Fighting Beck: England star salutes Galaxy's first leg play-off comeback

England midfielder David Beckham praised Los Angeles Galaxy's fighting spirit after his side came from a goal down to draw with Chivas USA in the MLS play-offs.Maicon Santos put Chivas ahead inside four minutes, intercepting a back pass from Galaxy rookie Omar Gonzalez to goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. No holding Beck: Chivas USA midfielder Paulo Nagamura (R) comes out on top in his tussle with the England starBut the former Manchester United midfielder and his team-mates rallied and hit back 10 minutes later when Mike Magee pounced on Yamith Cuesta's poor clearance. USA striker Landon Donovan made it two for Galaxy shortly before half time thanks to even more comical defending when Santos sent Paulo Nagamura's clearance back to Chivas penalty area. Heat of the moment: Chivas USA's Yamith Cuesta exchanges cross words with Beckham at full-timeBeckham said: 'I think what we take from the game is the fact that when we went 1-0 down we came back and we showed character.'The standard of play made this game's billing as the 'Superclasico' seem even more overblown. Up high: David Beckham salutes team-mate Bobby Magee after the Galaxy hold their play-off rivals to a drawThe two Californian sides share the Home Depot Center and will contest the second leg of the Western Conference semi-final on Sunday. The winners will face Houston Dynamo or Seattle Sounders for a place in the MLS Cup final on November 22.Donovan said: 'I think if you'd told us before the year that we had one game at home to advance to the conference finals, we'd take that in a heartbeat.'  Beckham's AC Milan move is complete, claims Italian side's chief GallianiLA Galaxy could thwart Beckham's bid to be most capped England playerZero to hero: Becks beats the jeers to inspire Galaxy to MLS gloryFor all the latest facts and figures from the MLS check out our STATS ZONE  

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