- Carles Gil - 82'
- Daniel Aguirre - 4'
- Javier Hernández - 15'
LA Galaxy ends winless away streak with victory against New England Revolution
Daniel Aguirre and Javier Hernandez scored goals in the first 15 minutes as LA Galaxy held on for a 2-1 victory against New England Revolution on Sunday night in Foxborough, Mass.
Hernandez and Riqui Puig recorded assists as LA Galaxy halted a four-match losing streak on the road and a five-game winless stretch (0-4-1) away from home.
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Jonathan Bond made seven saves for LA Galaxy (11-11-4, 37 points), which moved into seventh place in the Western Conference.
Carles Gil scored in the 82nd minute for New England (8-9-10, 34 points), which fell to ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Revolution also saw a nine-match home unbeaten streak (4-0-5) come to an end.
New England star Gustavo Bou entered at the start of the second half after missing the previous six matches due to a leg injury. Djordje Petrovic made three saves for the Revolution.
LA struck in the fourth minute when Hernandez sent a long pass upfield to Aguirre, who fired a right-footed shot into the lower left-hand corner for his first goal of the season.
In the 15th minute, it was Hernandez who was the recipient of a superb pass from Puig. Hernandez produced a left-footed shot into the left-hand corner for his 12th goal of the campaign.
New England came up empty in its top two first-half scoring chances.
Gil fed DeJuan Jones in front of the goal in the 29th minute, but Jones' right-footed shot hit the post.
Eight minutes later, it was Jones setting up a chance with a pass, but Emmanuel Boateng's right-footed effort was stopped by Bond.
In the second half, the Revolution had a chance in the 62nd minute as Christian Makoun produced a left-footed rocket from outside the box. However, Bond was in position to knock the shot away.
Gil, the reigning MLS MVP, finally halted Bond's hopes of a clean sheet when he placed a left-footed shot into the top left-hand corner of the net. It was his sixth goal of the season.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Lukasz Szpala
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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LA Galaxy | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | +15 | 55 |
Real Salt Lake | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | +15 | 50 |
LAFC | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | +14 | 49 |
Colorado Rapids | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 47 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +11 | 47 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 46 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | +9 | 45 |
Portland Timbers | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +10 | 43 |
Minnesota United FC | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 39 |
Austin FC | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 35 |
FC Dallas | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 34 |
Sporting Kansas City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 31 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | -15 | 28 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 29 | 5 | 3 | 21 | -31 | 18 |
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Inter Miami CF | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | +24 | 63 |
FC Cincinnati | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | +13 | 55 |
Columbus Crew | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | +26 | 53 |
Orlando City SC | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 43 |
New York Red Bulls | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | +8 | 43 |
New York City FC | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 40 |
Charlotte FC | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 38 |
Toronto FC | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | -15 | 36 |
Philadelphia Union | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | +6 | 33 |
D.C. United | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 33 |
Atlanta United FC | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 32 |
Nashville SC | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 32 |
CF Montréal | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -22 | 31 |
Chicago Fire FC | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -16 | 29 |
New England Revolution | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -24 | 28 |