Nothing happened in this match. Period. La Liga Captain Pablo Gabas lasered in a Golazo free kick in the 29th minute to give the Costa Rican side the only goal they would need to beat the Galaxy, who seemed more interested in yelling at the ref and screaming at the Costa Rican players than trying to equalize.
First off, MLS fans, get over it. Central American teams play like this, period. They dive, they spit, they delay, they knock you around. They're not going to stop because the Americans in their perfectly manicured kits come to town. David Beckham and Robbie Keane? Fuck that, they got beat. They couldn't even score. Landon Donovan? Invisible, except when he was getting the crap beat out of him.
The fans for Alajulense were loud, vulgar, and proud. The article on MLS's website mentions the bad language. You know what? It happens. MLS fans get chided for doing the YSA chant while Mexican fans sitting a few rows over chant PUTO all day long. It's not going to change.
LA got manhandled and the Costa Ricans really got in their heads. I thought Mike Magee was gonna have a stroke when a Liga player flopped down late. De la Garza jumped all over another Costa Rican that he perceived to be taking too long on a throw. It just plays right into their hands. The Galaxy whined, and lost. Let your soccer do the talking.
For the most part, that's what RSL did last year. They stayed disciplined and played soccer. If American clubs want to continue to have success in this tourney, they need to do the same thing. It has been an ugly couple of weeks.
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