Juan Agudelo scored late and nearly nabbed an improbable equalizer, but Steven Gerrard's stoppage-time strike ended a furious second-half comeback effort from the New England Revolution and secured a 4-2 win for the L.A. Galaxy on Sunday at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
After Robbie Keane scored twice (13th and 45+1 minutes) and Giovani do Santos (24th minute) built a three-goal lead for Los Angeles at halftime, Agudelo followed up Kelyn Rowe's 67th-minute goal with an acrobatic effort in the 70th minute to pull the Revolution within one. In the 83rd minute, Agudelo came within inches of putting the match on level terms when he headed a shot off the bar.