Beckham Bent It!
Being a Galaxy fan certainly has it's ups and downs. This entire season has been hyped as the launching pad for MLS soccer worldwide with the arrival of David Beckham. But once he got here, we had to wait almost 2 months for him to even step foot on the playing field. He's certainly brought a lot of attention to our little Home Depot Center, perhaps drawing in more fans than usual. He's disappointed a few for not being able to play right away, and other still saw him as more of a publicity stunt than a bona-fide player. Well, these last two games have proven just why David Beckham is considered one of the best players in the world.
Wednesday afternoon was the 2nd semifinal match to decided who would play in the final of the Superliga. Pachuca was already awaiting their opponent, who would either be D.C. United or our Los Angeles Galaxy. This was the first game that David Beckham would start, and not only that, he was given the captain's band as well. The Galaxy seemed a bit disorganized in the beginning. Beckham still need to get a feel for his teammates, and learn his exact role on the field. However, it didn't take very long before the Galaxy had their rhythm going. In what has become Beckham's signature move, Becks was able to make the ball connect with the back of D.C.'s net, leaving their goalie stupefied, and erupting the HDC. Beckham was able to once again demonstrate why he is deadly with free kicks. Then early in the 2nd half Beckham once again became the figurehead of the Galaxy's second goal as he set up Landon Donovan who found the back of the net easily. With that, the score remained 2-0, and the Galaxy find themselves in the first ever final of the Superliga against Pachuca of Mexico. The final will be played on August 29th.
As we return to regular season play, the Galaxy found themselves in New York on their continued roadtrip. Finally sporting the midnight blue that has become the new Galaxy color, the Galaxy hit the field with Beckham once again amongst their ranks. In what ultimately became a back and forth barrage of goals, the two figures of the game were David Beckham and Juan Pablo Angel. The Red Bulls got an early lead in the 4th minute as Juan Pablo Angel managed to nail one past Joe Cannon. Just two minutes later, David Beckham was able to center a beautiful pass to Carlos Pavon, tying things up at one apiece. Two minutes after that, in what can only be called a case of Deja Vu, Beckham and Pavon were able to reconnect, putting the Galaxy 2-1. But deep into stoppage time for the 1st half, the Red Bulls were able to find our net, sending us into the lockers all tied up at 2-2. Shortly after the break, the Red Bulls got lucky once again, making things 3-2. It would be 21 minutes before anyone scored again, unfortunately it was the Red Bulls again, setting things at 4-2. 2 Galaxy goals by Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle during the 71st and 82nd minutes respectively would tie things up again, giving the Galaxy fans a glimmer of hope. Unfortunately that glimmer would fade as once again Juan Pablo Angel found the back of the Galaxian net in the 88th minute, ending things at 5-4. It may have been a loss, but it proved 2 very big points. 1). David Beckham is ready to play a full 90 minutes, and 2). David Beckham is a valuable addition to this team. We're a little more than halfway through the regular season, which is still plenty of time for us to turn things around. Let's just try not too cut things to close, shall we? Next up, the Galaxy take on hometown rivals Chivas USA Thursday night in the Super Clasico. This one is for pride!! (And for 3 points!) 
P.S. I finally got around to buying my new Galaxy jersey (Picked it up at the Team L.A. store at the good ol' HDC). I opted for the midnight blue, which I prefer over the white one. Coincidently, the day I buy my jersey is the day they decided to debut the blue uniform.
Being a Galaxy fan certainly has it's ups and downs. This entire season has been hyped as the launching pad for MLS soccer worldwide with the arrival of David Beckham. But once he got here, we had to wait almost 2 months for him to even step foot on the playing field. He's certainly brought a lot of attention to our little Home Depot Center, perhaps drawing in more fans than usual. He's disappointed a few for not being able to play right away, and other still saw him as more of a publicity stunt than a bona-fide player. Well, these last two games have proven just why David Beckham is considered one of the best players in the world.
Wednesday afternoon was the 2nd semifinal match to decided who would play in the final of the Superliga. Pachuca was already awaiting their opponent, who would either be D.C. United or our Los Angeles Galaxy. This was the first game that David Beckham would start, and not only that, he was given the captain's band as well. The Galaxy seemed a bit disorganized in the beginning. Beckham still need to get a feel for his teammates, and learn his exact role on the field. However, it didn't take very long before the Galaxy had their rhythm going. In what has become Beckham's signature move, Becks was able to make the ball connect with the back of D.C.'s net, leaving their goalie stupefied, and erupting the HDC. Beckham was able to once again demonstrate why he is deadly with free kicks. Then early in the 2nd half Beckham once again became the figurehead of the Galaxy's second goal as he set up Landon Donovan who found the back of the net easily. With that, the score remained 2-0, and the Galaxy find themselves in the first ever final of the Superliga against Pachuca of Mexico. The final will be played on August 29th.
As we return to regular season play, the Galaxy found themselves in New York on their continued roadtrip. Finally sporting the midnight blue that has become the new Galaxy color, the Galaxy hit the field with Beckham once again amongst their ranks. In what ultimately became a back and forth barrage of goals, the two figures of the game were David Beckham and Juan Pablo Angel. The Red Bulls got an early lead in the 4th minute as Juan Pablo Angel managed to nail one past Joe Cannon. Just two minutes later, David Beckham was able to center a beautiful pass to Carlos Pavon, tying things up at one apiece. Two minutes after that, in what can only be called a case of Deja Vu, Beckham and Pavon were able to reconnect, putting the Galaxy 2-1. But deep into stoppage time for the 1st half, the Red Bulls were able to find our net, sending us into the lockers all tied up at 2-2. Shortly after the break, the Red Bulls got lucky once again, making things 3-2. It would be 21 minutes before anyone scored again, unfortunately it was the Red Bulls again, setting things at 4-2. 2 Galaxy goals by Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle during the 71st and 82nd minutes respectively would tie things up again, giving the Galaxy fans a glimmer of hope. Unfortunately that glimmer would fade as once again Juan Pablo Angel found the back of the Galaxian net in the 88th minute, ending things at 5-4. It may have been a loss, but it proved 2 very big points. 1). David Beckham is ready to play a full 90 minutes, and 2). David Beckham is a valuable addition to this team. We're a little more than halfway through the regular season, which is still plenty of time for us to turn things around. Let's just try not too cut things to close, shall we? Next up, the Galaxy take on hometown rivals Chivas USA Thursday night in the Super Clasico. This one is for pride!! (And for 3 points!) 
P.S. I finally got around to buying my new Galaxy jersey (Picked it up at the Team L.A. store at the good ol' HDC). I opted for the midnight blue, which I prefer over the white one. Coincidently, the day I buy my jersey is the day they decided to debut the blue uniform.
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