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MLS Cup: To say that the odds were against the Galaxy heading into the championship game would be understated. They had been there three times before, losing each one. Two of which were in overtime. The match would be played in Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, where they had failed twice before. The game was played on October 20th, which was exactly six years to the date that LA lost to DC in the inaugural MLS Cup in Foxboro. And just to make it a little trickier for the Galaxy, they were facing the hometown New England Revolution with 61,316 fans cheering for them. For much of the match, the two teams would not get anything going as the championship match headed to overtime for the second straight year. That only put more pressure on the Galaxy as they had been involved in the only three MLS Cup matches that went into overtime. After coming very close to losing again with a Winston Griffiths shot that hit the crossbar which would have won it for New England, the Galaxy counterattacked and match MVP Carlos Ruiz softly struck a shot that got by Revs goalkeeper Adin Brown and after three tries, the Galaxy finally had a championship.
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| Sun, May 18, 2008, 2:00 pm | | |
| Sat, May 24, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Tue, May 27, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Sat, May 31, 2008, 3:30 pm | | |
| Sat, June 7, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Sat, June 14, 2008, 7:00 pm | | |
| Sat, June 21, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Sun, June 29, 2008, 12:00 pm | | |
| Fri, July 4, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Thu, July 10, 2008, 8:00 pm | | |
| Sat, July 19, 2008, 6:30 pm | | |
| Sun, July 27, 2008, 6:00 pm | | |
| Sun, August 3, 2008, 12:00 pm | | |
| Thu, August 14, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Thu, August 21, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Sat, August 30, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Sat, September 6, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Sat, September 20, 2008, 8:00 pm | | |
| Thu, September 25, 2008, 8:00 pm | | |
| Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Sun, October 12, 2008, 5:00 pm | | |
| Sat, October 18, 2008, 7:30 pm | | |
| Sun, October 26, 2008, 12:00 pm | | |
MLS Cup: Considered lucky to be back in MLS Cup as the team with the worst record in the playoffs, the Galaxy had earned a date with the New England Revolution in a rematch of the title game three years earlier. Like the game three years earlier, this would be a scoreless affair with very little breaks going either way. Near the end of the first overtime period, Guillermo "Pando" Ramirez scored on a rebound after Matt Reis punched away a corner kick. From there, the Galaxy kept the Revolution off the scoreboard and won their second MLS Cup. Naturally, Ramirez would be named Cup MVP for the goal.
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Did You Know
'''Los Angeles Galaxy''' (or '''L.A. Galaxy''') is a professional soccer club based in Los Angeles, California that is a member of the American first division, Major League Soccer (MLS). In 1995 the club became one of the original ten founding franchises of MLS. The name "Galaxy" refers to L.A. being the home of Hollywood "movie stars".
The club has won the MLS Cup twice (2002, 2005), and the U.S. Open Cup twice (2001, 2005). L.A. plays their home matches at The Home Depot Center in suburban Carson, California, along with arch-rival, Chivas USA.
History
1996-2005: Decade of Success
The Los Angeles Galaxy were an inaugural team of the MLS. They appeared in the first MLS Cup in 1996 losing to D.C. United. They appeared in it 2 more times in 1999 and 2001 before finally winning it in 2002. They were regular season champions of the Western Conference in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002, winning the league's Supporters' Shield for best record in 1998 and 2002. They won the U.S. Open Cup in 2001 and 2005 and won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2000. After losing to Landon Donovan and the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2001 and 2003 MLS Cup playoffs, AEG orchestrated the transfer of Donovan to the Galaxy in 2005, and the Galaxy won the MLS Cup a second time in 2005 to cap off their first decade. The Galaxy hold the singular distinction of having made the MLS playoffs in each of the club's first ten seasons.
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