The Galaxy haven’t played a game this late in the calendar in nearly a decade but they had little trouble making the adjustment Saturday, blowing out the Colorado Rapids 5-0 in a first-round MLS Western Conference playoff game played before an announced crowd of 24,537 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
The game was far more one-sided than the score, with the Galaxy getting two goals from Dejan Joveljic, two from Riqui Puig and another from John Nelson. Four of those scores against U.S. national team goalkeeper Zack Steffen came in the second half.
Galaxy keeper John McCarthy, meanwhile, had a quiet night in goal, posting a shutout without having to make a save.