Toronto 1 Galaxy 2 (81st minute)
Disaster for the Galaxy in the 68th minute, as Cobi Jones loses the ball, and Toronto FC midfielder Chris Pozniak sends a long ball up to Collin Samuel , who overpowers young Mike Randolph to equalize.
But the Galaxy pull ahead again 10 minutes later, when Chris Klein runs on to a searching Donovan through ball that splits the Toronto back line. Klein sends a pin point cross to wide open sub Edson Buddle who easily scores, less than one minute after entering the game.
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I think that cross from Klein to Buddle came with Buddle in an offside position. I saw that from the stands, not a replay. But it looked like Buddle was yards offside with the entire Toronto defense at the top of the box and three Galaxy players behind them.
I'll take the goal because the play is what the referee says it is, but I'm just sayin'...