Hainault has to watch as Galaxy wins aerial MLS Cup battle over the Dynamo 2 Dec 2012 And this is where Kinnear got it wrong — he left his best defender on crosses — Canadian Andre Hainault — out of the starting lineup. If you’re willing to yield the wide positions, you need to have your best options out there when it comes to dealing with crosses.
Whitecaps: NASL grads outplay DPs in playoff loss to Galaxy 2 Nov 2012 In fact, anyone who had never seen the Whitecaps before Thursday’s playoff game would have likely said that Matt Watson — a guy who played in NASL last season — must be a Designated Player, not Robson or Miller.
Whitecaps get zero shots on target in loss to Galaxy 2 Sep 2012 Actually, the Whitecaps offered danger only to the fans who suffered through a match where two wonder strikes -- from the Galaxy's Juninho and David Beckham -- acted as lipstick on a pig of a game that was dreadful on the eyes.
Galaxy scores two late goals to spoil Whitecaps’ effort 19 Jul 2012 A late meltdown cost the Vancouver Whitecaps a win Wednesday night, as the Los Angeles Galaxy scored twice in the final 10 minutes to salvage an unlikely draw.
Whitecaps outclassed by Galaxy in California 24 Jun 2012 Whether or not the Vancouver Whitecaps were overawed by the LA Galaxy may be up for debate, but one thing is sure – they were wholly outclassed on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center.
Ricketts’s goalkeeping heroics against his former team allows Impact to draw Galaxy 13 May 2012 “I think we actually did a pretty good job in the second half. Actually the whole game wasn’t too bad, the second half was great,” Landon Donovan offered. “I’m guessing that if it was any of a number of other goalkeepers playing for them today it would have been a different score and we would have won but Donovan did a good job and they held on. I think a few players thought they had him on a few plays but he made some good saves and got them a point.”
Record TFC crowd makes the noise, but Galaxy takes the advantage 8 Mar 2012 "The city definitely delivered tonight and they felt like a 12th man," said midfielder Terry Dunfield. "It's too bad, the script was waiting for us to hold on and take that 2-1 score to L.A."
Galaxy’s Keane: Rogers Centre turf “could be dangerous” (WITH VIDEO) 7 Mar 2012 “It’s OK. It’s not desirable,” said Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena. “Obviously, neither team would prefer to be on this surface but they’ve done a good job getting it ready.”
Evan James’s goal highlights Impact’s preseason double-dip 15 Feb 2012 Canadian Evan James rounded out the rout, converting a cross from Miguel Montano — who spent part of last season with the Impact in its final NASL season — to make the final score 3-0 Impact.
MLS schedulemaker gives huge boost to TFC’s CONCACAF Champions League hopes 5 Jan 2012 Toronto FC has just been handed a massive advantage ahead of its CONCACAF Champions League ties against the Los Angeles Galaxy.