The LA Galaxy defeated Real Salt Lake 1-0 in a scrimmage Tuesday afternoon at the StubHub Center training grounds. Head coach Curt Onalfo opted to play the reserves before gradually inserting the starters in the second half.
LA went ahead before the break when Jack McBean collected the ball and surged upfield before locating Emmanuel Boateng, who beat his defender and squared a cross into the path of Jamie Villarreal for the easy finish.
LA almost got on the board in the second half when substitute Jermaine Jones squared a low cross that just whizzed past Lletget’s foot and shaved off the right post.