Galaxy start their Asian tour on a loosing note
Posted on Mar 03, 2008 under Soccer |The Los Angeles Galaxy, the American Major League soccer side, who is on an Asian exhibition tour played their first match of the tour against the South Korean team, FC Seoul at the Seoul World Cup stadium. The LAG’s, in spite of the heroics of David Beckham, lost the game in a penalty shoot out, but the 34,000 odd fans who had assembled at the stadium to watch the match were treated with some exceptional football skills by Beckham. The score line showed 1-1 after the allotted 90 minutes and the FC Seoul team won by virtue of 2 – 1 penalty shoot out. David Beckham played with class and precision for all off 90 minutes.
The former Real Madrid and Manchester United player was the only player from the Los Angeles Galaxy side to convert the penalty kicks into the Seoul net as the Seoul goalie Kim Ho Jun saved the other four. The former England captain was also instrumental in setting up the goal for the LAG’s as his free kick into the penalty area of FC Seoul found his team mate Alan Gordon who controlled the ball with his chest and volleyed it into the goal. The Asian audiences were able to witness some of the amazing passing skills of the current English international, David Beckham, in this match.
