LA Galaxy defeated Sporting Kansas City 4–1 on Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park in MLS Regular Season action.
Joseph Paintsil opened the scoring in the 4′, slotting home from the left side of the box after being set up by Mauricio Cuevas and Diego Fagúndez. Paintsil doubled the lead in the 25′ with a finish from the center of the box. Sporting Kansas City responded in the 28′ when Dejan Joveljić pulled one back, assisted by Mason Toye and Memo Rodríguez, cutting the deficit to 2–1.
Paintsil restored the two-goal cushion in the 43′, completing his hat-trick from the center of the box with help from Mauricio Cuevas and Gabriel Pec. In stoppage time of the first half, Paintsil hit the right post at 45+2′, narrowly missing a fourth goal.
Diego Fagúndez extended the lead to 4–1 in the 60′, finishing from the center of the box after being set up by Gabriel Pec and Joseph Paintsil. The match turned in the 83′ when Shapi Suleymanov was shown a red card, leaving Sporting Kansas City down to ten men for the final minutes.
Goal: J. Paintsil vs. SKC, 4'
Goal: J. Paintsil vs. SKC, 25'
Goal: D. Joveljic vs. LA, 28'
Goal: J. Paintsil vs. SKC, 43'
Goal: D. Fagúndez vs. SKC, 60'
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