***SPOILERS BELOW***
CARSON,
Calif. --
Give the LA
Galaxy five minutes, and they'll make memories to last an entire offseason.
Fueled by two lightning-quick goals early in the second half that wiped out a gritty first half from the
Houston Dynamo, the Galaxy joined
Major League Soccer royalty on Saturday by winning their second consecutive
MLS Cup in front of a giddy, sold-out crowd at the
Home Depot Center.
Defender Omar Gonzalez scored off a header in the 60th minute and captain
Landon Donovan converted a penalty kick moments later in the 3-1 win, which thrust the Galaxy into rare company in league history. They joined
D.C. United as the only clubs in MLS to win four league championships, and they are the third team in league history to win back-to-back titles.
Donovan -- who scored the game-winner when the Galaxy topped the
Dynamo in
Carson last year -- also joined a select fraternity with the win, finding company with longtime league stalwarts
Jeff Agoos and
Brian Mullan as the only players to win five MLS Cup titles in their careers.
Robbie Keane added an insurance goal from the penalty spot in stoppage time for this league-leading sixth goal of the postseason.
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- published: 24 Feb 2013
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