David Beckham suffered penalty-shoot-out heartbreak with the LA Galaxy Sunday as his team lost the MLS Cup Final.
The 34-year-old England midfielder saw his side lose 5-4 on penalties, despite burying his own, in an intriguing encounter in Seattle at the Qwest Field stadium.
Beckham showed from the off he was up for the game, clattering Real Salt Lake’s Argentinean midfielder Javier Morales, who was forced to leave the field in tears in the 22nd minute.
Then, on 41 minutes, Beckham was involved in Galaxy’s opener, feeding a pass to US striker Landon Donovan on the right who floated a cross to Mike Magee who side-footed his team home.
Disaster struck for Galaxy at the 64th minute when RSL’s US international Robbie Findlay swept the ball home after a scramble in the box.
When no goals were scored in extra-time, the match went to penalties. Beckham was the first player to step up and he swept the ball home and punched the air with delight.
However, teammates Landon Donovan, Jovan Kirovski and Edson Buddle missed their attempts in an eventful shoot-out, as LA Galaxy failed to win the trophy.
Victoria Beckham was spotted watching from a private box cheering her husband on.
