Landon Donovan scores in Galaxy’s 2-2 draw at Sporting KC
Landon Donovan scored two minutes after entering as a second-half substitute to help the Los Angeles Galaxy tie Sporting KC, 2-2, on Sunday.
Donovan entered in the 74th minute and scored with his left foot after a give-and-go with Robbie Rogers.
Los Angeles (11-4-15) moved into second place in the Western Conference standings — four points behind FC Dallas. Sporting KC (11-12-7) is five points ahead of Seattle for the sixth and final playoff spot.
Alan Gordon scored his second goal in two games in the seventh minute to give Los Angeles a 1-0 lead. Emmanuel Boateng chased down a ball at the edge of the 18-yard box and chipped a cross in front of goal to find Gordon’s head.
Jacob Peterson tied it at 1-all in the 50th when he headed home Dominic Dwyer’s cross. It was Peterson’s fifth straight home game with a goal. Dwyer made it 2-1 in the 69th. Benny Feilhaber quickly played a free kick, Saad Abdul-Salaam was first to the through ball in the 18-yard box and Dwyer touched home a cross.
Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia returned to the starting lineup after missing the last six games due to a back injury.
