Final: Galaxy at Toronto
An economical win to be sure (the Galaxy had just four shots on target), but a win nonetheless over a rudderless Toronto.
The cynic in me now knows how bad a defense needs to be to make Alan Gordon (who had the opening goal and an assist today) look good.
The reporter in me wonders how many more games the now 2-1-9 Galaxy would have won if Edson Buddle, who has now scored his only two goals this season in the last two games, had managed to stay fit.
The fan in me notes there's less than two hours to do Saturday errands and chores before the U.S.-Honduras game begins.
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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.
Better. The midfield was more organized and passing was crisper.
Nick, I agree that Toronto was "rudderless," but so was Dallas and the Galaxy midfield looked horrible against them. This was better. Not great, but better. I'll take it and ask for more.
The first goal was a gift (they left Gordon alone to receive the corner kick), but the second goal was well earned by a very nice sequence and a good Buddle finish.
Nick, you're bumming me out now. There is absolutely no pleasure in reading your "reports" on my Galaxy.
I'm signing out of this blah blog. Good luck to you and your striped goats. You deserve each other.
Go US, go LA. And go El Salvador?
I like this alternate reality 3 points, what is that...
1st half was positive
2nd half was bad appart from the 1 succsessfull counter attack
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