MLS WRAP – Week 27: Keane and Magee give LA Galaxy another win
LA Galaxy did their 2011 MLS Supporters’ Shield chances no harm with a 3-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps in Week 27 action on the weekend.
Mike Magee opened the scoring for last season’s best performed regular season team in the 40th minute with a neat finish from a perfect Robbie Keane pass from the left side of the penalty area.
Just after the hour-mark, it was 2-0 when Keane powered home a stooping header from Bryan Jordan’s cross from the right before Magee wrapped up proceedings with an inch-perfect header from another clinical Jordan pass 15 minutes from time.
The win allowed the Galaxy to go seven points clear of second-placed Seattle Sounders with five matches remaining prior to the play-offs and extended their recent run to four wins in five matches.
Elsewhere in MLS, Portland Timbers cruised past New England Revolution 3-0, Danny Koevermans scored twice as Toronto FC beat Colorado Rapids 2-1, Juan Pablo Angel scored a goal for each team has his Chivas USA lost 3-2 at Chicago Fire, Philadelphia Union got the better of Columbus Crew to win 1-0 as Houston Dynamo came from behind to record a 2-1 victory San Jose Earthquakes.
In Texas, New York Red Bulls kept their play-offs hopes alive with a 1-0 win over FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake moved third in the West with a 1-0 home victory over Sporting Kansas City and Seattle won 3-0 over DC United thanks to an Alvaro Fernandez double.
2011 MLS season – Week 27 scores
Portland Timbers: 3 (Diego Chara 9’, Kenny Cooper 32’, Darlington Nagbe 66’)
New England Revolution: 0
JELD-WEN Field, Portland, OR – 20,323
Toronto FC: 2 (Danny Koevermans 52’/60’)
Colorado Rapids: 1 (Sanna Nyassi 69’)
BMO Field, Toronto, ON – 20,318
Chicago Fire: 3 (Cory Gibbs 2’, Juan Pablo Angel (og) 26’, Dominic Oduro 85’, red card: Gibbs 37’)
Chivas USA: 2 (Juan Pablo Angel 61’, Nick LaBrocca 63’)
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL – 15,246
Philadelphia Union: 1 (Sebastien Le Toux 32’)
Columbus Crew: 0
PPL Park, Chester, PA – 18,906
Houston Dynamo: 2 (Brad Davis (p) 47’, Will Bruin 79’)
San Jose Earthquakes: 1 (Khari Stephenson 40’)
Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX – 18,129
FC Dallas: 0
New York Red Bulls: 1 (Luke Rodgers 36’)
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX – 17,019
Real Salt Lake: 1 (Nat Borchers 54’)
Sporting Kansas City: 0
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT – 19,888
Seattle Sounders: 3 (Michael Fucito 35’, Alvaro Fernandez 47’/60’)
DC United: 0
CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA – 36,242
LA Galaxy: 3 (Mike Magee 40’/75’, Robbie Keane 64’)
Vancouver Whitecaps: 0
The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA – 22,959
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 - 1 | 18:50 |
| Toronto | Philadelphia Union | 20:40 | |
| Columbus Crew | Chicago Fire | 2 - 1 | 23:10 |
| DC United | New England | 3 - 2 | 23:30 |
| Sun May 27th | |||
| Real Salt Lake | Dallas | 2 - 2 | 01:00 |
| Colorado Rapids | Montreal Impact | 3 - 2 | 01:00 |
| Portland Timbers | Whitecaps | 1 - 1 | 02:10 |
| Chivas USA | Seattle Sounders | 1 - 1 | 02:36 |
| Sporting KC | SJ Earthquakes | 20:30 | |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 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 |
| Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| Sporting KC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| Whitecaps | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 17 |
| Chicago Fire | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| Colorado Rapids | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Columbus Crew | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| Dallas | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 12 |
| Houston Dynamo | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| LA Galaxy | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| New England | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| Montreal Impact | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| Chivas USA | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| Philadelphia Union | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| Portland Timbers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| Toronto | 10 | 1 | 9 | -13 | 3 |
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