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  Sunday, Nov. 7 3:00pm ET
Graziani sparks Burn past Galaxy
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE

DALLAS (AP) -- Ariel Graziani scored two goals in regulation and had the decisive goal in the shootout to lead the Dallas Burn to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday and even the MLS' Western Conference finals.

The deciding match in the best-of-3 series is Thursday in Los Angeles.

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Dallas' Ariel Graziani pumps his fist after scoring his second goal of the game.

Dallas and Los Angeles each scored twice in the first five shots of the shootout. Danny Pena of the Galaxy had his shot bounce off goalkeeper Matt Jordan and Graziani then scored the game-winner with a goal that bounced off goalkeeper Kevin Hartman and trickled just inside the right post.

Graziani's first goal -- a header off a bicycle kick by Mark Santel -- tied it 1-1 in the 33rd minute. He tied the score again in the 73rd minute on a spectacular goal off a feed from Santel. Graziani set up in front of the goal, let Santel's cross go through his legs, then flicked the ball with his left heel to the far post past a diving Hartman. It was his fifth goal of the playoffs.

Carlos Hermosillo scored both goals for the Galaxy, his first of the playoffs.

Hermosillo scored the first goal in the 13th minute, heading a cross from Cobi Jones just under the crossbar. He scored again in the 54th minute by scooping a soft shot over Jordan, who had gone out to the edge of the penalty box to challenge.

Dallas will play Game 3 without defender Eric Dade and midfielder Sergi Daniv who must serve one-game suspensions after receiving yellow cards that put them over the league playoff limit of 11 caution points.

 


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Dallas Burn playoff roster

Los Angeles Galaxy playoff roster

Major League Soccer playoff schedule


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 Dallas' Ariel Graziani scores his first goal of the game.
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 L.A.'s Carlos Hermosillo puts Cobi Jones' cross into the back of the net.
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