Overview

• Joseph Paintsil scored in the 4th, 25th and 43rd minutes for his first career hat trick, the fastest in Galaxy history, reaching nine goals this season.
• His three first-half goals made him the third Galaxy player with a first-half hat trick, joining Robbie Keane and Alejandro Moreno.
• Diego Fagúndez netted in the 60th minute from assists by Paintsil and Gabriel Pec, and Mauricio Cuevas recorded two assists to reach a career-best five this season.
• Former Galaxy forward Dejan Joveljić scored for Sporting KC in the 28th minute, his 18th goal of the season.
• Sporting KC’s Shapi Suleymanov was sent off in the 83rd minute and will be suspended for the next match.