- Brad Davis - 30'
- Giovani Dos Santos - 42'
- Ashley Cole - 70'
Gio Dos Santos scores again as LA Galaxy and Sporting KC draw 1-1
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Giovani Dos Santos scored to help the Los Angeles Galaxy tie Sporting Kansas City 1-1 and extend its unbeaten streak to six games Sunday night.
Dos Santos slipped behind the Sporting defense on the counter-attack and chipped the ball high over the head of hard-charging goalkeeper Tim Melia in the 42nd minute. It was the Galaxy's only shot on goal in the first half.
Ashley Cole received two yellow cards in a minute, leaving Los Angeles a man down from the 70th minute on.
Brad Davis scored for Kansas City in the 30th minute. He cut back to evade a pair of Los Angeles defenders and a blasted a left-footer, past a diving Brian Rowe, into the upper-left corner off a header from Gram Zusi.
Sporting KC, which outshot Los Angeles 17-4 and nearly doubled the Galaxy in time of possession, is winless in its last five matches.
Dos Santos has four goals and two assists in his last three games for the Galaxy, who lead MLS with 18 goals.
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MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAFC | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | +20 | 64 |
LA Galaxy | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | +19 | 64 |
Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +17 | 59 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | +16 | 57 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | +8 | 54 |
Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | +9 | 52 |
Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | +1 | 50 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | +3 | 47 |
Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | +9 | 47 |
Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 42 |
FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 41 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | -13 | 37 |
Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -15 | 31 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | -37 | 21 |