NY Red Bulls vs. LA Galaxy: Playoff Game 1

Sunday was the first game of a two game set against LA. I knew that it would be a lot tougher this time to beat them since their two key players were back and that we didn’t have Solli on defense. I will say that the Red Bulls played pretty well, just LA is a much stronger, more organized team. There is a reason they are on top every year.

Oh, almost forgot to mention that David Beckham is such a baby! Overpaid cry baby that got his way every time. I swear LA had the refs in their pocket too. Ask anyone that saw it and they will tell you.

On to game two in LA on Friday. Wish I had money to go.

Scoring Summary:
LA — Mike Magee 1 (David Beckham 1) 15

Misconduct Summary:
LA — Sean Franklin (caution; Reckless Foul) 40
NY — Thierry Henry (caution; Reckless Tackle) 44
NY — Rafa Marquez (ejection) 94
LA — Juninho (ejection) 94

Lineups:

LA Galaxy — Josh Saunders, A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez, Sean Franklin, Todd Dunivant, Mike Magee, David Beckham, Juninho, Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane (Chris Birchall 83), Chad Barrett (Adam Cristman 67).
Substitutes Not Used: Paolo Cardozo, Frankie Hejduk, Dasan Robinson, Michael Stephens, Donovan Ricketts.

New York Red Bulls — Frank Rost, Carlos Mendes, Stephen Keel, Tim Ream, Roy Miller, Dane Richards, Rafael Marquez, Teemu Tainio, Joel Lindpere, Luke Rodgers (Mehdi Ballouchy 80), Thierry Henry.
Substitutes Not Used: Juan Agudelo, Stephane Auvray, Dax McCarty, Bouna Coundoul.

Referee: Alex Prus
Referee’s Assistants: George Gansner; Eric Boria
4th Official: Mark Kadlecik
Attendance: 22,663
Time of Game: 1:53
Weather: Clear and 45 degrees