Real Salt Lake 2 LA Galaxy 2

Steve Cronin had a busy night and came under pressure twice within the opening minutes as Salt Lake seemingly cut open the Galaxy defence with just too much ease. The first and second chances fell to Fabian Espindola, while we were still pondering how he missed the first chance, he was in again and made no mistake with the second. Galaxy were down and offered little resistance as Salt lake consolidated their lead with a second after 20 mins. Beckham was playing too deep and long balls were finding no-one up front.
Despite this, and against the run of play, the magic of Beckham was on display and he effortlessly put the ball over the Salt lake keepers head from the edge of the box for the first comeback goal in the 36th minute. A re-enlivened (or maybe just an enlivened) Galaxy took to the task and began to threaten the Salt lake goal. A free kick and a trade-mark Beckham goal sealed a 2 - 2 draw on 40 minutes. Chances fell to both sides in the second half with Steve Cronin keeping his team in the game, Gordon disappointed with two clear chances wasted for the Galaxy and the game finished honors even...
Two more goals takes Beckham's seasons tally up to 3, and the Beckham-effect is finally coming into the MLS. It is evident that Beckham is still a major draw to fans of all sides and the start to this season is certainly shaping up better than the disappointing end to last season in that respect.
Players like Beckham can perform better when there is something at stake, and having the lousy start in the MLS has given Beckham something to prove - history shows us that when he has something to prove, and when the chips are down, he will deliver and that is why he can still form a vital part of the England squad.