Beckham and LA Galaxy edge Melbourne Victory in penalty shootout
MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy have defeated Melbourne Victory in a penalty shootout in their international friendly at Etihad Stadium.
The Hyundai Club Challenge match ended 2-2 after regular time with the Galaxy getting the job done in the shootout 4-3.
The Victory lead 2-0 by the 37th minute following goals from Carlos Hernandez and Isaka Cernak before former Tottenham striker Robbie Keane converted twice from the penalty spot either side of half-time to level for the visitors.
After the 90 minutes had the scores locked at 2-2, the match went to penalties with the Galaxy saluting in front of a healthy crowd of 34,608.
Star attraction David Beckham played 89 minutes and performed well with some customary pinpoint passing but had to come off late with a hamstring strain whilst Victory star Harry Kewell did not feature at all.
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun May 20th | |||
| Portland Timbers | Chicago Fire | 2 - 1 | 23:05 |
| Wed May 23rd | |||
| New York RB | Chivas USA | 1 - 1 | 23:08 |
| Thu May 24th | |||
| Chicago Fire | Dallas | 2 - 1 | 00:40 |
| Seattle Sounders | Columbus Crew | - 2 | 02:10 |
| LA Galaxy | SJ Earthquakes | 2 - 3 | 02:30 |
| Sat May 26th | |||
| Houston Dynamo | LA Galaxy | 18:30 | |
| Toronto | Philadelphia Union | 20:30 | |
| Columbus Crew | Chicago Fire | 23:00 | |
| DC United | New England | 23:30 | |
| Sun May 27th | |||
| Real Salt Lake | Dallas | 01:00 | |
| Colorado Rapids | Montreal Impact | 01:00 | |
| Portland Timbers | Whitecaps | 02:00 | |
| Chivas USA | Seattle Sounders | 02:30 | |
| Sporting KC | SJ Earthquakes | 20:30 | |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| New York RB | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| SJ Earthquakes | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| DC United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| Sporting KC | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Whitecaps | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 17 |
| Chicago Fire | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Colorado Rapids | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Columbus Crew | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 15 |
| New England | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| Dallas | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 12 |
| Houston Dynamo | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| LA Galaxy | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| Montreal Impact | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 12 |
| Chivas USA | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| Portland Timbers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| Philadelphia Union | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| Toronto | 9 | 9 | -14 |
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