The first SuperClasico in the postseason lived up to the hype. How it lived up to it is another matter entirely. Defensive miscues on both sides led to three of the four goals. Only the first goal, scored by Maicon Santos in the 5th minute wasn't aided by an opposing teams player. Mike Magee pounced on a poor clearance in the box by Yamith Cuesta and slammed the ball past Zach Thornton to even the score at 1-1. Los Angeles finally found their second goal in the 41st minute, again taking advantage of a mis-clearance from Chivas USA. Beckham lined up for a Galaxy corner kick and sent a good ball toward the penalty spot that, after a few bounces in the area, fell to the feet of Maicon Santos just outside of the Chivas area. Santos tried to clear the ball, but his effort took a strange bounce off his shin and ricocheted back toward the Chivas USA net. Donovan beat Carey Talley to the loose ball and tucked a low shot from close range under Zach Thornton to put the Galaxy into the lead just before halftime. Chivas USA started the second half exactly the way they started the first, attacking hard and scoring within five minutes of the opening whistle. It was substitute striker Galindo who capitalized this time, intercepting a backpass from Omar Gonzalez toward Ricketts from the right sideline and slotting home in an empty net to even the score in the 50th minute. The final leg is Nov. 8 at the Home Depot Center.
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