Gabriel Pec and Elijah Wynder score in Galaxy win over Dallas
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Gabriel Pec had a goal and an assist, Elijah Wynder also scored a goal and the Galaxy beat FC Dallas 2-1 on Saturday night.
Pec put away a shot from nearly the penalty spot to give the Galaxy (6-18-9) a 2-1 lead in the 87th minute.
Dallas (10-12-11) is eighth in the Western Conference with 41 points, three behind seventh-place Portland. Salt Lake and Colorado are tied with 40 points.
Diego Fagúndez scores in the fourth minute, but the Galaxy went into halftime trailing by one and could not score in the second half Saturday.
Logan Farrington was shown a straight red card in the 16th minute and Dallas played a man down the rest of the way.
Wynder slipped behind the defense and ran onto a long ball ahead played by Pec and then scored on a shot from the edge of the penalty area that deflected off goalkeeper Michael Collodi, who had charged off his line, to give the Galaxy a 1-0 lead in the 42nd minute.
Anderson Julio put away a first-touch finish — off a cross played by Samuel Sarver — from the center of the area to make it 1-1 in the 52nd.
The Galaxy had 67% possession and outshot Dallas 13-9.
