adminSteven Gerrard scored on his Major League Soccer debut and had a role in two of Robbie Keane’s three goals as LA Galaxy beat San Jose Earthquakes 5-2.
The 35-year-old former Liverpool captain, making his first league appearance for anyone other than the Reds, levelled in the 37th minute after Keane’s penalty made it 2-1.
Gerrard, who was wearing Liverpool shinpads, charged forward from his own half and played the ball to Keane, who found Baggio Husidic and Gerrard turned his cross home from 10 yards.
Quincy Amarikwa had put the Earthquakes 2-0 up with a brace in the opening 25 minutes.
Former England midfielder Gerrard then won the penalty from which his former Liverpool team-mate Keane got Galaxy’s first goal when San Jose’s Tommy Thompson elbowed him.
And in the second half after levelling for Galaxy, Gerrard’s low free-kick was turned in by Galaxy captain Keane on 64 minutes to make it 3-2.
Gerrard also hit the crossbar and had a goal disallowed when the referee called it back for a penalty following David Bingham’s foul on Husidic. Keane stepped up to complete his hat-trick on 80 minutes.
Liverpudlian Gerrard left the pitch late on to a standing ovation and Sebastian Lletget added a late fifth. — BBC
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