Chicharito's double helps LAGalaxy edge Earthquakes
The Earthquakes held a 13-11 edge in shots, but the Galaxy put four on target to San Jose's three.
Chicharito scored his first goal of the game in the 12th minute when he sent a close-range left-footed shot past Marcinkowski. The Galaxy made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute when Brugman unleashed a hard right-footed shot from outside the box. The ball hit the underside of the crossbar and went into the net for his third goal of the season.Chicharito was back at it again in the 69th minute when he engineered a give-and-go with Efrain Alvarez and sent a right-footed grounder into the left corner of the net. It was Chicharito's 17th goal of the season, and the brace was his fourth of the campaign.
A short time later, Espinoza had a breakaway attempt, but Bond knocked him down to the ground and a penalty kick was awarded. Espinoza stood at the spot in the 74th minute and easily booted a right-footed shot into the right corner of the net for his seventh goal of the season.But in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, Nathan sent a header on net that glanced off a Galaxy defender and past Bond just before play was signaled over by the referee.