In the sixth minute of stoppage time, Zlatan Ibrahimovic wasn’t going to get goal No. 500. But he thought he had a chance for goal No. 499 from the penalty spot when he went down in the box.
The officials, who had let Minnesota’s late equalizer stand after appeals for offside, said no.
Seconds later, the referee blew the whistle, ending the Galaxy’s meeting with Minnesota United in a 2-2 tie Saturday night at StubHub Center.
The Galaxy opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Romain Alessandrini played a short pass to Ibrahimovic, who, surrounded by three defenders, slid the ball back to the French winger.