Beckham's royal return ends in defeat
Reuters - Monday 02 May 2011, 03:34
MIAMI - David Beckham's rush back from the
royal wedding to play for L.A. Galaxy in Dallas ended in a soggy
defeat on Sunday with his team falling to a 2-1 loss at Pizza
Hut Park.
After Landon Donovan had equalised for the Galaxy, the game
was suspended in the 83rd minute due to a thunder storm which
kept the players in the changing rooms for an hour.
Beckham was substituted when play finally resumed in front
of a near-deserted stadium.
With two minutes left, Dallas midfielder Brek Shea grabbed
the winner with a cross-shot which caught out Galaxy's Jamaican
keeper Donovan Ricketts.
The Galaxy remain on top of the Western Conference with 15
points, three ahead of Real Salt Lake, whose disappointing week
continued with a 1-0 loss at the Portland Timbers following
their defeat to Monterrey in the final of the CONCACAF Champions
League.
Kenny Cooper's close-range effort in the 22nd minute ended
RSL's 18-game regular season unbeaten run and maintained
Portland's 100 percent home record.
French forward Sebastien Le Toux's 76th-minute penalty gave
10-man Philadelphia Union a 1-0 win over the San Jose
Earthquakes after they had defender Jordan Harvey sent off four
minutes before the interval.
The New York Red Bulls remain a point clear of the Union
after English forward Luke Rodgers continued his good form with
his third goal in as many games in the 1-0 win over Sporting
Kansas City.