A pair of first half strikes were too much for the Sounders to overcome as the LA Galaxy raced to a empathic 3-0 victory over Seattle Sunday night at the Stubhub Center to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
Dom Kinnear introduced a 4-4-2 formation with Jona dos Santos and Sebastian Lletget pairing in the middle at the expense of Perry Kitchen.
The move paid off dividends. LA looked sharped overall and when Brad Smith tripped Ola Kamara in the box, Zlatan put away the penalty kick and the Galaxy were up early.