Champions League 2011/2012

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
12	J. Saunders (GK)
3	G. Berhalter
2	T. Dunivant
20	A. DeLaGarza
4	O. Gonzalez	38'
23	D. Beckham		31'
18	M. Magee		77'
19	Juninho		88'
10	L. Donovan		68'
7	R. Keane
17	A. Cristman
Coach: B. Arena

#	Player	Disciplinary
23	I. García (GK)
3	G. González
25	J. Acosta	60'
14	C. Meneses
6	J. Salvatierra
10	Marcelo Sarvas
28	J. Guzmán
17	K. Sancho
16	A. Guevara
12	P. Gabas
11	A. Alpízar
Coach: Ó. Ramírez

#	Player	Goals
5	S. Franklin for G. Berhalter 27'
9	C. Barrett for A. Cristman 71'	77'
8	C. Birchall for R. Keane 90'

#	Player	Goals	Disciplinary
15	C. Clark for A. Alpízar 75'
22	C. Lagos for J. Guzmán 82'
5	C. Oviedo for K. Sancho 84'

Minute		Description
90' +5		Magee has a final shot in anger that García holds well as the referee blows for full time.
90' +1		C. Birchall enters the game and replaces R. Keane.
90'		Four minutes of added time to this second half.
88'		Juninho goes off after a red card!
88'		Juninho with a rash challenge inside the Alajuelense area and the Brazilian receives a straight red card.
86'		Five minutes left in this Group A match and the Galaxy in full control.
84'		C. Oviedo enters the game and replaces K. Sancho.
83'		Alajuelense won 1-0 in their opening Group A match last week to Morelia.
82'		C. Lagos enters the game and replaces J. Guzmán.
77'		C. Barrett has scored a goal for LA Galaxy! Assist by S. Franklin.
		M. Magee gets yellow.
		Goal LA Galaxy. Franklin runs onto a slide rule through ball from Beckham and crosses into the 6-yard box where Barrett has the simple tap in. Before that excitement, Magee receives a yellow card for kicking the ball away on a Alajuelense free kick.
75'		C. Clark enters the game and replaces A. Alpízar.

Minute		Description
74'		Antonio Gabas with an effort from distance that has Saunders saving low down to his left.
73'		LA Galaxy won 2-0 in their opening Group A match last week to Motagua from Honduras.
71'		C. Barrett enters the game and replaces A. Cristman.
68'		L. Donovan gets yellow.
68'		Yellow card to Donovan for pulling the shirt of Alpízar.
65'		Franklin's cross for the Galaxy finds Magee and his first time effort is saved well by García.
64'		Alajuelense have the ball in the net, Antonio Gabas header is adjudged to be from an off side position.
60'		J. Acosta gets yellow.
60'		Acosta receives a yellow card for taking a swipe at Robbie Keane.
56'		Sancho with some huff and puff gets into the Galaxy area, his shot is into the side netting as the Costa Ricans feel they can get something from this game.
54'		A Beckham corner this time is cleanly caught by García.
53'		A reminder there from Alajuelense that the slender 1-0 LA Galaxy advantage may not be enough at this juncture.
51'		Salvatierra with some fantastic work down the right flank, his cross is headed back into the danger zone by DeLaGarza and Antonio Gabas blazes over the bar from 6-yards.
50'		A couple of Beckham free kicks into the danger zone keeps the Alajuelense defense busy in these opening minutes to the second half.
46'		Alajuelense get the second half underway.
45' +4		Half time whistle blows and LA Galaxy go into the break with a one goal advantage thanks to a 38th minute header from Gonzalez.
45' +1		Guzmán has a pop from 25-yards that doesn't trouble Saunders in the Galaxy goal. Three minutes of additional time to be added.
44'		Beckham with the corner kick swung in to the near post and Alajuelense head clear.
43'		Free kick to Galaxy in a good position. A Beckham trademark kick is sent in and Salvatierra clears for a corner kick.
38'		O. Gonzalez has scored a goal for LA Galaxy! Assist by D. Beckham.
38'		Goal LA Galaxy. A Beckham corner is swung in and Gonzalez heads past García.
37'		Magee with a neat cross to the back post and Keane once again is denied by a defensive header from Salvatierra.
31'		D. Beckham gets yellow.
31'		Corner kick to Galaxy and Beckham receives a yellow card for arguing with the linesman. The corner kick comes in and Alajuelense clear.
29'		Sancho is through on goal and shoots at the legs of Saunders as the whistle blows for off side.
27'		S. Franklin enters the game and replaces G. Berhalter.
24'		A weak back pass from Dunivant almost lets Sancho in for Alajuelense, Saunders sprints off his line to collect the ball.
20'		Donovan crosses to the far post where Keane is lurking for the simple header into an open net but González nips the ball away.
14'		Beckham with an out-swinging corner, Gonzalez rises up for the header as the referee's whistle blows for an infringement.
11'		Keane with a tremendous burst of pace manages to get his cross in, Cristman is there with a looping header that strikes the bar. Galaxy come close as García clears up field.
10'		Beckham with a far side corner for the Galaxy. The near post effort is cleared by the first line of defense.
9'		Guzmán chases down a lost cause as Saunders has to race off his line and clear.
8'		Alajuelense win a corner which is taken short, after a short passage of play Sancho has an effort which Saunders collects.
2'		A decent build up from the Galaxy, Juninho has the final effort from distance that is well wide of García's bar.
1'		LA Galaxy get the first half underway.
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	LA Galaxy	Alajuelense
Shots on goal	3	5
Shots wide	6	14
Fouls	19	17
Corner Kicks	7	1
Offsides	5	8
Possession	50%	50%

Champions League 2011/2012

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