With
Landon Donovan
and
David Beckham
unavailable, and the
Columbus Crew
second to last in goals scored this year, many fans predicted a low scoring match in Columbus last night. That's just what happened, and our Match Impact Rating calculator tells us that
Mike Magee
had the biggest impact on last night's proceedings.
Robbie Keane
scored the Galaxy's lone goal, inside the goal area in the 64' with his right foot.
Sean Franklin
dribbled around his defender and sent in the cross for a match impact rating of 40. Keane finished just behind him at 39.08. Keane had a second shot on target in the 5' off a throw in that was saved. He got behind the defense to the touchline, nutmegged a defender but Gruenebaum was able to get a hand to it.
Mike Magee finished with an MIR of 46.18, largely because of four fouls earned, one in the offensive area. He had one shot, but the attempt was blocked. He also called for a penalty in the box in the first half, but replays show it was likely more acting and less contact.
Hector Jimenez
finished at 28.77, mostly for two ...
