However, the celebration was short-lived for Barrett, who appeared to strain his hamstring while celebrating his goal.
On Sunday, Seattle Sounders forward Chad Barrett put his team ahead early in its Major League Soccer matchup vs. the LA Galaxy. “Gio got his goal, not an easy finish, it was a good finish”.
Dos Santos assisted the go-ahead goal in the 47th minute when his first touch went forward and LA Galaxy captain Robbie Keane sprang into action to bury it into the back of the net before the Sounders defenders could collapse on him.
Keane and Dos Santos are forming a potent combination up front for Galaxy, who have scored 22 goals in their past five home games. Seattle was shorthanded, playing without Obafemi Martins and Clint Dempsey, but still occupy the final playoff spot in the West.
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“He was only [19 when he arrived at Tottenham], just a kid”, Keane said of Dos Santos, who also had loan stints at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing Santander, respectively, during his Spurs spell.
The Red Bulls come into the match with an unbeaten streak of four, and despite the famous players in the City lineup, will look to seal their superiority in New York.
The sellout crowd at StubHub Center gave a standing ovation when dos Santos left in the 69th minute after delivering the latest big debut for the defending MLS champions. Mixing in Gerrard and dos Santos adds even more firepower to an already loaded arsenal. Zardes tested Frei again in the 78th minute as the winger burst his through on goal, before firing a hard strike at goal, but the Swiss keeper stood strong to save the shot. “We still have some players that are out with injuries that are going to help us, and hopefully over the next month or so we start getting in good form”. Soon after in the 13th minute, however, Gyasi Zardes tied the match up at one goal apiece courtesy of a Juninho diagonal. “I think on the day I applaud both teams”, Arena said.
The away team were relieved to see Giovani dos Santos depart as a substitute with just over 20 minutes to go. Perhaps Sigi Schmidt had got bored after his 200th win and decided a change of tack was needed to keep things fresh.
The Galaxy’s second big-name summer signing after Steven Gerrard, his arrival will certainly give their chances of claiming a fourth MLS Cup title in five seasons another enormous boost. Moments later, substitute Alan Gordon nearly made it 4 for LA as Lletget danced his way through the Seattle defence, before firing a low cross to Gordon at the far post, but the substitute somehow missed the goal, and his shot smashed off the post, and clear from danger.
