Alonso goal lifts Real 3-2 over Galaxy
Xabi Alonso scored in the 72nd minute as Real Madrid rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy Saturday in a friendly football match that drew a crowd of 89,134 at the Rose Bowl.
Gonzalo Higuain added two goals for Real, who were unbeaten in their two-match tour of California.
Todd Dunivant and Landon Donovan scored for the Galaxy, who are without a victory in six of their last seven matches.
Sergio Canales launched the play that led to the deciding goal. His back-heel pass freed Higuain for an eight-yard shot that was blocked by Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders.
The long rebound fell to Alonso, who fired inside the left post.
The Galaxy had built a 2-0 halftime lead before Higuain pulled Real Madrid level with two goals in the space of 10 minutes.
In the 51st minute he redirected Cristiano Ronaldo's cross from the left.
In the 61st Higuain collected a pass from Fernando Gago and scored.
Higuain, who led Argentina with four goals during the World Cup, finished Real Madrid's tour with three goals.
Dunivant had given the Galaxy a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute.
Donovan converted a penalty in the 45th to make it 2-0, after Royston Ricky Drenthe kicked Galaxy's Juninho.
From the spot Donovan beat Polish international keeper Jerzy Dudek, who was replaced for the second half by Iker Casillas, the captain of Spain's World Cup championship team.
The Galaxy's Clint Mathis, who said on Tuesday he was retiring, made his final professional start and played 27 minutes.
Mathis, who played 11 years in Major League Soccer, earned 46 caps for the United States, representing his country at the 2002 World Cup.