GALAXY ARE THE WINNERS OF THE MLS CUP!
FINAL SCORE---- Galaxy 3-1 Dynamo
95' corner for Dynamo should be last play. GAME OVER!!! After wild kick from Garcia!!
THANK YOU BECKHAM CHEERS RINGING IN THE STADIUM!
Beckham makes exit.... Taking his time to leave the pitch. Referee hurries them. Players saying their goodbyes... Play is still running.
Penalty coming!! Keane can put the icing on the cake... After short delay.. GOAL! Summersault as celebration. The fans can feel it!!!
92' Magee has the ball Kean open... PENALTY KICK!! Hall runs him over and knocks him off balance.
91' Houston in a hurry. Have the ball, Galaxy control...
91' Donovan inbounds the ball. Taking time to bring ball in. ... Donovan gets yellow card for delay of game.
Three minutes of stoppage time... -- Beckham with the pass to Donovan instead of taking free kick.
89' Keane pushes. the crowd is excited... Referee with call. Keane fouled.
88' Gonzalez clears threat... Corner for Dynamo!... Saunders clears... Header right to Saunders!!
87' Beckham steps it up on defense and almost forces turnover
86' Ching from about 30 yards awaywide right! Didn't miss by much!
84' Galaxy control... Beckham with a chance to put it through! Ball goes out of bounds.
83' Bruin denied goal. Ball was hit right at Saunders
82' Keane with one player to beat... gets by him. Gets a clean look!! Hall with the stop. Ball was hit right at him
81' Galaxy fans being a little rough... "**ck you Houston" is the cheer ringing around the arena
80' Dynamo with opportunity... Gonzalez cleared. Galaxy control
79' Galaxy gert turnover, Keane controls and RIGHT LEG GOES TO THE FAR LEFT!!
78' Galaxy to put ball in play. Keane forcing the issue, almost forced a corner kick. Dynamo control.
77' Bruin with cross... GANDJI CAN"T FINISH!!!! Galaxy to inbound
76' Buddle already warned and doesn't even have 5 minutes in the game.
Sarkodie out, Ching in
Juninho gets huge ovation as he exits.... Stephens enters
73' Galaxy on the attack... Beckham with hard play.... Wilhelmsson OUT... Buddle in
72' all of a sudden, Dynamo is on the attack
Dynamo fans chime in and try to respond
The fans are exchanging cheers... One side yells L.A. other yells Galaxy.
70' Corner kick cleared by Gonzalez, 2nd corner coming.. Bruin's header awful... Galaxy inbounds
69' Beckham playing defense, forces corner kick
The Galaxy got that penalty shot due to a handball by Houston.
67' Donovan in possession, Magee kicks it straight forward and Dynamo inbound
66' Dynamo with corner... Saunders punches it out
64' minute penalty kick for Donovan!
63' Boswell gets the yellow card! Free kick for Galaxy.. 35 yarder for Beckham... PENALTY KICK FOR DONOVAN!!!! Hand ball by Dynamo... DONOVAN GOAL!!!!
62' corner coming for Galaxy. With a chance to take the lead.... Goal doesn't count. Gonzalez called for the foul. keane goal erased!!!
61' Gonzalez!!!! Tied game after the header!!! Juninho hung it up there and Gonzalez gets it in.
59' corner kick now. Beckham runs over to left corner for the kick
58' back to the action as Galaxy controls.. Hand ball about 10 feet from penalty area. Beckham with teh kick....
Carr hobbling off the field
56' Carr fouls Gonzalez and gets knee banged up. Trainer looking at his knee.
55' Carr with the bouncing header!!! Saunders with the diving stop.
54' Donovan wide open, pass too long, Dynamo goalie kicks danger away.
53' Carr gets free kick.
52' Beckham's corner cleared.
52' Beckham with a great ball! Launches it to Keane. Donovan stubbornly stays on far post and never crosses the middle to help Keane. Corner coming
50' Galaxy clear a ball placed at center by Dynamo... Dynamo hustle to regain control.
49' Beckham with the steal, then turns it over. Wilhelmsson with great defense. Kills Dynamo attack
47' KEANE OFFSIDES!!!! GOAL DOESN'T COUNT! --- Beckham is placing beautiful balls for teammates, but they are unable to finish
47' Referee right in front of play and no foul called. Another hard take down. Ref is letting them play. Davis called for a foul on Wilhelmsson. Free kick Galaxy.
46' Dynamo turn ball over. Strong challenge by Dynamo. No foul called! Carr can't control and ball goes out of bounds
45' Dynamo quickly control...
Galaxy will get ball at midfield
2ND Half just minutes away.
Garber says league will surely expand as it will gain the league more popularity.
Don Garber says Beckham and MLS both grew after he joined the league. Product was bettered.
END OF THE FIRST HALF! Dynamo with the late goal... take the lead.
45'--- 1 minute of additional time.
43' CARR!! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL!!! No offsides called despite having a big advantage over Meyer. Carrstays behind him long enough and then puts it through as it was just him and Saunders.
43' Galaxy quickly on the attack. Dynamo with the serve.
42' Galaxy attack killed once again thanks to Dynamo's great defense. Bruin called for hand ball. Galaxy free kick fron own goal.
40' Galaxy controls. Magee gets the cross. Donovan hels up. Donovan with a cross, cleared by Dynamo
40' Carr can't get a clean shot off and he was just 3 yards in front of goal!
37' Dynamo attacking from right side, but Galaxy breaks it up. Receive ball. Saunders launches it in. Dynamo controls. Galaxy intercepts. Donovan wants a foul as he was held while chasing ball.
36' Corner is cleared. Garcia brings it bacl. Wilhelmsson working on Davis
35' Dynamo's third corner coming... Saunders leaves goal again, slightly clears. Gets help from Gonzalez as he clears and another corner is coming
33' Game has slowed down. Galaxy control at midfield.... Galaxy pushes up on the right side, Franklin can't keep ball in play... Ball intercepted twice, three times, by Galaxy as Dyanmo possessed, Garcia retained and pushes ball up field.
32' Dynamo will inbound close to left corner.. Dynamo controls and move ball backwards
29' Juninho down on the pitch. (Field is wet)
28' Donovan with interception. Gives ball back.... Galaxy retain. Wilhelmsson too strong with the pass!!! Would have set up Magee beautifully
27' Wilhelmsson on the attack! Intercepted and Dynamo push it up field.
25' Saunders with a big time save! Sarkodie on the attack.. Cornerkick Dynamo.. Galaxy clear
23' Juninho with big right leg! Far right!
22' Gonzalez clears the ball. Galaxy control. Dynamo's Taylor clears as Keane was chasing. Galaxy control from right side of pitch. Bekham's pass intercepted, Galaxy get it back and play with ball at midfield
18' Beckham with the free kick. Beautiful service! MaGee can't put it through!!!! Dynamo ball
15' Gonzalez unable to clear, but does enough as Dynamo attack is silenced... Donovan and Galaxy push it up. Galaxy with ball on the right.... The cross hit by Dynamo as they clear ball.
13' Davis down oon the pitch after collision.
12' DOVOVAN WIDE RIGHT!!!! Beckham with great lead.... Donovan misses perfect ball! WOW! Should have been 1-0
10' Galaxy control at midfield. Donovan called for hand ball close to midfield
9' Beckham dropped a weak cross. Dynamo controlled, Saunders left goal to clear ball. Looking shaky early on
7' Donovan with the weak kick.... Galaxy get ball back, goes offsides
6' Galaxy inbound on left side of the field. Dynamo intercept and control... Then Beckham posseses, Franklin makes a push, Dynamo clear
5' Beckham a little too long with free kick, then fouls Dynamo player
5' So far Galaxy having issues clearing the ball. Dynamo on the attack for the most part.
1' Houston on the attack! No score... Galaxy will kick in
0' Referee lets game get physical early at midfield.
Houston controls the ball at midfield!
We are just seconds away from the beginning of this game.
Predictions 2-1 in favor of Galaxy.
Players now make official entrances with children and go through the red carpet.
David Beckham says in an interview that L.A. will always be like a second home... The players are stretching and warming up on the sidelines as a pregame ceremony is taking place on the pitch.
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The Los Angeles Galaxy take on the Houston Dynamo for the 2012 MLS Cup as the match will kickoff a little after 4:30 p.m. ET.
It will be a rematch of the 2011 World Cup, one which saw Galaxy hoist their third championship, tied for most with D.C. United.
How fitting it would be for L.A. to capture the title in front of the home crowd as Los Angeles hosts the MLS Cup this season and how fitting is it that Galaxy fans have the opportunity to bid farewell to one of the games' best, David Beckham and maybe even Landon Donovan, 2011 MLS Cup MVP.
Beckham will surely call it quits following the game putting a cap on a five-year career in the MLS.
Back in 2007 Beckham came over from Real Madrid in a $250 million deal.
Dividends finally paid off last season when he won his first championship with Galaxy.
The Dynamo will more then gladly be willing to spoil this farewell as Houston will participate in their fourth MLS Cup finale since 2006. They won in 2006 and 2007, but dropped the 2011 Championship.
Potential Lineups:
Galaxy: Saunders; Franklin, Meyer, Gonzalez, Dunivant; Wilhelmsson, Beckham, Sarvas, Magee; Keane, Donovan.
Dynamo: Hall; Sarkodie, Boswell, Hainault, Ashe; Boniek Garcia, Clark, Davis; Carr, Bruin, Ching.
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