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				<title><![CDATA[Beckham scores twice as Galaxy play to draw]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By Chris Bellamy 
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer

SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) - David Beckham proved his value
Saturday night, and it wasn't just the record-setting crowd he
brought in at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

With his team on the ropes early in the half, Beckham scored
twice to take advantage of a couple of key defensive lapses as
the Los Angeles Galaxy rallied to salvage a 2-2 tie with Real
Salt Lake.

"It was a good game in the end," Beckham said.  "I think that we
started off terrible the first 20 minutes.  We didn't get close
enough to them as a team.  We looked scared of them.  And then
a couple of tackles started going in, and we livened up.  We got
ourselves back into the game."

Real Salt Lake's Fabian Espindola and Kenny Deuchar scored just
11 minutes apart to stake the home team to an early lead.

"I would say two goals in the first 20 minutes was the game
plan.  That's definitely how it was drawn up," Real coach Jason
Kreis said.  "But our reaction after that was very, very poor."

But that was hardly enough as Beckham halved the deficit when
accepted a feed from Landon Donovan and fired a 20-yard strike
for his second goal of the season in the 36th minute.

"I saw the chance, and I saw that there was nothing going on in
the box, and I decided to take the shot myself," Beckham said.
"We started coming back into the game just before then, and when
you're coming back into the game, it's important that you
capitalize on the play."

The British superstar wasted no time pulling even.  Just four
minutes later, Beckham drilled a 30-yard laser past Real Salt
Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando on a free kick for the equalizer.

Beckham's two goals were the club's only shots on goal in the
first half.

The high-scoring start to the game gave way to a quieter second
half, as the two clubs could only muster a series of near-misses
and missed opportunities.

"I was kind of surprised (at the lack of second-half offense),"
Kreis said.  "I think both teams had plenty of opportunities,
and you'd figure there would have been more goals, especially
after four in the first half."

Real's Andy Williams nearly gave his team the lead four minutes
into the second half, but his low line drive right in front of
the net ricocheted off goalkeeper Steve Cronin's leg and popped
up high and out of bounds.

Los Angeles had two quick chances 10 minutes later.  Rimando
blocked Greg Vanney's shot, but the ball rebounded right to Alan
Gordon, whose header went wide left.

Probably the best chance either team had came in the 73rd
minute.  Beckham sailed a long cross to an open Donovan, but the
veteran misfired from point-blank range.

"I think that after the game, there was a feeling that we should
have won this game," Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit said.  "After
those (first) 20 minutes, this team battled back."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 04:32:26 GMT</pubDate>
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