Becks Near the Basement
The LA Galaxy lost another one as David Beckham made his MLS debut, albeit for only a cameo appearance, in front of a sold out flood of camera flashes at RFK Stadium.
The Ex-Real and Man. United midfielder was brought in for the last stages of LA’s Thursday night game against DC United, but it was DC’s Brazilian forward Emilio’s goal in the 27th min. that mattered most as the lone goal was enough to claim victory and 2nd spot in the Eastern Conference.
Unfortunately, LA was reduced to 10-men moments before Beckham’s introduction. Martino was shown red for a nasty tackle from behind on United’s Fred, and though they had several chances, DC could not take advantage of the man advantage as LA’s keeper Cannon made several unbelievable stops.
LA actually had several chances of their own, but forward Buddle could not capitalize on a point black opportunity, and DC’s keeper came up trumps by blocking Donovan’s route to goal, at the edge of the penalty area, after a trademark through pass from Beckham.
Becks will have another chance to feature this weekend as LA continues their East Coast tour with a match against Eastern Conference leaders New England on Sunday. Beckham may be reduced again to a substitute’s role, but barring any re-injury to his million dollar ankle, it can’t be long now for the champagne midfielder to start playing the full ninety.
The question for LA still remains: will there be enough time to pull out of the cellar?
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