The Los Angeles Galaxy have the lone goal of the match off of a free kick and another of their other good chances came on a free kick. With David Beckham taking the free kicks, they can be especially dangerous. Chivas USA does not have a Beckham and it showed when they had their crack at a free kick and couldn't even get a halfway decent chance on it.
Chivas USA Vs. LA Galaxy, SuperClasico: Goats Waste Free Kick Chance
It was Beckham who gave Chivas the chance, committing a foul 25 yards from goal. The Goats could have taken a speculative chance at goal or looked to play a ball in for a runner to get in ont he end of, but neither happened. Instead, the ball hit the wall and bounced away harmlessly. One of the Goats’ best chances went for nothing as they couldn’t even get a look at goal from it.
The importance of set pieces is often repeated time and time again to the point that it becomes annoying, but in this match the importance is evident. Beckham is playing the balls in for the Galaxy and getting LA goals, while Chivas isn’t even getting a look on them.
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