Sounders fall to the Galaxy 3

The low cross through the box found Dos Santos, but his touch wasn’t pure, and the ball rolled forward to the edge of the 6, where L.A.’s captain put it away. Bradley Wright-Phillips has scored three of his team-leading nine goals against NYC, and has since been joined by brother Shaun Wright-Phillips in the Red Bulls midfield, as well as by Argentine DP Gonzalo Veron, who may or may not make his MLS debut on Sunday.

To sum up, HC Bruce Arena on dos Santos’ performance, “I liked everything I saw today”.

Personally I think Gio is more risky from the wing position but again his conditioning is not there yet. “He’s going to be a terrific player and I think the next couple of weeks he is going to get full fitness and really fit in well with our team”. He scored in the 68 minute and assisted Robbie Keane’s eleventh goal of the campaign. Zardes wisely sent a left-footed show to the far post and past the outstretched arms of Stefan Frei.

Los Angeles Galaxy’s Giovani Dos Santos, right, shoots under pressure by Seattle Sounders’ Zach Scott during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Sunday, August 9, 2015, in Carson, Calif.

L.A.’s attack needed a little time to find its footing, then gave a decent preview of what it could soon become while turning a tighter-than-expected affair into a romp after the break. Mixing in Gerrard and dos Santos adds even more firepower to an already loaded arsenal.

“We can achieve every goal we want”, he said. “We have a great team with a great attitude and great players”.

The Galaxy’s second big-name summer signing after Steven Gerrard, his arrival will certainly give their chances of claiming a fourth MLS Cup title in five seasons another enormous boost.

Dempsey is dealing with a hamstring injury and won’t play in Sunday’s game against the Galaxy, Don Ruiz of The News Tribune reports.

Despite the buzz generated by the new signings, the team is expecting “some growing pains”, said Gordon, who scored the decisive goal in April’s 1-0 win over the Sounders.

Scouting the Sounders: The struggling Sounders are coming off a 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the CONCACAF Champions League and have dropped four straight MLS matches….

With just 51 seconds on the clock, Seattle briefly spoiled the party when former Galaxy player Chad Barrett did well to re-direct a lovely Erik Freiburg cross into the net. “I thought in the second half he and Juninho played very well and helped us take control of the game”.

LA Galaxy newcomer Giovani dos Santos has shared his admiration for Robbie Keane after linking up well with the striker in his debut.

The previous meeting this season ended 1-0 to the Galaxy at StubHub Center back in April as a first-half Alan Gordon goal separated the sides.

There was a lot curiosity in Dos Santos after his first MLS begin that he took questions in English, Spanish and Portuguese throughout a postgame information convention.