Altidore bags two in Red Bulls 5-4 win over Galaxy

[Zeppo]

Angel caps thriller over Beckham, Galaxy

The largest crowd for an MLS regular season game at Giants Stadium came out in droves to see superstar David Beckham. Every free kick, every corner kick, every touch of the ball brought with it thousands of flashbulbs and the hopes of seeing something brilliant.

Beckham did play a part in three goals and the crowd, many of whom were there for their first MLS game, witnessed an offensive explosion by both teams in an entertaining 5-4 New York Red Bulls win against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.

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[Zeppo]

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[grskywalker]

weeeaayyy best action I have ever seen in the MLS, hard luck there galaxy. Fellas all yuh keep an eye on Altidore, he is absolute poison and with freddie adu in front they going to be real trouble to contain!

[Zeppo]

Jozy Altidore wins Player of the Week

New York Red Bulls forward Jozy Altidore was selected as Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for his performance against the Los Angeles Galaxy in Week 20. Altidore had two goals while helping the Red Bulls (10-7-3, 33 pts) to a thrilling 5-4 victory over the visiting Galaxy.

A crowd of 66,237, a record for an MLS regular season game at Giants Stadium, created an electric atmosphere, and the players responded with an explosive opening 10 minutes. Juan Pablo Angel scored four minutes into the match off a free kick, but the Galaxy responded with two in quick succession to give Los Angeles an early 2-1 lead. Just before halftime, Red Bulls midfielder Clint Mathis hit a full volley into the roof of the net to set the Red Bulls record for most goals scored in all competitions with 45, passing Giovanni Savarese.

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[fatimarima]

Thanks for the post there Zeppo.  Allyuh fellas doin well with the highlights