Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham holds the trophy with his team after the Galaxy defeated the Houston Dynamo to win the MLS Cup championship soccer game in Carson, California, December 1, 2012. (REUTERS/Danny Moloshok)
CARSON, CALIF. - It was the storybook ending the L.A. Galaxy had hoped for -- and most expected here Saturday afternoon.
After a first-half strike from the Houston Dynamo's Calen Carr provided the visitors a shock halftime lead in Major League Soccer's 17th Cup, second-half goals from Omar Gonzalez, Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane lifted the Galaxy to a 3-1 MLS Cup win in front of more than 30,000 inside the Home Depot Center.
