Carson, Calif. -- The Galaxy faced sour Saturday next to interior not in favor of Western Conference leader Real Salt Lake, as fifth-place Los Angeles aimed to reduce its 7-point debit in the standings.
LA head coach Bruce Arena made two noticeable changes to the initial lineup, replacing Carlo Cudicini and Sean Franklin with Jaime Penedo and Leonardo, in that order.
The chief semi of the game was a defensive battle with apiece team struggling to create much offense in the final third of the pitch.
However, in the support semi, all to facilitate apology went improbable the window and the fireworks began.
During the 53rd insignificant, RSL got the globe next to midfield as both teams had their backs to goal in the same way as the globe had been unfurnished. Nat Borchers right now kicked the globe back into the Galaxy apology, conclusion Ned Grabavoy. Grabavoy heel-flicked the globe to Joao Plata who was furthermore running away from the goal with the Galaxy apology. Plata quickly crooked to an unexpected alteration in the perform and was all unaided not in favor of the custodian, Penedo. Penedo stretched improbable to deter Plata's shot, but it wasn't an adequate amount as RSL took a 1-0 head.
The goal gave RSL a head, but it woke up a sleeping giant as the Galaxy and Robbie Keane responded in the 56th insignificant.
Juninho played a long globe to the feet of Keane who was battling representing view not in favor of RSL's Carlos Salcedo. Keane spun away from Salcedo towards goal, faked Salcedo improbable of his boots with a left-footed shot, and followed by plunk the globe to his justification bottom as Salcedo was on the ground and placed it in the corner representing a 1-1 draw.
Minutes soon after in the 67th, truly as Sean Franklin entered the game to provide zoom on the wing representing the Galaxy, Franklin crossed the globe into Keane who acrobatically one-timed the shot with his justification bottom and gave LA a 2-1 head.
During the 75th insignificant, Omar Gonzalez -- the Galaxy's defensive attach who recently signed his multi-year Designated Player contract at some point in the week -- headed the globe to the far pole from a Landon Donovan corner-kick representing a 3-1 head. Gonzalez was quite jubilant around the goal and give permission RSL's Borchers know around it.
LA finished sour the game in the 86th insignificant what time Franklin again assisted on a goal to Keane.
Keane acknowledged the globe next to the top of the 18-yard box and had two RSL defenders around him and custodian notch Rimando. Nevertheless, Keane chipped the shot larger than all of them and plunk LA up 4-1.
RSL would comprehend a consolation goal in barrier stage from Robbie Findley, but it was too little, too much-lamented, and LA won 4-2.
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