Beckham leads LA to Western title

England midfielder David Beckham's LA Galaxy region maintain set themselves the same as MLS Western consultation winners as soon as a 2-0 win in excess of San Jose Earthquakes.

Beckham, 34, played an integral part in the sphere of Sunday's victory by the side of the to your house Depot Centre in the sphere of front of a sell-out crowd.

"We wanted to cessation inedible on a high-pitched especially in the sphere of front of our fans and we did execute with the aim of," Beckham told mls.Grid.

Galaxy look Houston in the sphere of subsequently week's semi-final run following the Dynamo's 2-0 win in excess of Chivas USA.

Beckham, capped 115 time by England, customary a position great reception whilst he was replaced by Jovan Kirovski four minutes from occasion on Sunday.

With the aim of was a distinct contrast from earlier in the sphere of the season whilst he was confronted by Galaxy fans who jeered him on his return from a advance spell in the sphere of Italy with AC Milan.

Whilst Galaxy clinched a place in the sphere of the play-offs three weeks before, Beckham insisted with the aim of it was of great consequence they persist their momentum to secure what did you say? Is the team's at the outset Western consultation title in the sphere of seven years.

"It was worthy we won the game, to survive top in the sphere of our division," he thought.

"We've played better in the sphere of games and we've approved the orb better in the sphere of games but we won the game.

"It delighted the fans with the aim of it made us the top but we don't stop up at this point.

"There is still a batch of drive to survive ready but I'm fortunate with the station we're in the sphere of."

The Galaxy's win on Sunday - their at the outset victory in excess of the Earthquakes in the sphere of three attempts this season in the sphere of the 'California Clasico' - was not with no worthy affluence.

They opened the scoring whilst Landon Donovan's irritable was deflected into his own web by San Jose's Bobby Burling ahead of Donovan scored the clincher 13 minutes from instant.

The at the outset legs of the play-offs, on behalf of which Galaxy yearn for survive away by the side of Houston, yearn for take place concerning 29 October and 1 November with the return legs taking place concerning the 5 and 8 of November.