DISAPPOINTING YEAR ENDS WITH VICTORY MLS: GALAXY 5, FC DALLAS 2.Byline: LARRY MORGAN Staff Writer CARSON -- The Galaxy ended its regular season with an impressive 5-2 victory over FC Dallas FC Dallas is a professional soccer (football) club based in Frisco, Texas, that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was known as the Dallas Burn from 1996 to 2004. The initials "FC" stand for Football Club. on Saturday night in front a sellout crowd of 27,000 at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center in a match that meant ... nothing. The defending MLS Cup The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. The trophy is called the Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy, after the founding chairman of MLS. champion Galaxy had taken pride in being the only franchise to qualify for postseason in each of the league's 11 seasons, but that distinction was lost in last weekend's 2-1 defeat to FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas Frisco is a city in Collin County and Denton County, Texas (USA). It is a northern suburb of Dallas. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 33,714, while according to 2007 estimate, the city's population is approximately 95,000. . The Galaxy did, with the victory, temporarily escape last place in Western Conference. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (11-15-6) has 39 points, one point ahead of Real Salt Lake, which plays today at Chivas USA and could make Los Angeles worst in the West with a victory. The anguish of missing the playoffs for the first time in team history runs deep among Galaxy coaches and players. ``Hurts only barely scratches the surface,'' midfielder Pete Vagenas, in his seventh season, said. ``Missing the playoffs is a new experience, but it also makes you realize maybe it's something we've taken for granted Adj. 1. taken for granted - evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" axiomatic, self-evident obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors" .'' Landon Donovan had two goals and an assist for the Galaxy. larry.morgan@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2272 CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) The Galaxy's Landon Donovan, right, celebrates with teammate Herculez Gomez after his goal in the first half against FC Dallas. Jae C. Hong/Associated Press Box: CHIVAS USA vs. REAL SALT LAKE |
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