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Landon Donovan strikes secures Los Angeles Galaxy win

Landon Donovan scores the only goal of the game to maintain his side's push for the MLS playoffs as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeat the Vancouver Whitecaps.

By Simon Sinclair, Reporter

Published: August 25 2013 | 04:55

Last updated: August 25 2013 | 10:59

Los Angeles Galaxy maintained their MLS playoff push with a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps tonight.

The Galaxy took the lead in the third minute when Landon Donovan picked up a loose ball on the edge of the area and blasted the ball into the top corner.

Vancouver tried to get back in the game straight away and Gershon Koffie was unlucky to see his effort from distance go just wide of the post.

Johnny Leveron should have equalised for the Whitecaps but he drilled his volley wide of the target when well placed on the edge of the box.

Just before the break, Jaime Penedo made a smart stop to deny Nigel Reo-Coker as he fired a low shot in from distance.

After the break, Vancouver surged forward looking for a leveller and thought they had found one in the 81st minute when Kekuta Manneh struck a powerful shot that clattered off the bar. The rebound fell to Jordan Harvey but Penedo made an excellent reaction stop turning the ball wide.

The keeper's heroics were enough to earn the Galaxy all three points at BC Place.

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1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
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4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
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9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
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