Donovan helps Galaxy snap Sporting's streak
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Landon Donovan set up one goal and scored another as the Los Angeles Galaxy claimed a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City at The Home Depot Center on Saturday.
Sporting entered the contest on a five-game unbeaten run, with all five of those matches ending in clean sheets.
But after 545 minutes without giving up a goal, Marcelo Sarvas finally cracked the Sporting defense with an assist from Donovan, who found the net himself in the 74th to secure the win.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}After earning a victory in New York on Wednesday, Sporting looked a bit off the pace, and the Galaxy took advantage with some sharp first-half play.
Mike Magee called Sporting goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen into action with a volley after 10 minutes, while the best chance for the visitors came from a Graham Zusi free kick in the 20th minute which struck the crossbar.
It was a brief scare for the hosts, but they went back on the attack in the 27th minute and were rewarded for a nice counter-attack move.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Donovan got down the left wing and into the penalty area before rolling the ball to the front of the net for Sarvas, who applied the finishing touch from a few yards out.
Sporting continued to struggle in the final third and the Galaxy found a second goal in the 74th as Sarvas cleared a ball from the back that Robbie Keane collected.
He turned past a defender at midfield and raced in on goal, where he drew Nielsen off his line before squaring the ball to Donovan for a simple tap in.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Keane could have extended the lead twice in the final 15 minutes as he found himself in one-on-one situations with Nielsen, only to squander both chances badly.