Beckham crowned champ in final MLS match

LOS ANGELES: David Beckham's Major League Soccer career ended in triumph Saturday as the Los Angeles Galaxy scored three second-half goals in a 3-1 victory over Houston for a second-straight MLS Cup crown.

Robbie Keane, Omar Gonzalez and Landon Donovan scored goals for the heavily-favoured Galaxy who clinched their fourth MLS Cup title by beating the Dynamo for the second consecutive year.

Beckham's final game, which was played in intermittent rain, started out as a low-key farewell with no festivities before the game to honour the football icon.

But he walked off to massive cheers from the crowd of 30,510 at the Home Depot Center after the Galaxy, trailing 0-1 at the interval, came alive in the second half.

Republic of Ireland forward Keane appeared to have scored off a free kick from Beckham early in the second half but he was ruled offside.

Galaxy's Gonzalez -- who was named the Most Valuable Player of the match …made it 1-1 in the 60th minute with a header as he beat two Houston defenders in the air before floating the ball over goalkeeper Tally Hall.

Donovan gave the Galaxy their first lead five minutes later from the penalty spot.

The Galaxy were awarded the penalty after a handball by Houston's Ricardo Clark. (AFP)