Los Angeles 2 - 2 DC United
Galaxy's Donovan nets pair in draw with United
| Scoring Summary | |
| Los Angeles | DC United |
| Landon Donovan (pen 80) | Christian Gomez (pen 44) |
| Landon Donovan (85) | Chris Pontius (62) |
| Match Stats | ||
| Los Angeles | DC United | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 10(2) | 8(4) |
| Fouls | 8 | 6 |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 2 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 4 | 2 |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United States
Attendance: 18,013 Match Time: 19:00 UK Official(s): Jair Marrufo (Referee) |
| Teams | |
| Los Angeles | DC United |
| 12 Josh Saunders | 31 Josh Wicks |
| 22 Tony Sanneh | 26 Bryan Namoff |
| 28 Sean Franklin | 5 Dejan Jakovic |
| 20 AJ Delagarza | 16 Greg Janicki |
| 4 Omar Gonzalez | 22 Rodney Wallace |
| 7 Chris Klein | 14 Ben Olsen |
| 18 Mike Magee | 10 Christian Gomez |
| 8 Dema Kovalenko | 19 Clyde Simms |
| 19 Josh Tudela | 18 Devon McTavish |
| 10 Landon Donovan | 11 Luciano Emilio |
| 9 Jovan Kirovski | 13 Chris Pontius |
| Substitutes | |
| 37 Miguel Angel Benitez | Milos Kocic 1 |
| 30 Kyle Patterson | Marc Burch 4 |
| 5 Yohance Marshall | Andrew Jacobson 8 |
| 15 Stefani Miglioranzi | Thabiso Khumalo 17 |
| 27 Bryan Jordan | Anthony Peters 12 |
| 21 Alan Gordon | Jaime Moreno 99 |
| 24 Julian Valentin | Francis Doe 30 |
| Substitutions | |
| Bryan Jordan for Mike Magee (59) | Thabiso Khumalo for Ben Olsen (72) |
| Alan Gordon for Jovan Kirovski (76) | Andrew Jacobson for Christian Gomez (83) |
| Kyle Patterson for Dema Kovalenko (80) | Marc Burch for Devon McTavish (79) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Dema Kovalenko (43) | Rodney Wallace (56) |
| Christian Gomez (69) | |
| Josh Wicks (79) | |
| · Club Squads: Los Angeles | DC United | |
Updated: October 13, 2009, 4:01 PM UK
CARSON, California (AP) -- Landon Donovan scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-2 tie with D.C. United on Sunday in the MLS opener for both teams.Christian Gomez and Chris Pontius scored for D.C. United, which built a 2-0 lead after 62 minutes before Donovan brought his team all the way back.
"Landon is going to get better," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. "His fitness has to get better and he has to get a little sharper on the ball. But over the next month or so, we expect Landon really to get into good form."
Donovan, who led Major League Soccer with 20 goals last year, broke the shutout with a penalty kick in the 80th minute. United's Rodney Wallace committed a handball in the penalty area to give the Galaxy the kick.
Then in the 86th minute, Donovan tied the score by beating three defenders and heading Kyle Patterson's left-wing crossing pass from six yards.
"On the second goal, I took a chance and made a run into a good spot," said Donovan, who added that playing with Germany's Bayern Munich for two months helped him anticipate plays.
"When the right service comes, a ball gets knocked down or a play breaks up, I'm ready for it. I've been sharper in trying to take advantage of opportunities that aren't necessarily great chances but can become good."
Gomez made a penalty kick in the 44th minute after being fouled in the penalty area by the Galaxy's Dema Kovalenko. Pontius, a rookie from UC Santa Barbara, scored his first goal in the 62nd minute on a curving 18-yard shot.
"I think the second goal actually woke us up," Donovan said of Pontius' score. "At the beginning of the second half, we came out a little bit timid and unsure."
D.C. United's Ben Olsen played his first game since June 29. Olsen, who was replaced in the 72nd minute, missed all but one game last season because of slow recovery from ankle surgery.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
| Los Angeles | 2 | |
| DC United | 2 | FT |