Galaxy new boy David Beckham played his first start with his new employers, and it was scripted Hollywood style. He scored a cracker of a free kick and also provided the assist for striker team mate Donavan and Galaxy finished the game 2-0 against DC United. This was the first real appearance for Beckham in a Galaxy jersey after he had some training and some time with his new team mates. The position of the free kick was definitely favoring a left footer and DC keeper arranged the 6 man wall so that a right footer like Beckham would not be able to bend it around the wall to the right top most corner. The keeper himself positioned himself on the Left. To every one's surprise Beckham thundered in a free kick to the left post past a bewildered DC keeper. From all the amazing free kicks that Beckham has taken this may definitely not rank among even the top 10 but his vision, him out thinking the keeper was phenomenal.
One of my co-workers Doug and I were talking a couple of days after he read my previous post on Beckham on how much of good it would do to MLS and Galaxy if Beckham can have people talking after his first game. He asked me today "you feel like seeing the next Galaxy match right?" and of course this is what Alexi, the Galaxy and the MLS are hoping that all soccer followers in the US would think. The Home Depot center was jam packed and the crowd went wild when the Beckham free kick went in.
It gives satisfaction to me that i wrote precisely on what Beckham can bring in terms of footballing terms a few days back and the England international has responded. As Doug told me even if Galaxy does not win anything, games like the last one would definitely popularize MLS to the maximum. This is exactly what everyone wants from Beckham and what better than a trade mark free kick.
Beckham is not new to such starts with new teams, in his first game in front of Real Madrid home supporters in 2003 he scored a goal to win the Spanish Super cup for Real Madrid, the only major trophy they won till the last season Beckham was with them.
With the England friendly coming up against Germany, Beckham will have to fly to Europe to play in the same and fly back to play against NY. He would be reaching US the afternoon and the game is in the evening. This is definitely going to be the point that Soccer Pundits around the world would be watching closely.
Here is a video of Beckham opening his account for Galaxy...
Also Beckham can bend it here is a collection of some of his other amazing free kicks so MLS there is more to come:
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