The Galaxy are heading to MLS Cup
Galaxy 2 Houston Dynamo 0
Who would have thunk it at the outset of this season?
Two extra time goals by Gregg Berhalter (!) and Landon Donovan - his 17th postseason goal, the most in MLS (he was tied with Carlos Ruiz previously) - has given the Galaxy the win before an energized 25,373 even though it's past 11:30 p.m.
And Omar Gonzalez almost scored an own goal with a header off the bar in the final minute of stoppage time, too!
Updated: David Beckham got into a little argy bargy after the final whistle when a Dynamo player refused to shake hands with him and he grabbed his hand anyway. The players were quickly separated. No big deal.
Said Beckham:
"There's nothing wrong with a bit of controversy in a team, in a club, it brings players together and it's done that."
More later.
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Beckham should give up on hand shakes. Seems to get him in trouble often.
Oduro was the latest hand shakee gone bad.
Studs Up, I'm beginning to wonder if Beckham's demanding handshakes from opponents that he has defeated is just his way of humiliating them, only with a more diplomatic facade. He was doing a lot of trash talking on the field Friday night. Then again, maybe Oduro said something really nasty to Beckham, or is one of those players who resents his money. Who knows?
Besides, Oduro was offside at least six times (by my count) so he probably blamed himself at least partially for the Dynamo's loss. It's never a good idea to go up to such a player after the game.