LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - England star David Beckham, struggling to recover from a left ankle injury, was left out of the Los Angeles Galaxy lineup here Tuesday in the US club's 2-1 Superliga victory over Mexico's Pachuca.

Beckham made his debut for the Galaxy here last Saturday, playing 12 minutes as a substitute in a 1-0 friendly loss to English side Chelsea.

The midfielder who signed a contract worth a potential 250 million dollars to leave Real Madrid is trying to boost football interest by Americans but he was only a spectator as he continues to have treatment upon his sore ankle.

Beckham missed Monday training, leading to his benching for the Pachuca match, the first in a new event involving US and Mexican teams.

The Galaxy's first goal since Beckham's arrival came from Alan Gordon in the 50th minute. Damian Alvarez equalized for the Mexican side before Landon Donovan scored the winner for the Galaxy.

Galaxy coach Frank Yallop had said Beckham was unlikely to play Tuesday but was more confident Beckham will play Saturday for the Galaxy's next Superliga match against Chivas Guadalajara at the huge Los Angeles Coliseum.