Real Salt Lake midfielder Damir Kreilach (8) and Los Angeles Galaxy forward Nick DePuy (20) battle for the ball in the first half during an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Albert Rusnak and Damir Kreilach scored second-half goals and Real Salt Lake beat the LA Galaxy 2-0 on Wednesday night.
Real Salt Lake (4-4-5) ended a three-game home losing streak. The Galaxy (4-5-3) lost 2-0 to Colorado on Saturday — their first defeat since July 18 — and are winless in three.
Rusnak scored on a penalty kick in the 65th minute. Seven minutes later, Kreilach’s sixth goal of the season came from the top of the 18-yard box on a cross from Rusnak.
The Galaxy’s Sebastian Lletget missed wide off a set piece in the 15th minute. Cristian Pavon’s shot hit the crossbar in the 22nd. Lletget missed again from the center of the 6-yard box in the 80th.
David Bingham had four saves for the Galaxy.
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