Ok, the victory might have come vs. a hapless Rapids side. But the Galaxy will take wins any way they can get them, and on Saturday night LA put on a impressive performance, dismantling the Rapids 3-0 at the StubHub Center.
You had the feeling the Galaxy were going to look different tonight after a season of misery, and indeed within a half hour LA had scored twice. In the 18th minute Gyasi Zardes drew a penalty after being brought down by Rapids goalkeeper, and Romain Alessandrini easily converted the penalty.
Five minutes later, LA doubled the lead when Zardes won a towering header inside the box, and the ball trickled across the area to Emmanuel Boateng who smashed a low laser across the Rapids defense and into the right corner of the net.