LAG 2-1 CLB: Playoffs in Sight?

LA Galaxy posted their 3rd successive win on Sep-30 with a 2-1 away win over playoff rivals Columbus Crew to move within 6 points of 8th-placed Chicago Fire for the final playoff spot with 4 games to go.

More details on their 2 matches (& wins) last week at:
LA continues to build momentum (KC red cards helped LA make late playoff push)
Galaxy battle back to win third straight (LA still kept their playoff dreams alive)

With that, LA concluded their crazy September programme (of 8-games) with 4 wins, 1 draw & 3 losses:
2007-09-01 Salt Lake-- (H) 1 - 2 L
2007-09-08 Colorado--- (H) 3 - 1 W
2007-09-14 Chivas USA- (A) 0 - 3 L
2007-09-16 Houston---- (H) 1 - 3 L
2007-09-19 Salt Lake-- (A) 2 - 2 D
2007-09-23 Dallas----- (H) 2 - 1 W
2007-09-27 Kansas City (A) 1 - 0 W
2007-09-30 Columbus--- (A) 2 - 1 W

Their 4 remaining games will be:
2007-10-07 Houston---- (A)
2007-10-13 Toronto FC- (H)
2007-10-18 New York--- (H)
2007-10-21 Chicago---- (A)

Out of these 4 fixtures, apart from the end-of-season game against Chicago which is a must-win, LA seem to have more hope against the already-eliminated Toronto & struggling New York. The Houston tie may not yield too much return I guess...

MLS Overall Table for the week ended on Oct-1st, 2007:
1 D.C. United- 27 16 5 6 53 - 30 53 (+23)
2 New England- 27 14 7 6 46 - 36 49 (+10)
3 Houston----- 27 14 6 7 41 - 21 48 (+20)
4 Chivas USA-- 26 14 6 6 42 - 24 48 (+18)
5 Dallas----- 27 12 4 11 34 - 41 40 (-7)
6 New York--- 27 11 6 10 43 - 41 39 (+2)
7 Kansas City 27 10 6 11 41 - 42 36 (-1)
8 Chicago----- 27 8 9 10 28 - 35 33 (-7)
9 Columbus--- 27 7 10 10 32 - 37 31 (-5)
10 Colorado--- 27 7 8 12 26 - 32 29 (-6)
11 Los Angeles 26 7 6 13 33 - 44 27 (-11)
12 Salt Lake-- 27 5 9 13 28 - 41 24 (-13)
13 Toronto FC- 26 5 6 15 20 - 43 21 (-23)

Projected Finish for MLS 2007 base on the table above:
1 D.C. United- 30 18 6 6 59 - 33 60 26
2 New England- 30 16 8 6 51 - 40 56 11
3 Houston----- 30 16 7 7 46 - 23 55 23
4 Chivas USA-- 30 16 7 7 48 - 28 55 20
5 New York--- 30 12 7 11 48 - 46 43 2
6 Dallas----- 30 13 4 13 38 - 46 43 -8
7 Kansas City 30 11 7 12 46 - 47 40 -1
8 Chicago---- 30 9 10 11 31 - 39 37 -8
9 Columbus--- 30 8 11 11 36 - 41 35 -5
10 Colorado--- 30 8 9 13 29 - 36 33 -7
11 Los Angeles 30 8 7 15 38 - 51 31 -13
12 Salt Lake- 30 6 10 14 31 - 46 28 -15
13 Toronto FC- 30 6 7 17 23 - 50 25 -27

LAG is now projected to finish 11th in 2007, although their sights will be firmly set on 8th for now...

Various Reports on Beckham's Activities in the USA

MLSNet.Com:
Beckham says he'll play Wednesday
Galaxy get repeat shot at D.C. United (Beckham expected to provide more this time around)

TodayOnline.Com:
Beckham looks to play half a game in Superliga semi-final
MLS won't ruin Beckham - England boss
Beckham eyes transatlantic marathon
Beckham starts but Galaxy fall to Red Bulls
Beckham-mania hits the Big Apple
Beckham unfazed by time zone tripping
Beckham's trans-Atlantic heroics can't save Galaxy
Becks won't turn US on to football: Fergie
Beckham trains with Galaxy

ZaoBao.Com:
贝哥脚伤缺席 全场球迷大失所望
贝克汉姆亮相赛创收视纪录
贝哥将横跨欧美出战
贝哥旋风席卷纽约
美国职业足球大联赛 贝哥被踢倒 当场破口大骂
贝哥年尾到纽西兰踢友谊赛
贝哥将唱奥运中文歌
贝克汉姆伤愈回返银河训练

SoccerNet.Com
Beckham draws 66,000 as Galaxy lose thriller
Beckham: Long commute won't hurt play Thursday
Galaxy trounced by Chivas 3-0 in Super Clasico
Los Angeles Galaxy admit to Beckham travel fears
Beckham plays full match, gets feisty in L.A. loss
Galaxy's season all but over
Beckham won't play in Colorado on Sunday
Tired Beckham ruled out of Colorado match
Minus Beckham, Galaxy fall to Rapids
Various causes for the Galaxy debacle
Beckham flies back to UK to be with sick father

Wikipedia
David Beckham: LA Galaxy Era