CARSON, Calif. (AP)—Edson Buddle and Jovan Kirovski scored to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-0 victory over Japan’s Oita Trinita in the second game of the Pan-Pacific tournament’s opening doubleheader Wednesday night.
The Galaxy will play South Korean champion Suwon Bluewings for the championship Saturday night. Oita Trinita, the J-League Cup winner, will face Chinese Super League champion Shandong Luneng beforehand for third place.
Buddle gave the Galaxy a 1-0 lead in the 44th minute by blocking Yoshiaki Fujita’s errant pass, going on a breakaway and placing an 8-yard shot between goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa and the left post.
Kirovski converted a penalty in the 53rd minute. Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Wicks made two saves for the shutout.
Suwon Bluewings used Cho Yong-Tae’s goal in the 81st minute to defeat Shandong Luneng 1-0.
Cho, who entered the game in the 68th minute, scored after Lee Kwan-Woo passed to Choi Sung-Hyeon for a breakaway.
Shandong goalkeeper Li Leilei charged 10 yards out of the penalty area but Choi passed underneath him to Cho, who converted into an empty net from 17 yards.
Suwon goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae, who played in three World Cups for South Korea, earned the shutout without making a save.
Shandong captain Shu Chang left the field on a stretcher in the 10th minute with an undisclosed injury. Trainers wrapped Shu’s left elbow on the sidelines.
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