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 Seattle scored in the first minute courtesy of striker Chad Barrett,
who then pulled a hamstring celebrating and had to be substituted
minutes later.
A deft right-footed volley by Gyasi Zardes pulled Galaxy level
before halftime, and they added two more in the second half courtesy
of Robbie Keane and new signing Dos Santos.
Keane’s 47th-minute goal was a typical poacher’s effort after dos
Santos got a poor first touch to a low cross.
Dos Santos showed his class in the 64th minute when he fired home
powerfully after a Keane's pass split the Seattle defense, sealing
the Sounders' fifth straight defeat.
Keane and Dos Santos are forming a potent combination up front for
Galaxy, who have scored 22 goals in their past five home games.
Only a poor road record -- just one away win all season -- has kept
them from running away with the Western Conference.
Galaxy are second in the conference with 40 points from 25 matches,
two points behind Vancouver Whitecaps.
The formerly high-flying Sounders have slipped to sixth in the West
with 32 points from 24 matches.
In Sunday's other game, striker Bradley Wright-Phillips and
midfielder Felipe scored to give the New York Red Bulls a 2-0 derby
win over New York City FC in Harrison, New Jersey.
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The Red Bulls’ third win this year over New York City lifted the
team back into second place in the East with 36 points from 22
games.
New York City, despite boasting Spaniard David Villa and recent
additions Italian Andrea Pirlo and Englishman Frank Lampard, remain
eighth in the 10-team East.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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