I'm not so sure that all the dust has cleared since Jurgen Klinsmann's controversial choice to keep Landon Donovan off the US National Team. But I know one thing is for sure and that is US fans everywhere appreciate everything that he has done for the nation. Landon showed up to the StubHub Center in Carson, California ready to move on and help his team move up in the standings as they sat at number seven in the western conference against eastern conference foe Philadelphia Union. After an early goal from Leonardo put LA up 1 to 0, it was a matter of time before Landon or Robbie Keane were going to strike on net. In the 49TH Minute, Robbie Keane was driving the ball on the right side of the goal when he found a charging Donovan on the left. He fed Landon the ball and Landon buried it in the back of the net to give him the record for most goals in MLS history. You could tell that the goal lifted Donovan's spirits and it definitely lifted the spirits of the fans at the game as Philadelphia struggled with chances on net.
In the 64TH Minute of the game, Robbie Keane would score what would be the nail in the coffin as he rocketed one past the Union goalkeeper for the third goal of the game. But it's the connection Robbie has on the field with Landon that is simply brilliant and beautiful. On another give and go situation, Keane would find Landon once more for Landon's second goal of the game and what would be his curtain call as he left the field to a much deserved standing ovation. Maurice Edu would get a gift in the 89TH minute when he was awarded a penalty shot for what would Philadelphia's lone goal of the game. The final in Carson was 4 to 1 and you have to believe that Landon is moving forward and that he has etched his name in football history whether it be the fact that he is the all time leader in goals for the US National Team and the MLS. I just hope that it's not a decision that is going to backfire for us in the coming future. We'll just have to wait to see what happens next.
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