The drought is over.

Last season at Toyota Park, the Los Angeles Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez equalized at the death to take victory away from the jaws of the Chicago Fire in their 2-2 draw.

On Sunday, Gonzalez broke the hearts of Fire fans in Bridgeview yet again, scoring on a 72nd minute corner kick from Argentine international Miguel Lopez to break the two-game winless streak for Bruce Arena's club in a 2-1 victory.

Chad Barrett opened the scoring for the G's in the 42nd minute of play.

While Dominic Oduro was able to pull one back in the 89th minute, the goal came too little too late, as the Galaxy defense held firm in their own third, which was part of the theme of the day for Los Angeles.

Another part: bad finishing from Chicago, namely Marco Pappa, who had a lion's share of chances to finish, all of them missing wide of the the mark.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles's shoddy passing was more polished as the match wore on, though they still need to work on delivering to the right side. Possession-wise, the Galaxy will look to improve on capitalizing on the space they earn.

Case in point: Frankie Hejduke late in the first half. He had space and broke though onside in the Galaxy's attacking third, but was unable to receive the pass. If you're going to break through, the timing has to match the pace of the ball. Otherwise, a wasted opportunity is just that: a wasted opportunity.

But this was the first time in a while I saw better possession from the Galaxy. Keep in mind that this is a side that is missing Landon Donovan, David Beckham and Juninho due to either injury or suspension.

I can see the potential in Miguel Lopez. This young man on loan from Quilmes AC has a good, strong leg and is capable of producing some promising set pieces. He's only a rookie, and will only get better as the season wears on.

The corner in the 72nd minute is what Lopez needs to initiate when he is called to take upon the role of the playmaker. A solid corner, with enough elevation for Gonzalez to reach it and head it in past Jon Conway.

Couldn't have been drawn up any better, and it was as crisp as a cucumber. You can expect him to take more set pieces for the long haul when Mr. David Beckham is unavailable to do them. Actually, one might argue that he might be able to bend it better than Beckham; who knows.

The match didn't come without a price. Leonardo got injured as a result of being stomped on by Oduro late in stoppage time.

Whether or not this will keep the Brazilian out for a while remains to be seen, but from first impressions, the defense will need to find some depth.

That means A.J. DeLaGarza could be getting increased playing time in the central defense, and Frankie Hejduk, who earned his first start in a Galaxy uniform, could be making a habit of getting on to the pitch on a regular basis.

And they will need all the depth the can get. Up next for the Los Angeles Galaxy are the Portland Timbers, who are now gaining their winning touch after crushing the Fire 4-2 earlier last week.

Granted, the Fire had Sean Johnson in goal, but the scoring power of players like Jack Jewsbury and Jorge Perlaza means that the Galaxy must not take this expansion team (in name only) lightly.

Kickoff at the Home Depot Center is scheduled for Saturday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m. PT/11:00 p.m. ET and will be televised by Fox Soccer Channel.

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