playing in his 300th league match, fourth-most in MLS history -- sent a long pass to Klein beyond the top right corner of the area, and the LA right back hit a screaming blast that sailed high inside the near post past Sala's dive to seal just the club's second victory since July 4.
• Galaxy head coach Frank Yallop made four changes to the team that played to a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake at midweek. Kelly Gray was a late scratch to injury and Kyle Martino was also out, so Quavas Kirk and Kevin Harmse came into the midfield. It was all change up top, with Edson Buddle also injured and Carlos Pavon going back to the substitutes' bench as Alan Gordon came back in, joining Landon Donovan in attack as Cobi Jones also returned to the lineup, in a midfield role.
• Here's Yallop's team (4-4-1-1): Joe Cannon - Chris Klein, Ty Harden, Troy Roberts, Mike Randolph - Quavas Kirk (Carlos Pavon 65), Kevin Harmse (Peter Vagenas 67), Josh Tudela, Cobi Jones (Gavin Glinton 86) - Landon Donovan - Alan Gordon. Substitutes Not Used: Steve Cronin, Ante Jazic, Israel Sesay, Kyle Veris
• "Three points is very important at this point, I was happy with the win, we could have scored more goals, but I'm really happy that we were able to get three points at a crucial time," Yallop said.
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• Right now for the Galaxy, it's all about taking as many points as possible if they are to pull back into the playoff chase. The Galaxy are left with a maximum of 39 points attainable for the season, a figure already bested or matched by five teams. With the Chicago Fire in eighth place and the final playoff spot, any combination of eight points won by the Fire or lost by the Galaxy would eliminate LA.
• "We thought the game was there for us tonight. We have been playing pretty well lately, and sometimes the result hasn't gone for us," Chris Klein said. "As a group we have been very positive and Frank has been very positive. We are going to try and make the season interesting, we don't know what it's going to look like in the end, but good to get three points and at least move up the standings a little bit."
• While the back four remained intact, Josh Tudela was also given a start for a second successive game, just the third of his professional career.
• "We had young kids out there; Josh Tudela had a good game I thought. We had some good individual performances but most importantly, I thought it was collectively a good performance," Yallop said. "I thought the team tried very hard and got those three points that obviously are so crucial right now."
• For Cobi Jones, it was his 300th league appearance - all with the LA Galaxy. Jones, who is set to retire after the completion of the season, joined Steve Ralston, Chris Henderson and Jason Kreis as the only MLS players with 300 league appearances. Ralston leads the group with 333.
• "For myself it is pretty special to be part of the 300 (games played) club and to get 90 assists, I know that there are only a few of us that are there," Jones said. "It shows for myself the perseverance and the dedication I have had over the years and I am glad to be apart of a small, special group."
• Jones became just the fifth player to reach the 90-assist plateau, surpassing D.C. United's Jaime Moreno with the helper on the second LA goal. It is unlikely Jones will reach third overall - held by longtime D.C. United star Marco Etcheverry with 101.
• "Cobi did a very good job like he always does, to keep the ball still in play, and I was able to settle it down, get a hard strike on goal and put it on frame," Klein said of the equalizer, set by Jones.
• If the Galaxy do not qualify for the playoffs, Jones has the possibility of just six more appearances down the road. The club have an appreciation night for the dreadlocked winger set for Oct. 18 when they face the New York Red Bulls on MLS Primetime Thursday.
• "I am definitely savoring it, every single game is a different experience, and it is always a learning experience," Jones said. "I always take a little something away from each game; especially these last few. I'm just trying to enjoy it as much as possible."
• Still, Jones would like to prolong that as long as possible. "I am always one to believe if you have a chance you keep going and striving until it is all said and done," he said. "Since we have a chance I am still playing and hoping that we can make it in."
