Mike Magee strike gives LA Galaxy home win

Mar 24, 2013 at 2.30am UK

LA Galaxy maintain their unbeaten record in the MLS this season with a 1-0 win over Colorado Rapids.

Published: March 24 2013 | 04:59

Last updated: March 24 2013 | 05:30

Los Angeles Galaxy maintained their unbeaten record in the MLS this season with a 1-0 win over Colorado Rapids at The Home Depot Centre.

The hosts could have taken the lead as early as the third minute when Jose Villarreal latched onto Juninho's corner and headed at goal, but his effort was beaten away by Clinton Irwin.

Irwin was in action again moments later, this time to deny Jack McBean as he palmed the striker's powerful strike at goal behind for a corner.

The Galaxy were denied yet again when Villareal raced clear of the visitors' defence and lobbed Irwin only to see his effort cleared off the line by Diego Calderon.

McBean went close for the Galaxy when he peeled clear of his marker inside the penalty area and fired the ball at goal from Sean Franklin's cross but Irwin made a good stop at his near post.

After the break, the Rapids' problems worsened when Drew Moor was sent off when he elbowed Marcelo Sarvas inside the penalty area.

From the resulting spot kick Mike Magee gave his side the lead, drilling his shot into the bottom corner past the outstretched hand of Irwin.

Both sides carved out very little in the remaining 30 minutes, but there was still time for Irwin to deny McBean from getting a second for Galaxy.

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Eastern Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
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
14	New England Revolution New England	34	9	4	21	37	74	-37	31
15	Chicago Fire	34	7	9	18	40	62	-22	30

Western Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Los Angeles FC Los Angeles	34	19	7	8	63	43	20	64
2	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	69	50	19	64
3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
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
8	Portland Timbers Portland	34	12	11	11	65	56	9	47
9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	34	8	7	19	51	66	-15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	41	78	-37	21