The LA Galaxy drew first blood in the 2016 Cali Clasico, beating the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 at StubHub Center on Saturday night. The Earthquakes spent the entire second half down a man, as Simon Dawkins received a straight red card in first-half stoppage time for a tackle on Sebastian Lletget.
Gyasi Zardes opened the scoring in the 56th minute off a set play, adding his second six minutes later as he capitalized on Quakes defender Kip Colvey's poor clearance.
San Jose tried to claw their way back into the match, and Chris Wondolowski scored a consolation goal in the final minutes. But Victor Bernardez tripped Keane in the box moments later, and the Irish international restored LA's two-goal lead from the penalty spot.
Box Score
- 56’ – LA – Gyasi Zardes (Jelle Van Damme, Mike Magee)
- 62' -- LA -- Gyasi Zardes
- 89' -- SJ -- Chris Wondolowski (Marvell Wynne)
- 91' -- LA -- Robbie Keane (PK)
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Next Up
- LA: Saturday, April 2, at Vancouver Whitecaps (10 pm ET; TSN2/MLS LIVE)
- SJ: Saturday, April 2, vs. D.C. United (10:30 pm ET; MLS LIVE)