The Seattle Sounders defeated the LA Galaxy 2-1 on Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.
The Galaxy’s Sacha Kljestan opened the scoring with a penalty kick in the 21st minute after Chicharito was taken down in the 18-yard box. Seattle erased the deficit 20 minutes later when Yeimar scored his first goal of the season on a header from a João Paulo corner.
The teams went into halftime level, but Raúl Ruidíaz scored on a rebound in the 49th minute to give the Sounders the lead.