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Ole Ole Ole Ole….Galaxy, Galaxy

By on August 30, 2012 in Beautiful So Cal, Galaxy, Soccer Mom, Youth Soccer

Yep, we went to another MLS Galaxy game last night.  The Galaxy faced the Puerto Rico Islanders as a part of the CONCACAF Champions League.  My girls won free tickets from a tournament (more on this another day…) and the Home Depot Center offered free parking for everyone, so off we went!  (Yes, my kids are back in school, but we just pretended it was still summer!)  It was a beautiful night with temps in the 80s- even at 8pm.  That’s highly unusual around here.

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As I’ve said before, the Home Depot Center is a beautiful place to watch a soccer match.

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It was pretty empty that evening because of a crowd limiting agreement that the Home Depot Center has with Cal State Dominguez Hills, so half the stadium was blocked off.  It looked a bit odd, but the small crowd was certainly loud!  The game was exciting with lots of scoring (Galaxy won 4-0) and physical play.  Beckham had been sick, but was dressed and on the bench.  His walk across the field was greeted with enthusiastic cheers, but he never entered the game.

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As always, the girls had a great time.

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Galaxy vs Tottenham

By on July 26, 2012 in Galaxy, Seriously Soccer, Soccer Mom

Summer is the time for the English Premier League teams to make their rounds in the US for a series of exhibition games.  Tuesday was the Galaxy’s turn to test their squad against the Tottham Hotspurs which finished fourth in the Premier League last season.  We were fortunate enough to be given great tickets by one of Big Soccer Girl’s vacationing teammates and were excited to see an EPL team up close and in action.

The Home Depot Center is an unexpected beautiful little gem in the middle of the city and we always enjoy going to games.  Even though we were a bit disappointed that Beckham (ok, I was really disappointed Beckham wasn’t there!) and Donovan were not going to be attending due to the MLS All Star game, the girls were especially excited because their beloved coach would be sitting with us.  Little Soccer Girl even got to ride with him to the game in his car!  (He said she didn’t say one word…lol!)

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The game had a great start with a header goal from Tottenham, but after the Galaxy tied it up at 1-1 the game quickly turned into a rotating door of subs and poor play.  Oh well, it was still fun to go, see friends and enjoy a nice evening.

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