Galaxy earn 4-1 win over D.C. in season opener
March 7, 2016 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
LA Galaxy News Release
CARSON, Calif. - The LA Galaxy will travel this week for a road matchup against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Saturday, March 12, at 4 p.m. PT live on Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes.
The Galaxy have gone 35-24-8 against the Rapids all time in MLS play, scoring 108 goals and allowing just 77. In road matches against Colorado, the Galaxy are 12-17-5 all time. In their most recent contest, the Galaxy earned a 3-1 win behind goals from Sebastian Lletget, Alan Gordon, and Robbie Keane in August of 2015.
The LA Galaxy earned a 4-1 win over D.C. United Sunday night at StubHub Center in the opening match of the 2016 MLS Regular Season. In his first MLS game back with the Galaxy since being traded to Chicago for defender Robbie Rogers in 2013, forward Mike Magee was responsible for all four goals, recording two goals, an assist, and earning a penalty kick in the second half of play. Defender Daniel Steres scored a goal in his MLS debut while Robbie Keane tallied on a penalty kick.
With his goal, forward Robbie Keane is just five goals shy of scoring 100 goals with the Galaxy across all official competitions. Keane, in 109 MLS Regular Season appearances, has scored 74 goals for LA.
Following their match against Colorado, the Galaxy will return home for the California Clasico at StubHub Center against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. PT live on TWCSN and TWCD.
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