Three days after the LA Galaxy parted ways with head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto, they were back on the field and looked like a rejuvenated team, beating Real Salt Lake 2-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park Sunday to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
Maligned defender Giancarlo Gonzalez had his best game in a Galaxy uniform, scoring on one end and saving a certain goal at the other to power LA to the win, their first in three games.
Interim head coach Dominic Kinnear made changes to the starting XI in his first game this year in charge, with David Bingham returning in goal, Julian Araujo moving back to right back, Sebastian Lletget at the No.