December 3rd, 2011

Philippine Azkals 1 – LA Galaxy 6 (Dream Cup Friendly, December 3, 2011) David Beckham opened the scoring with a cracking trademark right-footed strike into the top corner. Mike Magee scored another fine goal for 2-0. Phil Younghusband pulled the score back to 2-1 just before the break but goals in the second half from Robbie Keane, Adam Cristman (2) and Greg Belhalter sealed the victory.
Related link:Â David Beckham scores quality goal & gives his shirt to Manny Pacquiao.
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November 21st, 2011

LA Galaxy 1 – Houston Dynamo 0 (MLS Cup final, November 20, 2011) LA dominated a drab game in cold conditions at the Home Depot Centre but struggled to find the back of the net until the 71st minute. David Beckham flicked on a header to Robbie Keane who played in Landon Donovan to win the match and secure the trophy for Los Angeles and their high profile stars.
Post-match interviews: Bruce Arena, Landon Donovan, David Beckham, Robbie Keane & David Beckham.
LA Galaxy post-match celebration in dressing room.
LA Galaxy lifting the MLS Cup & David Beckham lifting the trophy.
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November 6th, 2011

Los Angeles Galaxy 3 – Real Salt Lake 1 (MLS Western Conference final, November 6, 2011) Landon Donovan converted a 23rd minute penalty to put LA ahead, but RSL pulled even less than two minutes later when Alvaro Saborio headed home a corner. Mike Magee scored the go-ahead goal from a Beckham cross in the 58th minute, and Robbie Keane added a killer third to advance the Galaxy to the MLS Cup final.
Post match interview: Robbie Keane.
Sporting Kansas City 0 – Houston Dynamo 2 (MLS Eastern Conference final, November 6, 2011) Andre Hainault gave the Dynamo a 53rd-minute lead when he tapped in from close range after substitute Jermaine Taylor had headed Adam Moffat’s kick on to him. The win was rounded off three minutes from time as the home side pushed forward seeking an equaliser, Carlo Costly outwitting defender Aurelien Collin before beating goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen from the edge of the penalty area.
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November 3rd, 2011

Los Angeles Galaxy 2 – New York Red Bulls 1 (Agg. 3-1) (MLS play-off second leg, November 3, 2011) Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, New York levelled the tie in just the fourth minute when Luke Rodgers latched on to a superb through ball from Thierry Henry and slotted home. The Galaxy equalised on the night when a Beckham corner was headed home by Mike McGee, and in the second half – after David Beckham won a penalty – it was left to Landon Donovan to advance LA into the Western Conference final against RSL.
Post-match interviews: David Beckham & Landon Donovan.
Houston Dynamo 1 – Philadelphia Union 0 (Agg. 3-1) (MLS play-off second leg, November 3, 2011) A header from US legend Brian Ching proved enough for Houston to set up an Eastern Conference final against Sporting Kansas City.
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November 2nd, 2011

Sporting Kansas City 2 – Colorado Rapids 0 (Agg. 4-0)Â (MLS play-off second leg, November 2, 2011)Â Aurelien Collin scored the first goal in the 27th minute and C.J. Sapong added the dagger in the 76th to send Sporting KC to the next round to face either Philadelphia or Houston.
Seattle Sounders 2 – Real Salt Lake 0 (Agg. 2-3)Â (MLS play-off second leg, November 2, 2011)Â Osvaldo Alonso and Lamar Neagle scored five minutes apart early in the second half for Seattle, but Real Salt Lake advanced to the Western Conference final with a 3-2 aggregate victory over the Sounders.
Post-match interview: Kasey Keller following his final career appearance.
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October 30th, 2011

New York Red Bulls 0 – LA Galaxy 1 (MLS play-off first leg, October 30, 2011) (Alternative highlights.)Â Mike Magee fired LA in front from a Beckham ball in on 15 minutes to give the home side the lead in the Western Conference semi-final first leg.
The end of the match saw a ridiculous brawl with Rafa Marquez and Juninho sent off. In particular, Marquez was guilty of some terrible play acting.
Post-match reaction to the fight: Thierry Henry, Landon Donovan & David Beckham.
Philadelphia Union 1 – Houston Dynamo 2 (MLS play-off first leg, October 30, 2011)Â Houston’s Andrew Hainault opened the scoring in the fifth minute following a free-kick, but just 120 seconds later Sebastien Le Toux knocked in the equaliser for the home side. The Dynamo’s Calen Carr claimed the winner at the half hour mark after good work from Briuan Ching in the build-up.
Colorado Rapids 0 – Sporting Kansas City 2 (MLS play-off first leg, October 30, 2011)Â Teal Bunbury’s second half brace proved too much to overcome for the Rapids.
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October 29th, 2011

Real Salt Lake 3 – Seattle Sounders 0 (MLS play-off first-leg, October 29, 2011) Alvaro Saborio struck in the 41st and 53rd minutes of the playoff before midfielder Ned Grabavoy hit the third in the 88th minute.
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October 27th, 2011

Colorado Rapids 1 – Columbus Crew 0 (MLS play-off,October 27, 2011) Omar Cummings lashed home the only goal of the game on the stroke of half-time. Colorado play first leg against SKC on Sunday.
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October 26th, 2011

FC Dallas 0 – New York Red Bulls 2 (MLS Cup Play-off, October 26, 2011) Joel Lindpere bagged the opener just after the hour and Thierry Henry sealed a mouth watering match-up with the LA Galaxy.
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October 23rd, 2011

Houston Dynamo 3 – Los Angeles Galaxy 1 (MLS, October 23, 2011) Adam Moffat (brilliant strike), Robert Boswell and Carlos Costly scored for Houston. Youngster John McBean pulled one back for LA.
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