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Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 Portland Timbers

David Beckham plays a crucial role as Los Angeles Galaxy claim their first MLS win in eight games.

Los Angeles Galaxy have climbed off the bottom of the Western Conference with a hard-fought win over Portland Timbers at the Home Depot Center.

Todd Dunivant scored the only goal of the game, heading in at the far post from David Beckham's deep in-swinging corner kick on the hour mark.

Timbers goalkeeper Troy Perkins, who was shown a yellow card for his protestations, was furious that the goal was given as he felt that he had been impeded by Landon Donovan.

It was a slow-paced game, in which the best chances all came from set pieces, and Beckham went close to doubling his side's lead late in the second half when his 25-yard free kick shaved the outside of the post.

The victory was Galaxy's first in eight MLS games and the clean sheet was Josh Saunders' first of the season.

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2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
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Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
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