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MacNaughton, Hartel score late 1st-half goals to send streaking St. Louis past Galaxy 3-1
Lukas MacNaughton and Marcel Hartel scored four minutes apart as St. Louis City won its third straight game and the Galaxy played most of the second half with 10 men.
On Wednesday, Louis City defeated The Galaxy 3-1 in Carson, California, extending the team's winning streak to three matches with goals from Lukas MacNaughton and Marcel Hartel late in the first half.
The Galaxy are retooling their roster after selling Gabriel Pec to Brazil's Cruzeiro for at least $12 million during the World Cup break, while awaiting Japanese striker KyMgo Furuhashi's arrival from Birmingham City on Tuesday.
Galaxy defender Emiro Garc was sent off in the 49th minute with his second yellow card, allowing Simon Becher to score in the 68th minute before Troy Elgersma added an 86th-minute MLS goal.
MacNaughton opened the scoring in the 42nd minute heading in Hartel's corner, while the late first-half goal by Hartel froze goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski, who made eight saves despite the onslaught.
Teenager Harbor Miller started on the front line for The Galaxy in place of the departed Pec, with fans chanting for improved performance as the club navigates significant roster transitions.