goal cushion before half-time.
Juan Pablo Angel had an 87th-minute penalty kick and failed to convert one in the 90th for the Red Bulls (2-14-4), who would be a lock for relegation if the MLS had relegation. They dropped to 0-9-2 in the league and 0-10-2 overall since beating San Jose on May 8.
Beckham for the most part was non-existent in the game. This was his first club match since the Serie A ended on May 31, and is obviously struggling with a lack of match fitness.
More worrying to Major League Soocer has be the crowd in New York last night. Los Angeles drew 66,237 for its 5-4 loss at the Red Bulls two years ago, the largest soccer crowd at Giants Stadium for a U.S. league game in 27 years. Attendance dropped to 46,754 for last year’s 2-2 tie and fell by 50 percent to 23,238 Thursday. Eleven of 36 sections in lower deck were covered with navy tarp, and there were only a handful of people in the second deck and none at all in the third.
I couldn’t agree more with you.
3_4_3 is pull shitt gaspirini it is useless stop it moratti do somthing this is not INTER AT ALL… No more campiasso or stanckovich full time!! Where is ranocchia? What about having 4 in defense and why this tactic with forlan!! And why zaratti not pazzini!!!!