Real Salt Lake 0 Galaxy 1 (Half Time)
As usual, the Riot Squad have the best line of the night: a sign that reads "We're effing knackered too, Frank," a reference to the expletive-laden comments the frustrated Galaxy coach made after the Pachuca game (translation for non-Brits -- knackered means tired, as well as other things, but we won't go there).
Yallop acknowledges the sign as he jogs off the field after a TV interview.
The Galaxy were the far superior team in the first half, although it's not reflected in the stats as much as one would think. Shots are 11-7 in the Galaxy's favor, but both teams have four on target.
Still, the closest RSL got in the second half was a stoppage time free kick from Alecko Eskandarian that required a diving save from Cronin.
By the way, Beckham is here, in the AEG suite.
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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